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2026 Season availability
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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
Debi C
VerifiedJune 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 209, Loop: North Pines
Be sure to bring bug spray, the mosquitos are bad. And watch out for the squirrels they are very persistent and not afraid of humans at all. Keep food in bear box and don't leave your car door open. Otherwise an amazing stay.
Martin C
VerifiedJune 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 525, Loop: North Pines
this was our first time here and we had a really nice time, it was clean, well run and perfect to ride around the valley from.
David C
VerifiedJune 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 529, Loop: North Pines
Beautiful time to be in the valley. Can’t wait to get back. North Pines was a nice campground. Great location to go for a swim.
Eric P
VerifiedJune 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 125, Loop: North Pines
Bathrooms were very close and well maintained. The space was a great size we had 2 cars parked that some folks slept in, and we had a couple of us stay in 2 person tents. It wasn't cramped for us and camp neighbors were a comfortable distance away. Not a lot of privacy, however. Would choose this site again!
Jonas D
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 217, Loop: North Pines
Yosemite is Iconic, and north pines is very close to all the top places to see. Bathroom was old and beat up but relatively clean. Potable water and dump station if needed was clean and close. Rangers are very nice. Some of the staff at the local restaurants/stores were pretty rude. We enjoyed Mist Trail, watching the climbers on El Captain, driving up to Sentinal Dome and floating the river. We tried to do everything early to avoid the crowds.
BEST SPOTS AT THE CAMP SITE SEEM TO BE THE ONES ALONG THE RIVER.
Cody B
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 105, Loop: North Pines
Great campsite right on the river. Pretty narrow spots but plenty long. Bathrooms stayed clean the whole time but to get to showers was a decent walk. The site was filled with holes of squirrel homes but they didnt seem to be a bother as I was very good about always having food in the bins.
Dania M
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 318, Loop: North Pines
Amenities were excellent, park rangers were extremely friendly but also firm when needed. Everyone around us followed the park rules and made the environment enjoyable. Location was super close to the best hikes Yosemite has to offer. Can't wait for my next visit!
Maria C
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 212, Loop: North Pines
Surrounded by the mountains with the river within walking distance. Quiet & well maintained. Cell service is non existent. So if you’re hoping to snag an additional night from the app for cancellations, better do so before getting in the park.
Amanda P
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 405, Loop: North Pines
The best campsite in Yosemite.
Alexa P
VerifiedJune 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 320, Loop: North Pines
We stayed in a 24 ft rv in site 320. We were so thankful to get a site at all, especially for 2 consecutive nights! It was a busy campground (understandably), so not a ton of privacy. We had amazing views of the granite walls, and could watch climbers with binoculars and watched the sunset over Half Dome. The shuttle stop and Curry Village weren't too far away. We know there have been budget cuts, so there weren't as many ranger programs and the shuttles were pretty full, so not to the fault of the park.
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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.
Nearby National Park
In Yosemite National Park
Approximate driving time: 21 min
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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