Camping Reservations

Summer 2022 Updates

Reservations are required for all open campgrounds in 2022 through October 11, 2022. After that date, Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Camp 4 will require reservations through October 31. Tamarack Flat will require reservations until is closes on October 15.

Wawona, Upper Pines, Lower Pines, North Pines, Camp 4, Hodgdon Meadow, and Tamarack Flat are open with reservations required. 

Tuolumne Meadows, Crane Flat , Bridalveil Creek, White Wolf, and Yosemite Creek are closed. 

Do not come to Yosemite before October 11 without an overnight reservation if you are intending to stay overnight. 

 

Camping in Yosemite

• Making a Reservation
• Camping Without a Reservation
• RV Camping
• Campgrounds
• Camping Regulations

Learn and Explore

Yosemite National Park has 13 popular campgrounds, of which up to seven are on a reservation system. From April through September, reservations are essential and even the first-come, first-served campgrounds usually fill by noon (often earlier) from April through September.

Campground Reservations

Reservations are required all year for Yosemite Valley's car campgrounds and summer through fall for Hodgdon Meadow, Crane Flat (closed in 2022), Wawona, and half of Tuolumne Meadows (closed in 2022). In 2022, reservations were also required for Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, and Yosemite Creek. Reservations for Camp 4 are required through October 31. Reservations are available in blocks of one month at a time, up to five months in advance, on the 15th of each month at 7 am Pacific time. Be aware that nearly all reservations for the months of May through September and for some other weekends are filled the first day they become available, usually within seconds or minutes after 7 am!

 

For your best chance of getting a reservation, be sure your clock is set accurately and start the first few steps of the reservation process at www.recreation.gov before 7 am Pacific time. You can find more help making reservations and other frequently asked questions.

Through October 31, 2022 space at Camp 4 is available only by reservation.

 

Make a Campground Reservation

• Visit www.recreation.gov (recommended)
• 877/444-6777
  (or 877/833-6777 for TDD)
  (or 518/885-3639 from outside the US & Canada)

You may only make two reservations per website visit or phone call (you can start over again or call again to make additional reservations, up to the camping limit).

If you're unable to get a campground reservation, you may want to try a first-come, first-served campground or keep checking for cancellations.

Arrival date	First day to make reservations ("on-sale date") 7 am PT
January 15 through February 14	September 15
February 15 through March 14	October 15
March 15 through April 14	November 15
April 15 through May 14	December 15
May 15 through June 14	January 15
June 15 through July 14	February 15
July 15 through August 14	March 15
August 15 through September 14	April 15
September 15 through October 14	May 15
October 15 through November 14	June 15
November 15 through December 14	July 15
December 15 through January 14	August 15