Reservations are required for all campgrounds from approximately April through October. Reservations are extremely difficult to get : you should make a reservation as early as possible. Read answers to frequently asked questions and tips for making reservations. There are three first-come, first-served campgrounds available in in late fall, winter, and early spring.
These often fill, especially on weekends and holidays. First-come, first-served camping is not available from late May through October. However, some campgrounds listed below have reservations available two weeks in advance from around July to mid-October. Campfires are allowed in a fire ring and when attended , except they are only allowed from 5 pm to 10 pm in Yosemite Valley campgrounds and Hodgdon Meadow Campground.
However, consider minimizing fire usage or not having a fire! Emissions from campfires can degrade air quality in and near campgrounds. This is especially true at night and in early morning, when inversions trap and concentrate fine particles from those campfires near the ground, creating local conditions that are potentially unhealthy for sensitive individuals.
Yosemite has 10 campgrounds that can accommodate RVs and trailers including fifth wheels of varying lengths. If you plan to spend the night in your RV, you must be in a designated standard or RV campsiteβyou can't park in a parking lot, along the side of the road, or in a tent-only campsite.
Many more sites exist in Yosemite Valley and elsewhere in Yosemite that can take RVs up to 35 feet or trailers up to 24 feet. RV length and trailer length are not the same! Please note that many campsites have different maximum lengths for RVs and trailers. This is because many of the campsites are back-in sites with limited turning radius. We do not enforce the length limits as long as the RV or trailer can fit on the parking pad in the site. However, if you reserve a site for equipment other than what you bring, and the site can't accommodate your RV or trailer, we will not be able to find a different campsite for you.
