Yosemite Blog

Category: Camping

  • Reader Sarah Asks About Tent Camping Over President’s Day Weekend

    Sarah writes in: I am planning a trip up there next month during President’s Day weekend. I have been looking at accommodations and saw a great deal for unheated tents in Curry Village for those days. I was wondering if you knew the general weather conditions for that time of year, and whether or not…

  • Yosemite In Winter

    I saw on a forum for a photography group where someone was asking what it’s like in Yosemite in winter. The picture above was taken today around 11 a.m. (click for larger version) Normally Yosemite can be quite cold in the winter. There’s usually a couple of inches of snow on the ground in the…

  • I Need Your Help

    Do you have a favorite camp spot or did you find one that you think is above the others? Tell me about it. Tell me what campground you were in, what month you were there, and what you liked about it. You can also send me a picture if you’ve got one (your chance to…

  • Proposed Campground Opening Dates Released

    Here’s a list of the proposed campground opening dates from the National Park Service: Upper Pines: Open all year (open back loops 3/13/06; close back loops 11/26/06) Lower Pines: 3/24/06-10/30/06 North Pines: 4/7/06-10/09/06 Camp 4: Open All Year Wawona (family, group and horse): (A-Loop and group open year round)– (4/21/06-9/25/06 on reservations) Bridalveil Creek: 7/7/06-9/4/06–…

  • Camping in June, where should we stay?

    Barbara and the Rhoades family wrote in to ask: We were hoping to get a site in the valley but that didn’t work out so well this morning. Where would you suggest we stay? We would love to be near a river which is why I was thinking Wawona, but then I found a negative…

  • Planning Your Camping Trip? You Need To Read This

    Psst…psst. Hey. Yeah. You. Making reservations for your annual July camping trip to Yosemite? Thinking about staying at North Pines, Lower Pines or Crane Flat? wikiHow has some great tips for you on picking a good campsite as well as some numbers you’re going to want to remember. How to Choose a Site in North…

  • Yes, It Will Cost More to Spend the Night in Yosemite Next Year

    NPS: Yosemite National Park announced today that camping fees will increase beginning January 1, 2006. Campgrounds affected by the rate increase are Upper Pines, Lower Pines, and North Pines in Yosemite Valley, Hodgdon Meadows and Crane Flat, Tuolumne Meadows, and Wawona. Rates in these campgrounds will increase from $18/ night to $20/ night. Additionally, first-come,…

  • Upper Pines Sold Out for Thanksgiving

    The NPS is reporting that Upper Pines campground is sold out Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and almost sold out for Saturday. Looks like it’s going to be a busy Thanksgiving. Visitors are being asked to try Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, or Camp 4. Technorati Tags: camping, national parks, yosemite

  • 3 More Campgrounds Close for Season

    Winter is coming quickly and with it more campground closings. North Pines, Crane Flat and the Backpackers Walk-In Campground in Yosemite Valley have all closed for the season. Hodgon Meadow is now on a first-come first-served basis. Technorati Tags: camping, yosemite

  • 3 Campgrounds Closed for Season

    Tamarack Flat, Bridalveil Creek, and Yosemite Creek campgrounds closed Monday September 5th for the season. (NPS) Technorati Tags: camping, yosemite