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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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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
Bill D
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 506, Loop: North Pines
Wow! Thanks for the lottery…we have never stayed at North Pines before…we loved it! The lottery made it possible for our family to have such a great experience…
Debra W
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 101, Loop: North Pines
This is a wonderful site. Has easy access to a large open area adjacent to the Merced River bridge. Site is relatively level. Next to main entrance but we kinda liked that. Shorter distance to shuttles and Curry Village.
Ann S
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 511, Loop: North Pines
We stayed on site 402 and it had a wonderful view of Half Dome. Great tree shade and close to the river. The water level in Sept was perfect for slow rafting on tubes in the chilly water. Gorgeous weather, challenging hikes, friendly camping neighbors, all made our trip one to remember.
MARGARET C
VerifiedOctober 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 214, Loop: North Pines
My site 214 was perfect. Large tent area. Next to our motor home .Close to the bathroom . Close to the stream by the backpackers camp.
Patricia C
VerifiedOctober 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 511, Loop: North Pines
North Pines lottery system is great for us because we have always gotten at least one site (there are 6 of us who enter the lottery). We are also happy with the limited evening hours for campfires and having no fires in the morning. Check in and check out times are reasonable. Bathrooms are always clean, as are campsites. One improvement would be to have sites arranged in a Progressive Tranquility format.
Debbie B
VerifiedOctober 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 136, Loop: North Pines
Overall, it was a good camping experience. Lots of people, but not too noisy at night.
Campground volunteer hosts were very friendly and provided great information.
Site 136 is in a good location. Parking pad is a bit bumpy.
The restrooms were clean. The restroom lights stay on all night and shine out on some of the campsites.
Jean B
VerifiedOctober 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 212, Loop: North Pines
The camp site had so many yellow jacket wasps that I couldn't even eat my dinner without 6 of them flying around my face. I gave up. Broke down camp and drove home at night. A miserable camping experience at North Pine Campgrounds, Yosemite. I didn't report it because the check-in volunteer has already closed the booth and gone home when I waa forced to abandon the site.
Francisco L
VerifiedOctober 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 500, Loop: North Pines
Excellent campground right across the bathroom with a drinking water station, which was very convenient. Camp hosts and rangers are very friendly. Will stay longer next time.
Doug L
October 7, 2024
This is the backpackers campground. It was easy to find, clean and welcoming. The camp host was available and took care of "situations" before having to be asked. Like folks coming in late and load. Hope to stay there again soon.
Weiwei C
VerifiedOctober 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 135, Loop: North Pines
The only reason to give one less star is for the size of campsite, which is a general problem with campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Our site (#135) at least has a spacious driveway. Surprised to see the new dump station at better location.
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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