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
Paul K
VerifiedOctober 19, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 116, Loop: 1
A very nice Campground, surrounded by trees I had the best night's sleep in a long time. Make sure you have the right equipment, since the nights can be rather chilly.
Paul K
VerifiedOctober 19, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 116, Loop: 1
A very nice Campground, surrounded by trees I had the best night's sleep in a long time. Make sure you have the right equipment, since the nights can be rather chilly.
cheryl c
VerifiedOctober 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 222, Loop: 2
What a wonderful place to camp! Plenty of room at each campsite and we weren't on top of our neighbors. Site had a campfire/grill. Just stunning surroundings.
Saw other campsites that looked so crowded! I would definitely stay in Crane Flat again! Conveniently located to El Capitan, the Falls and Half Dome. Great hiking, too.
Jenny S
VerifiedOctober 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 310, Loop: 3
Not so great of car campers, since youβre very close to the street and bathroom. Perfect if youβre tent camping; thereβs a big open area near the fire pit and bench. A lot of foot traffic and spigot use heard from our rooftop tent.
Jenny S
VerifiedOctober 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 213, Loop: 2
One of my favorite sites at Crane Flat. The campfire and table are in a very private area. Make sure you bring a wagon to wheel your belongings. A bit of a walk, but itβs not too bad.
cheryl c
VerifiedOctober 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 222, Loop: 2
What a wonderful place to camp! Plenty of room at each campsite and we weren't on top of our neighbors. Site had a campfire/grill. Just stunning surroundings.
Saw other campsites that looked so crowded! I would definitely stay in Crane Flat again! Conveniently located to El Capitan, the Falls and Half Dome. Great hiking, too.
Jenny S
VerifiedOctober 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 310, Loop: 3
Not so great of car campers, since youβre very close to the street and bathroom. Perfect if youβre tent camping; thereβs a big open area near the fire pit and bench. A lot of foot traffic and spigot use heard from our rooftop tent.
Jenny S
VerifiedOctober 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 213, Loop: 2
One of my favorite sites at Crane Flat. The campfire and table are in a very private area. Make sure you bring a wagon to wheel your belongings. A bit of a walk, but itβs not too bad.
Dick T
VerifiedOctober 17, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 414, Loop: 4
My son and I renamed the Campground Dante's Hell.
The pros: In my view, the Rangers. They were very accommodating, delightful to chat with, and knowledgeable.
The Campground, including the restrooms, was impressively well-maintained and spotlessly clean. We owe a big thank you to the Rangers for their hard work in keeping the place tidy!
The cons: Our Campground was so small that we measured it; it was 20x35 next to the bathroom. People were cutting through our Campground. Neighbors were on top of us on the side of the road right next to us.
It was a very noisy Campground too, people playing music until the night, etc etc
Somebody likes feeling like a bug in a glass. There was no problem with privacy.
Also, if you have respiratory issues, do not Camp here. It's in Valley, and the smoke just lingers. It was very, very thick.
In closing, if this is the only Campground available to Visit Yosemite, well. There's always next year.
Dick T
VerifiedOctober 17, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 414, Loop: 4
My son and I renamed the Campground Dante's Hell.
The pros: In my view, the Rangers. They were very accommodating, delightful to chat with, and knowledgeable.
The Campground, including the restrooms, was impressively well-maintained and spotlessly clean. We owe a big thank you to the Rangers for their hard work in keeping the place tidy!
The cons: Our Campground was so small that we measured it; it was 20x35 next to the bathroom. People were cutting through our Campground. Neighbors were on top of us on the side of the road right next to us.
It was a very noisy Campground too, people playing music until the night, etc etc
Somebody likes feeling like a bug in a glass. There was no problem with privacy.
Also, if you have respiratory issues, do not Camp here. It's in Valley, and the smoke just lingers. It was very, very thick.
In closing, if this is the only Campground available to Visit Yosemite, well. There's always next year.
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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