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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
Davea C
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 402, Loop: North Pines
We enjoyed the cleanliness of the campsite. The view of half dome was amazing.
Jacqueline I
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 507, Loop: North Pines
Great campsite right in front of the river. The sites are small so it kinda feels like everyone is on top of each other and zero privacy but it was fine. Honestly the river made up for it. No showers and bathrooms were somewhat clean. Had normal flushing toilets so I was happy.
Gaia B
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 109, Loop: North Pines
I love this campground and staff
My choice number 1 in Yosemite
Molly R
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 303, Loop: North Pines
Great spot in the valley. Sites next to the river are the best if you can get them. Facilities were good, clean flushing toilets, although no showers. Staff were available to help check in and assist with questions.
Lisa G
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 511, Loop: North Pines
My best camping experience ever.
Our campsite had views of half dome on one side and views of the Merced River on the other. It was a very short trip to the river bank where we could also see Yosemite falls.
David G
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 529, Loop: North Pines
This first time visitor to Yosemite, like all others, was wowed and stunned by the topography. Despite the difficulty in securing a campsite, the experience of staying in the Valley is more than worth it. A great feel of being "in the forest" despite many nearby neighbors. Enough trees to provide ample shade but still allow for a view of cliff faces. The obvious challenge is the number of visitors that make for lines everywhere.
Gaia B
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 511, Loop: North Pines
I loved it ! Had the best site ever
Scot G
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 123, Loop: North Pines
We love Yosemite but We had a lot of small pieces of litter around our campsite, wondering if so much pressure and no time too rake is the cause but people need to be more diligent at cleaning up after themselves.
The camp sites are crowded and a long walk to get water and dispose of grey water.
Donna A
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 403, Loop: North Pines
The campsite was beautiful with a view of Half Dome. There are no trees on this site. It is a relatively short site. Our trailer is 27’ and it barely fit with the truck crossways in front. It’s a beautiful campground and we enjoyed it. It’s worth the trouble of the lottery!
Craig S
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 314, Loop: North Pines
It was too noisy. All other National Park campgrounds we have been to were quiet before 10 PM. This one was very noisy all night. It wasn’t just 1 or 2 groups. It was a lot of people and dogs most of both nights we were there.
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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