About Crane Flat Campground
Number of accommodations: 148
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (968)
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground offers a quiet and peaceful setting with well-maintained sites and friendly staff, making it a great base for exploring Yosemite National Park. Many guests appreciated the campground's remote location, clean facilities, and the opportunity to enjoy nature, with some even spotting deer nearby. While some noted issues with site size and air quality due to campfires, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the beauty and tranquility of the area.
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground offers a quiet and peaceful setting with well-maintained sites and friendly staff, making it a great base for exploring Yosemite National Park. Many guests appreciated the campground's remote location, clean facilities, and the opportunity to enjoy nature, with some even spotting deer nearby. While some noted issues with site size and air quality due to campfires, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the beauty and tranquility of the area.
Review Summary
Edgar M
VerifiedAugust 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 105, Loop: 1
I had an lovely experience I felt connected with that nature ☺️ thank you
Edgar M
VerifiedAugust 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 105, Loop: 1
I had an lovely experience I felt connected with that nature ☺️ thank you
Shane H
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 110, Loop: 1
We recently stayed at Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite and had a great time. The campsites sit under tall pine trees and beside big granite rocks. Everything was clean and well kept. The paths were clear, the fire rings were in good shape, and the picnic tables had no trash. The bathrooms worked really well. T
Crane Flat is quiet but still just a short drive from Yosemite Valley. The on-site gas station is super handy for fuel and snacks. When they ran out of firewood, the staff was very friendly and told us where to buy bundles just outside the park entrance. We would happily stay at Crane Flat again on our next Yosemite trip!
Angela L
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 432-Double, Loop: 4
Great site! Yosemite is amazing, and this site was a great place to stay while visiting, felt safe and friendly, had firebit and bear boxes and was roomy:) lots of trees for setting up hamocks and stuff.
Shane H
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 110, Loop: 1
We recently stayed at Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite and had a great time. The campsites sit under tall pine trees and beside big granite rocks. Everything was clean and well kept. The paths were clear, the fire rings were in good shape, and the picnic tables had no trash. The bathrooms worked really well. T
Crane Flat is quiet but still just a short drive from Yosemite Valley. The on-site gas station is super handy for fuel and snacks. When they ran out of firewood, the staff was very friendly and told us where to buy bundles just outside the park entrance. We would happily stay at Crane Flat again on our next Yosemite trip!
SUSAN H
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 204, Loop: 2
Nice campground with lots of shade and restrooms with running water. Bear boxes were large enough to easily fit 2 large coolers. It's away from Yosemite Valley, so you don't have the traffic and can easily get into the valley early enough to find a parking spot and take advantage of the shuttle buses. There's also a gas station/store right down the road. The only downside was there was a LOT of smoke from camp fires.
SUSAN H
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 204, Loop: 2
Nice campground with lots of shade and restrooms with running water. Bear boxes were large enough to easily fit 2 large coolers. It's away from Yosemite Valley, so you don't have the traffic and can easily get into the valley early enough to find a parking spot and take advantage of the shuttle buses. There's also a gas station/store right down the road. The only downside was there was a LOT of smoke from camp fires.
Angela L
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 432-Double, Loop: 4
Great site! Yosemite is amazing, and this site was a great place to stay while visiting, felt safe and friendly, had firebit and bear boxes and was roomy:) lots of trees for setting up hamocks and stuff.
Lars K
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 303, Loop: 3
Wonderful quite !
Lars K
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 303, Loop: 3
Wonderful quite !
Location Crane Flat Campground
Address:
Po Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA, 95389
United States
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Crane Flat Campground is located 8 miles from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 17 miles (30 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley.
Crane Flat Campground is accessible via Highway 120, which is 8 miles from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station to Yosemite National Park.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.7639 / -119.844
Elevation: 1783 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment. The campground has had a complete overhaul and every site has changed.
- If arriving one or more days late, call (209) 379-2123; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
- Bring proof of your reservation (screen shot or paper version). There is no internet access, cell service or public phone at Crane Flat.You must sign in at the entrance of the campground or you will be considered a no show and your reservation cancelled.Make your site look occupied--leave a chair or other equipment so we know you've arrived.
- Bears and wildlife live here! Food, scented items and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day. Absolutely NO food stored in vehicles!Food lockers are provided in all campsites and measure 35 inches deep x 43 inches wide x 28 inches high.Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters or in your locker. Do NOT hang garbage bags in your site!
- No electric, water, or sewer hookups are available at this facility, however, a dump station is located in Yosemite Valley, as are showers.
- Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.
- There is no electricity and therefore, no lights in this campground. Bring a light source!
- For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water & propane bottles, food containers and travel mugs. Place all of your recyclable waste in designated recycling containers. For more information go to: https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/zlf.htm
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