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
Nir P
VerifiedJuly 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 313, Loop: 3
Great place. Busy but not crowded. Reasonable rest rooms. Dishwashing facility needs improving.
Zing S
VerifiedJuly 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 103, Loop: 1
The camp site ground is leveled. Not too close or too far from the bathroom at all. We stay at this site for 6 days we love our experience here. 30 minutes to the valley and hour to Hetchy Hetchy reservoir. Tenaya lake was 45 min. If you want to stay at Yosemite NP this campground is in the middle of the park. We are certified with location and camp host. They care about the campers.
Except 102 campsites next to us was extremely loud and disrespectful to all of the neighbors. The diesel pickup truck pulled into 102 after hours woke everyone up at campsites the jeeps that come along with him the lady was so disrespectful by being as loud as that diesel pick up truck is. After a while there was across from our sites the mother of two kids called them out and they shut up for a bit. Was a nightmare for one nights with that bad neighbor.
cesar m
VerifiedJuly 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 110, Loop: 1
I went solo, but the place was super clean, i had plenty of space to set up camp, scenery is very beautiful, super relaxing trip, i hiked all the way up to upper yosemite falls, which is very challenging but such a beautiful view from the top, and also did top of nevada fall which is part of the mist trail, also very beautiful but definitely easier than upper fall. Overall experience was very good. there are grocery shops and places to eat in case you want to something quick to eat. Whole yosemite valley was super clean, even tho it was summer i didnt feel it was that crowded. i had such an amazing weekend
cesar m
VerifiedJuly 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 110, Loop: 1
I went solo, but the place was super clean, i had plenty of space to set up camp, scenery is very beautiful, super relaxing trip, i hiked all the way up to upper yosemite falls, which is very challenging but such a beautiful view from the top, and also did top of nevada fall which is part of the mist trail, also very beautiful but definitely easier than upper fall. Overall experience was very good. there are grocery shops and places to eat in case you want to something quick to eat. Whole yosemite valley was super clean, even tho it was summer i didnt feel it was that crowded. i had such an amazing weekend
Michael R
VerifiedJune 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 518, Loop: 5
Recently renovated, good spacing and brand new tables and fire rings in each site we saw. Good sites, clean flush toilets.
Michael R
VerifiedJune 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 518, Loop: 5
Recently renovated, good spacing and brand new tables and fire rings in each site we saw. Good sites, clean flush toilets.
Jason B
VerifiedJune 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 212, Loop: 2
We enjoyed this newly renovated site. The picnic table, fire ring, and bear box are brand new and in excellent shape. The site is semi-private with large boulders on both sides that block much of the view and sound from neighbors.
However, if you have a trailer, beware that this is a very tight fit. Ours is 23.2 feet long and it took us about an hour and 4 laps around the campground to position it just right so that we could back in. It also involved temporarily moving a small boulder to accommodate our rig. Even still, there was a large tree directly in front of our door that we had to contend with the entire stay. We also had to park our extended cab truck at a diagonal in front of our trailer as there isn't enough space for it. If your rig is any bigger than 22 feet, I strongly recommend you don't stay at this site.
Lina P
VerifiedJune 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 112, Loop: 1
Great location!
Jason B
VerifiedJune 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 212, Loop: 2
We enjoyed this newly renovated site. The picnic table, fire ring, and bear box are brand new and in excellent shape. The site is semi-private with large boulders on both sides that block much of the view and sound from neighbors.
However, if you have a trailer, beware that this is a very tight fit. Ours is 23.2 feet long and it took us about an hour and 4 laps around the campground to position it just right so that we could back in. It also involved temporarily moving a small boulder to accommodate our rig. Even still, there was a large tree directly in front of our door that we had to contend with the entire stay. We also had to park our extended cab truck at a diagonal in front of our trailer as there isn't enough space for it. If your rig is any bigger than 22 feet, I strongly recommend you don't stay at this site.
Lina P
VerifiedJune 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 112, Loop: 1
Great location!
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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