Tamarack Flat Campground
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Location: On the Tioga Road (Highway 120), about 45 minutes north of Yosemite Valley Open: Late June through September (approximately) (check for this year's estimated opening and closing dates) Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33"(D)x45"(W)x18"(H)], and is near a vault toilet. Stream water must be treated (by boiling, using a filter, or using iodine). No potable water available.
You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.
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Did You Know?
In Yosemite Valley, dropping over 594-foot Nevada Fall and then 317-foot Vernal Fall, the Merced River creates what is known as the “Giant Staircase.” Such exemplary stair-step river morphology is characterized by a large variability in river movement and flow, from quiet pools to the dramatic drops of the waterfalls themselves.