Can you reserve a site at North Pines Campground?

Yes, North Pines Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does North Pines Campground have?

99 sites in total, of which 81 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at North Pines Campground?

40 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at North Pines Campground?

Yes, pets are allowed at North Pines Campground.

Are campfires allowed at North Pines Campground?

Campfires are allowed at North Pines Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

North Pines Campground

Campground · California · 81 bookable sites ·

Managed by the National Park Service

Yosemite National Park (National Park) · Open Access

81
Bookable sites: 40 ft
Max rig length: up to 6
People per site: 5
Accessible sites: 3,979 ft
Elevation

North Pines flooded campground — Photo: NPS · Recreation.gov

Overview

For the 2026 season, North Pines campground utilized a one-time Early Access Lottery that allowed successful applicants to make a reservation within the entire 2026 season. Additional information may be found on Yosemite’s website.

Any remaining availability will be released during normal on-sale dates beginning with the February 15 on-sale.

When not on a lottery, campsites at North Pines are available up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. (PT). For example, on February 15, arrival dates for the time period June 15 to July 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from season opening to July 14.

North Pines Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 4000 feet. The site is situated in the heart of Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas and so much more.

Reservation tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes on the regular on-sale dates. Login to your account or create a new account before the 7:00 a.m. (PST) release time. You may only add reservations to your cart and proceed with your reservation if you are logged into your account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov. Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates

Recreation

Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring, and photography are all very popular activities within the park.

Hiking trails range from the easy paved, two-mile roundtrip walk to Mirror Lake/Meadow, to the grueling but rewarding 14- to 16-mile trek to Half Dome (permit required). Both of these trails begin near the Pines Campgrounds, and many additional trailheads are within Yosemite Valley.

Rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. Yosemite Valley also offers numerous guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities,and an art center with workshops.

Facilities

North Pines Campground is one of the three reservation campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. It offers paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets, and drinking water. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring, and a food storage locker.

Yosemite's free shuttle bus stops near the campground entrance. Nearby, historic Curry Village offers showers (for a fee), a general store, restaurants and bar, amphitheater, and a tours and activities desk.

Natural Features

Yosemite Valley is forested with a diverse mix of California black oak, Ponderosa pine, Incense-cedar, White fir, and Whiteleaf Manzanita, which offers a pleasant combination of sun and shade.

Through the trees, Yosemite's telltale granite cliff faces are visible, and the gentle, refreshing Merced River flows nearby.

Nearby Attractions

Within one to two hours, visitors can drive or ride a shuttle bus to some of Yosemite's most grand viewpoints and historic sites. Glacier Point offers sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks.

A visit to Wawona and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time.

The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes, and granite domes. Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks.

Beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (209) 372-8502.

Charges & Cancellations

Cancellations more than 48 hours in advance of arrival date only incur a $10 transaction fee. Within 48 hours, $10 and the first night's fee are charged (Exception: 1 night reservations do not incur an additional $10 fee, but do not receive a refund). No-shows will be assessed a $20 service fee along with the loss of the first night's fee.

The facts

81 bookable sites
99 sites in total, including non-bookable
5 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 40 ft
Up to 6 people per site
Loops: Backpacker's, North Pines

Site types

63 Standard Nonelectric
18 Management
18 RV Nonelectric

Amenities

Campfires allowed
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups, fire pits, picnic tables, grills.

Book on Recreation.gov

99 campsites at North Pines Campground

Check-in 12:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Water	Max rig	People
Backpacker's 1 person	Backpacker's	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6
Backpacker's 2 people	Backpacker's	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
Backpacker's 3 people	Backpacker's	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
Backpacker's 4 people	Backpacker's	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
Backpacker's 5 people	Backpacker's	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
Backpacker's 6 people	Backpacker's	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
101	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
103	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
105	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
107	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
109	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
111	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	♿ 🐾
113	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	40 ft	6	♿ 🐾
115	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
116	North Pines	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
118	North Pines	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
119	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	27 ft	6	♿ 🐾
120	North Pines	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
122	North Pines	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
123	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
125	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	♿ 🐾
126	North Pines	Management	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
128	North Pines	Management	Back In	—	—	—	40 ft	6	🐾
129	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	♿ 🐾
131	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
132	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
134	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
135	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
136	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
200	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
201	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
203	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
204	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
206	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
207	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
208	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
209	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
210	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
212	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
213	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
214	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
215	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
217	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
218	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
219	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	—	27 ft	6	🐾
301	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
303	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
305	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
306	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
307	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
308	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
309	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
310	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
311	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
312	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
313	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
314	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
315	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
316	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
318	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
319	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
320	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
321	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
322	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
323	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	38 ft	6	🐾
400	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
401	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
402	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
403	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	38 ft	6	🐾
404	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
405	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
500	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
501	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
502	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	24 ft	6	🐾
503	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
504	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	24 ft	6	🐾
505	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
506	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
507	North Pines	Rv Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
509	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
511	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	27 ft	6	🐾
513	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
515	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6	🐾
517	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
519	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
520	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
522	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
524	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
525	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	—	35 ft	6	🐾
526	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Riverfront	35 ft	6	🐾
527	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Slight	—	35 ft	6	🐾
529	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
531	North Pines	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
C	North Pines	Management	—	—	—	—	38 ft	6
D	North Pines	Management	—	—	—	—	38 ft	6
E	North Pines	Management	—	—	—	—	24 ft	6
F	North Pines	Management	—	—	—	—	32 ft	6
G	North Pines	Management	—	—	—	—	32 ft	6
U	North Pines	Management	Back In	Paved	—	—	24 ft	6

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.

37.74194, -119.56556 · 37°44'31.0"N 119°33'56.0"W

Directions (Google Maps) · Directions (Apple Maps)

Typical weather

Typically 89°F in Jul, down to 46°F in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	48	51	57	63	71	81	89	89	83	71	56	46
Low °F	29	30	34	38	45	51	57	57	51	41	33	28
Precip in	7.0	6.5	5.5	3.2	1.9	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.6	4.0	5.6

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Tenaya Creek flooding into North Pines — Photo: NPS · Recreation.gov

Yosemite National Park — Photo: Share the Experience, David Roof · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about North Pines Campground

Can you reserve a site at North Pines Campground?: Yes, North Pines Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does North Pines Campground have?: 99 sites in total, of which 81 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at North Pines Campground?: 40 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at North Pines Campground?: Yes, pets are allowed at North Pines Campground.
Are campfires allowed at North Pines Campground?: Campfires are allowed at North Pines Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Camping near North Pines Campground

Lower Pines Campground 0.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Upper Pines Campground 0.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
Camp 4 2.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Half Dome Permits 2.1 mi · Permit · we watch it
Porcupine Flat Campground 4.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
Yosemite Creek Campground 6.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Bridalveil Creek Campground 6.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Tamarack Flat Campground 9.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
White Wolf Campground 10 mi · Campground · we watch it
Wawona Campground 12.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
Yosemite Valley Welcome Center 1.1 mi · Visitor Center
Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center 13.8 mi · Visitor Center

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-07-22.

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