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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
Jeff L
VerifiedMay 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 109, Loop: North Pines
The best of the best!
Elie F
VerifiedMay 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 213, Loop: North Pines
Friendly camp host, clean bathroom, well maintained campsites.
Kevin S
VerifiedMay 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 113, Loop: North Pines
Our stay in #113 was one of the nicest sites in the Park. Good access to the river, level parking, clear flat space for the tent. Other facilities were clean and well-maintained.
The largest drawback of this location was too much visibility from those on the road. It would be very helpful if the FS planted bushes to shield the site from road traffic. There is plenty of room to do so without interfering with the use of this or other camp sites.
Noel P
VerifiedMay 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 103, Loop: North Pines
great camp ground right next to the river and conveniently located next to curry village
Raymond D
VerifiedMay 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 525, Loop: North Pines
Very idyllic spot along the river. And generally pretty quiet. But unfortunately enormous RVs are allowed to park right next to tents. It would be beneficial for everyone if there was a special RV section with easier to park in spots and that would also help to contain the noise from their generators. Also the bathrooms are in need of maintenance. Hand soap would be appreciated and sanitary for all campers!
Robert C
VerifiedMay 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 526, Loop: North Pines
Nice spot near the river.
Sherry E
VerifiedMay 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 503, Loop: North Pines
Every day was beautiful at North Pines Campground. There are trails heading off in all directions and a shuttle stop nearby. Walk a short distance for great views of Half Dome, Glacier Point, the Merced River and Tenaya Cree, and Yosemite Falls. We hiked over 10 mi every day!
Jiri W
VerifiedMay 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 321, Loop: North Pines
Nice campgroung, staff helpfull.Clean, a lot of space. If it were available we wish stay longer.
Claudio S
VerifiedMay 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 524, Loop: North Pines
Awesome location
Katie U
VerifiedMay 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 113, Loop: North Pines
This is a great beautiful big spot by the river. Probably your neighbors will have RV's or maybe you have an RV. I camp in a tent and I don't enjoy the sound of generators when I am making and eating breakfast or dinner. So, I will look for spots in the future where a large RV is less likely as a neighbor. Also, if you have an RV I'm sure other people would also appreciate keeping the noise of a generator running to the minimum you can. The hosts were friendly and helpful. (Somehow though this is the first time that I felt like RV's were more welcome than tents.) I did find a view of Yosemite falls from the site by moving the picnic table. I'm glad for everyone who loves the beauty of Yosemite and comes to stay. The quiet is just an especially important part to me, and there was sometimes loud unpleasant noise for a long period of time.
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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