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About Crane Flat Campground
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (1316)
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground is well-maintained, surrounded by towering trees, and known for its cleanliness and accessibility. While campsites are relatively close together and noise can be an issue, the location offers easy access to Yosemite Valley and nearby hiking trails. Most visitors appreciate the beautiful setting, helpful staff, and overall positive camping experience, making it a recommended choice for families and nature lovers.
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground is well-maintained, surrounded by towering trees, and known for its cleanliness and accessibility. While campsites are relatively close together and noise can be an issue, the location offers easy access to Yosemite Valley and nearby hiking trails. Most visitors appreciate the beautiful setting, helpful staff, and overall positive camping experience, making it a recommended choice for families and nature lovers.
Review Summary
David C
VerifiedJuly 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 502, Loop: Crane Flat
Crane Flat Campground is located within Yosemite National park and is about a half hour drive from Yosemite Valley. We ended up booking Crane Flat after months of trying to book a spot in Yosemite Valley. While the campground itself is well-maintained and offers basic amenities, our experience was a bit different—our van is fully self-contained, so we didn’t need any facilities. We used Crane Flat solely as a place to sleep after spending our full days down in the valley.
Crane Flat served its purpose, but it left us wishing for a more streamlined and efficient way to enjoy the valley without the daily drive. If you’re planning to use the campground amenities or explore nearby trails, this could be a great fit.
Margaret M
VerifiedJuly 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 205, Loop: Crane Flat
Beautiful site. The Rangers were wonderful at check-in and the ones that walked around to make sure everything was going well. The camp was lovely. Everything about this was a good experience plenty of shade good flat spot for tent. It was lovely highly recommend.
James G
VerifiedJuly 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 114, Loop: Crane Flat
You’re in Yosemite Valley. Enough said.
James G
VerifiedJuly 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 114, Loop: Crane Flat
You’re in Yosemite Valley. Enough said.
Shun S
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 534, Loop: Crane Flat
Large campground, clean bathroom and convenient location if you want to explore both the valley and Hwy120.
Elizabeth L
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 511, Loop: Crane Flat
Beautiful campground, lots of mosquitos. Store closes at 5
Shun S
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 534, Loop: Crane Flat
Large campground, clean bathroom and convenient location if you want to explore both the valley and Hwy120.
Elizabeth L
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 511, Loop: Crane Flat
Beautiful campground, lots of mosquitos. Store closes at 5
James G
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 522, Loop: Crane Flat
The campsite was great. However, the only issue I had was from the stay 2 days later. When I made the reservation, I stated I had 2 vehicles, and the campsite said there was room for both (site 114). However, upon arrival, there was room for only one.
Natascha R
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 311, Loop: Crane Flat
Quiet and lots of space!
Location & Directions for Crane Flat Campground
Po Box 577, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 United States
Elevation: 1,783 ft
Getting There
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 mi from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 17 mi (30 m...
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 mi from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 17 mi (30 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley.
Highway access
Crane Flat Campground is accessible via Highway 120, which is 8 miles from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station to Yosemite National Park.
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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