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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
Cedric T
VerifiedOctober 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 535, Loop: Crane Flat
Campsite was full of dust, broken table, toilets without light and no dishwasher sinks
Harvey B
VerifiedOctober 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 106, Loop: Crane Flat
Beautiful campground with excellent amenities considering the location and the use we had for a campsite. Excellent single pitch location with lots of space and ample room to store items in bear-safe storage containers.
Bradley S
VerifiedOctober 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 401, Loop: Crane Flat
Host was very helpful
Bradley S
VerifiedOctober 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 401, Loop: Crane Flat
Host was very helpful
Valerie F
VerifiedOctober 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 305, Loop: Crane Flat
it was a great site! saw some deer and sunrise was beautiful! it was also close to the bathrooms and the ground was perfectly flat for the tent with tons of space for some chairs near the fire pit. downsides are that there’s no signal at all until you drive down maybe 20mins to get GPS working on your phone, as well as during the daytime the crows never stop yapping haha but i guess it’s not a problem if you hike all day. the only other downside was the bees, yellow jackets i believe, they swarmed in and surrounded any kind of food we tried to cook, even sandwiches!! wouldn’t have been much of a problem if it was a few but there was easily more than 20. we had to cook in the tent which was so uncomfortable and even then they would try to get into the tent. other than that trip was super nice, the park itself is beautiful
Valerie F
VerifiedOctober 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 305, Loop: Crane Flat
it was a great site! saw some deer and sunrise was beautiful! it was also close to the bathrooms and the ground was perfectly flat for the tent with tons of space for some chairs near the fire pit. downsides are that there’s no signal at all until you drive down maybe 20mins to get GPS working on your phone, as well as during the daytime the crows never stop yapping haha but i guess it’s not a problem if you hike all day. the only other downside was the bees, yellow jackets i believe, they swarmed in and surrounded any kind of food we tried to cook, even sandwiches!! wouldn’t have been much of a problem if it was a few but there was easily more than 20. we had to cook in the tent which was so uncomfortable and even then they would try to get into the tent. other than that trip was super nice, the park itself is beautiful
Daniel Z
VerifiedOctober 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 435, Loop: Crane Flat
Good amenities. Awful campfire smoke from other campers at night, especially on the weekend.
Daniel Z
VerifiedOctober 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 435, Loop: Crane Flat
Good amenities. Awful campfire smoke from other campers at night, especially on the weekend.
Gary B
VerifiedOctober 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 404, Loop: Crane Flat
Camp Host was awesome and she helped out with a bad situation that developed at our site. Someone pushed our tow dolly down the hill next to our site. Still don’t know who did it. The Camp Host found a way to fix things for us and get the dolly back up the hill. Crisis diverted. Camp Host is my hero. Thanks!
Faculty in general was dirty and very cramped. Bathrooms did not even have lights. Not sure I’d go back.
Gary B
VerifiedOctober 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 404, Loop: Crane Flat
Camp Host was awesome and she helped out with a bad situation that developed at our site. Someone pushed our tow dolly down the hill next to our site. Still don’t know who did it. The Camp Host found a way to fix things for us and get the dolly back up the hill. Crisis diverted. Camp Host is my hero. Thanks!
Faculty in general was dirty and very cramped. Bathrooms did not even have lights. Not sure I’d go back.
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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