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Tioga Road Campgrounds and Picnic Areas

These areas offer a variety of secluded, low-key outdoor activities in several environments that range from high, barren granite mountains to dense forests.

Tioga Road Campgrounds and Picnic Areas

Visitor Use Goals

  • Consolidate campgrounds to improve visitor experience, increase maintenance efficiency, and eliminate water pollution

  • Continue to provide opportunities for picnicking

  • Control parking along the Tioga Road

    Visitor Use Actions

  • Increase in size, or remove, primitive campgrounds as follows:

    Action Existing Proposed Change
    Tamarack Flat Increase 50 100 +50
    Smokey Jack Remove 25 0 -25
    Yosemite Creek Increase 30 75 +45
    Porcupine Flat Increase 50 75 +25
    Tenaya Lake Status quo 50 50 0
    Totals 205 300 +95

  • Retain picnic areas at their present location and capacity

  • In addition to primitive campgrounds, construct two horse camps (25 horses at each camp) at Yosemite Creek campground

  • Limit parking to established use levels at backcountry trailheads; pave and delineate parking areas; eliminate volunteer parking; restore damaged areas at parking sites and roadsides

    Park Operations Goals

  • Improve wastewater treatment along the Tioga Road to bring developments and campgrounds up to state and federal standards

    Park Operations Actions

  • Provide chemical toilets at some primitive campgrounds along the Tioga Road

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    White Wolf

    White Wolf is a quiet, secluded area with a mountain lodge and campgrounds available for overnight use. Because of the popularity of this area, facilities will be improved and expanded slightly, but the primitive, nature-oriented character will be retained.

    White Wolf

    Visitor Use Goals

  • Increase camping opportunities and overnight accommodations

    Visitor Use Actions

  • Increase campground size from 86 to not more than 150 sites

  • Upgrade campfire circle

  • Increase YP&CC overnight accommodations from 13 to 25 (add 12 tent cabins)

  • Consolidate trailhead parking

  • Relocate horse corral

  • Relocate Lukins Lake trail away from the meadow

  • Retain food service

    Park Operations Goals

  • Improve the domestic water system

  • Provide electricity

  • Provide adequate housing for essential employees

    Park Operations Actions

  • Develop two additional wells to add to existing underground system

  • Provide commercial power from Crane Flat

  • Replace NPS and YP&CC employee tent cabins with dormitory

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