Q. My husband and I are doing a road trip, and camping in Yosemite during the first week of June this year. We're from BC so we don't know what the weather will be like, busy times, etc...
Where would the best campground be for us? Just drive-in tent camping. The quieter, the better. Thanks! :)
Where would the best campground be for us? Just drive-in tent camping. The quieter, the better. Thanks! :)
Answer
All of the campsites in the Yosemite Valley have been reserved for months. There is nothing quiet about camping in the valley.
I like the Wawona Campground. It sits along the banks of a river.
Most of the campgrounds in the high country will still be closed in early June.
All times are busy times, but especially weekends.
I don't mean to sound overly negative, but Yosemite is no place for quiet and solitude unless you go backpacking. The waterfalls are spectacular in June. It is well worth a visit. Yosemite Valley is the most beautiful place in the world.
All of the campsites in the Yosemite Valley have been reserved for months. There is nothing quiet about camping in the valley.
I like the Wawona Campground. It sits along the banks of a river.
Most of the campgrounds in the high country will still be closed in early June.
All times are busy times, but especially weekends.
I don't mean to sound overly negative, but Yosemite is no place for quiet and solitude unless you go backpacking. The waterfalls are spectacular in June. It is well worth a visit. Yosemite Valley is the most beautiful place in the world.
Whats the best place or cite to camp in yosemite?
jayyyah
Well im going to Yosemite's with a couple of friends and we have no idea on whats the best camping site in yosemite. We also want opinions on yosemite.
Can you please help?
Answer
Well, as GiGi said, you're in a tough spot without reservations. You can pretty much forget about Yosemite Valley reservation-only campgrounds (at least without a reservation, which should be made early in the year). If you get to the park early in the day you stand a good chance of finding a site in one of the First-Come, First-Serve campgrounds (Bridalveil Creek-$14, Tamarack Flat (no water)-$10, White Wolf-$14, Yosemite Creek (No Water)-$10, Porcupine creek (No Water)-$10, and Tuolumne Meadows (50% FC-FS)-$20).
Otherwise, check at a visitor's center when you get inside the park to see if they can located a place for you to camp. Usually the Wawona and Tuolumne Meadows Campgrounds will have a few cancellations every day, and that is right next to the South Fork of the Merced River, so you can go swimming. It's also not jam-packed like the campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Those are probably the best two campsites that you stand a chance of getting. Basically, just show up early on the morning of the day that you want a camp site, and you might be able to find one.
Two more things, though--the snow has melted in all the campgrounds (although Tuolumne Meadows is just a little wet still), and you are not allowed to camp on the side of the road without a wilderness permit. Go to a wilderness center in Wawona, Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, Big Oak Flat, or Hetch Hetchy to inquire about a permit. Two rules associated with that is that you must be at least one mile away from the road in order to camp, and you also have to have a bear canister.
Well, as GiGi said, you're in a tough spot without reservations. You can pretty much forget about Yosemite Valley reservation-only campgrounds (at least without a reservation, which should be made early in the year). If you get to the park early in the day you stand a good chance of finding a site in one of the First-Come, First-Serve campgrounds (Bridalveil Creek-$14, Tamarack Flat (no water)-$10, White Wolf-$14, Yosemite Creek (No Water)-$10, Porcupine creek (No Water)-$10, and Tuolumne Meadows (50% FC-FS)-$20).
Otherwise, check at a visitor's center when you get inside the park to see if they can located a place for you to camp. Usually the Wawona and Tuolumne Meadows Campgrounds will have a few cancellations every day, and that is right next to the South Fork of the Merced River, so you can go swimming. It's also not jam-packed like the campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Those are probably the best two campsites that you stand a chance of getting. Basically, just show up early on the morning of the day that you want a camp site, and you might be able to find one.
Two more things, though--the snow has melted in all the campgrounds (although Tuolumne Meadows is just a little wet still), and you are not allowed to camp on the side of the road without a wilderness permit. Go to a wilderness center in Wawona, Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, Big Oak Flat, or Hetch Hetchy to inquire about a permit. Two rules associated with that is that you must be at least one mile away from the road in order to camp, and you also have to have a bear canister.
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