About Crane Flat Campground
Number of accommodations: 148
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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- Potable Water
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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
Zoya K
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 222, Loop: 2
Crane Flat was great - a short drive into the Valley and a convenient location. I'd strongly recommend checking the weather and if snow or rain is expected, get firewood in advance. The gas station across the way from Crane Flat was out of firewood when we arrived and the ground was wet, so that made for an adventurous first night.
Holly D
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 119, Loop: 1
Crane Flat was perfect our trip. The areas are well maintained.
Jennifer S
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 533, Loop: 5
Campsite was clean and a great location to get to the valley and northwest parts of the park such as Hetch Hetchy.
Gary F
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 216, Loop: 2
I'm new with camping so I didn't know what to expect. I brought everything just in case. I somehow managed to pick a perfect time of the year (Sept). The number of people had thinned and the trails were perfect! I was able to drive into the village and take the shuttles everywhere! The weather was GREAT! I really recommend early Sept. for the best conditions everywhere. Only disappointment was Yosemite Falls were dry but the other falls were great and well worth the hikes. From this site I was able to travel back through the mountains and down 395 to my home in San Diego. It was totally awesome and I'll be back next Sept.!
Shana R
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 523, Loop: 5
Amazing experience!! Super close to Yosemite valley
Lea M
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 214, Loop: 2
Unfortunately the whole campground fills with smoke from the campfires, the air was barely breathable, and even the visibility was poor... because of that I will avoid large campgrounds from now on
Apart from that it is a good campground
Robert J
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 219, Loop: 2
We loved the actual campground area, but our site was pretty much unusable. The angle/slant and length was all wrong for the RV. We tried every thing possible to reverse in and level but it wasn't working so we then had to park along the roadway. We actually chose the particular site due to reviews of it being quite level, but it was far from it.
We still had an amazing stay and loved the location and closeness to all the beautiful places near by.
Donna D
January 17, 2020
Wonderful campground with large camp and enough space between other campers.
Joseph L
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 214, Loop: 2
It was a last minute booking with the aid of the assistance at to camp reservation building located at the entrance. A nice big clean site, great neighbors, an amazing park it was an amazing time at Yosemite.
Krysta H
January 16, 2020
We reserved multiple sites, I even called in to make sure they were nice sites that would accommodate all our guests. Luckily many people ended up not going, between the two sites that were next to each other we could barely fit 3 tents because they were on steep hills! My cousins ADA trailer site was flat and nice so we ended up hanging there majority of the time.
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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