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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! :)
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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.
How much does it cost to take a tent and camp at Yosemite National Park?
kriste_01
My family is wanting to plan our first trip to Yosemite National Park. We are wanting to take a tent and do the whole natural camping thing. How much does it cost do this? I know you can rent lodges but we want to bring our own tent. Where can we stay if we bring our tent? We want to be near the water. So if you have any answers or suggestions, I would gladly appreciate them. Thanks!
Answer
To enter the park for up to a week it is $25. Wawona, Hodgdon Meadows, Crane Flat, Tuolumne Meadows and the the Pines Campgrounds in Yosemite Valley are $18 a night last I looked. Bridalveil Creek, White Wolf are $12 while Tamarack Flat, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat are $8. All of the valley floor sites are by reservations only and normally are booked pretty quickly. I think they start taking them 5 months in advance. Most of the others are first come, first serve. One of my favorites is White Wolf, but most of the others are great too.
I assumed you are talking about car camping rather than backpacking. If you are backpacking and want to be near water, cathedral lakes is a beautiful area (just make sure you are at least 200ft away from any water before setting up camp). Back country permits are required (they can be reserved in advanced or gotten up there, but there is a limit on the number they give out a day) and they are free of cost. Bear cans are required and can be rented for $5 a trip per can. Most of the water in the falls and rivers are dry by now. Yosemite falls normally dries up each year, but this year was drier than normal and the water levels everywhere have been greatly effected by it.
To enter the park for up to a week it is $25. Wawona, Hodgdon Meadows, Crane Flat, Tuolumne Meadows and the the Pines Campgrounds in Yosemite Valley are $18 a night last I looked. Bridalveil Creek, White Wolf are $12 while Tamarack Flat, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat are $8. All of the valley floor sites are by reservations only and normally are booked pretty quickly. I think they start taking them 5 months in advance. Most of the others are first come, first serve. One of my favorites is White Wolf, but most of the others are great too.
I assumed you are talking about car camping rather than backpacking. If you are backpacking and want to be near water, cathedral lakes is a beautiful area (just make sure you are at least 200ft away from any water before setting up camp). Back country permits are required (they can be reserved in advanced or gotten up there, but there is a limit on the number they give out a day) and they are free of cost. Bear cans are required and can be rented for $5 a trip per can. Most of the water in the falls and rivers are dry by now. Yosemite falls normally dries up each year, but this year was drier than normal and the water levels everywhere have been greatly effected by it.
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