Camping Reservations

Summer 2022 Updates

A reservation is required to drive into Yosemite National Park during peak hours (6 am – 4 pm) from May 20 through September 30, 2022. If you have a campground reservation inside the park, a peak-hours reservation is not required.

Reservations are required for all open campgrounds in 2022. There are no first-come, first-served campgrounds open. 

Wawona, Upper Pines, Lower Pines, North Pines, Camp 4, Hodgdon Meadow, Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, and Yosemite Creek Campgrounds should be open with reservations required. 

Tuolumne Meadows, Crane Flat , Bridalveil Creek, and Porcupine Flat Campgrounds will be closed in 2022. 

Do not come to Yosemite without an overnight reservation if you are intending to stay overnight. Same-day campground reservations are not available in the park. 

Learn more about current park operations.

 

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, Wawona, and half of Tuolumne Meadows. In 2022, reservations will also be required for Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, and Yosemite Creek. Reservations for Camp 4 are available one day in advance spring to fall. For all other campgrounds, 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.

From late May through early September, space at Camp 4 is available only by daily lottery one day in advance.

 

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