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2026 Season availability
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (749)
What Guests Are Saying
North Pines Campground in Yosemite offers a beautiful setting with convenient access to the Merced River and well-maintained facilities. Campers appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the proximity to hiking trails and shuttle services. While sites can be close together and may lack privacy, many visitors find the overall experience rewarding and worth the trade-offs, highlighting the campground as a great option for families and friends.
What Guests Are Saying
North Pines Campground in Yosemite offers a beautiful setting with convenient access to the Merced River and well-maintained facilities. Campers appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the proximity to hiking trails and shuttle services. While sites can be close together and may lack privacy, many visitors find the overall experience rewarding and worth the trade-offs, highlighting the campground as a great option for families and friends.
Review Summary
Michele A
VerifiedJuly 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 123, Loop: North Pines
It is a beautiful spot! Thanks for a great time!
james h
VerifiedJuly 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 522, Loop: North Pines
Camp site 522 is Awesome. On the river. Close to bathrooms. You do get other campers crossing your site to access the river, but it was no problem. Rangers were cool. Seemed most campers were respectful. Had a wonderful time tubing down the Merced.
Renai B
VerifiedJuly 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 305, Loop: North Pines
The campground hosts, Louise and her husband were very helpful. They let lent us there floating raft which was very nice.
Ian W
July 25, 2024
I stayed at the backpacker's camp. The campground was nothing fancy, just spaces to put up your tent, a table (luxury!), and restrooms. Didn't need to be fancy.
The downside is that it borders a frequently used valley floor trail, and sometimes you'll get large, loud groups of people talking and laughing on the trail... at 1am. And folks on bicycles with bright lights riding through the campground. Otherwise, it does what it needs to do -- be a quick night-before stop before you head out backpacking the next day.
Noya T
July 27, 2024
Backpackers campground is the best campground in Yosemite hands down.
Alexander J
VerifiedJuly 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 501, Loop: North Pines
Very special location in mid summer, with such easy access to the Merced River and Tenaya Creek.
James T
July 29, 2024
The registration app wasn't working for everyone, but it worked for me. Everyone got registered for a space, though, so it was no big deal. A bear came through the campground sometime after midnight and surprised some teenagers going to the latrine, but it was big fun for most everyone. No big deal. Overall, the campground was easy to get to and there was plenty of space for everyone. A great community vibe. (It's a little hot even at night this time of year, but that's to be expected.)
Scott R
July 31, 2024
Arrived early found a spot, and explored the floor for the day. More people showed up in the evening.
Gao V
VerifiedAugust 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 513, Loop: North Pines
513 was wonderful. River across the road however no access from across the road. River access is less than 5 minute walk away. Plenty of shade and a big area perfect for our family of 5. I would only want to come back to this campground next time we stay again in Yosemite village
Camryn F
August 4, 2024
Great little campground, perfect for the night before our wilderness permit
Location & Directions for North Pines Campground
9024 Southside Drive, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 United States
Elevation: 1,215 ft
Getting There
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Follow signs to Yosemite Valley and the campgrounds.
Highway access
North Pines Campground is accessible via Highway 41 to the south, Highway 140 to the west, and Highway 120 to the southwest, all leading into Yosemite National Park.
Policies & Rules
General
- You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment.
- If arriving one or more days late, call (209) 372-8502; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
- You must check-in at the campground kiosk upon arrival. After-hours arrivals must sign-in and return to the kiosk to complete check-in the following morning or your reservation may be cancelled.
- Bears and other wildlife live here! Food and toiletries must be properly stored 24 hours/day.Food storage lockers are provided in all campsites and measure 43 inches wide, 28 inches high and 35 inches deep.Absolutely no food stored in vehicles.Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters.
- There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups available at individual campsites, although a free dump station and drinking water are located nearby at Upper Pines.
- Road conditions can change at any time; before arrival, please call (209) 372-0200 for road and weather conditions inside Yosemite, and 1-800-427-ROAD for conditions outside the park.
- For additional park information, call (209) 372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose
- 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 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
- Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.
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Last updated: October 20, 2026
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