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Tamarack Flat Campground
3 reviews for Tamarack Flat Campground
3 reviews in English
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Review from Amalia K.
Arlington, VA
7/20/2008
I almost hate to reveal this secret by writing a review but it was such a great find I had to share it with fellow Yelpers.
We took a chance by coming to Yosemite on a Friday night in the middle of July without a camping reservation (umm... crazy!) We had one for Saturday night in Tuolumne Meadows and figured we could "make it work". ;-)
My fiance accurately predicted that Tamarack Flat campground might be our best option to find a tent spot since it is a 2.5 mile drive off the main road on an unpaved surface. There are a lot of potholes, so drive carefully! RV's and trailers can't make the trip which helps keep the crowds out.
We arrived just after 7 pm and I would say that there were at least 10 or so sites still available and almost all of them did fill up. This is a clean and pretty campground, many sites are really private and the "bathrooms" are well-kept.
I would have given Tamarack Flat a 4 star rating since there aren't flushable toilets or running water but after camping on Saturday night at the "RV/Trailer park" in Tuolumne Meadows.... Tamarack seemed like an oasis and deserves a 5 star rating. -
Review from sandyann g.
Livermore, CA
9/7/2011
I guess if this is your only option then you might want to stay here. You can have the site I won't be taking. Bring lot's of water and plan on using nature's facilities.
Pro's: In Yosemite, $10.00 per night (two stars)
Con's: Dry, Dusty, No Potable Water, and Vault Toilets that will strip your esophagus bare on one accidental inhale and leave a burn faster than hydrofluoric acid.
Unless you have really good shocks and a medium size vehicle don't attempt the three plus mile rutted paved (barely) narrow road.
Oh yeah, I do have to mention the other nice thing and that was the very friendly NPS employee who was there tending to the toilets...I think I saw him put on a gas mask just before he went in one by the entrance. I hope he made it back out.Listed in: Starry Starry Night
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Review from Ron L.
Concord, CA
3/22/2011
Maybe I should list this as one star so that no one else discovers it . . . the best gems need to be dug up . . .
I'm glad I dug this one up. It's an old camp on the old Big Oak Flat Road. Quite a bit of room, low price, and not far from the big attractions: 3 miles up the Tioga Road from Crane Flat, then another 3 miles to the camp.
Good: Better than average Sierra scenery. No piped water, but a river runs through it, so if you have a water purifier, you're set. The road ends here, but continues as a trail, El Capitan and Yosemite Falls hikers take note. One of the best parts of our trip to Yosemite occurred here: in the northwest corner of the camp is a huge granite table, probably a quarter mile long and 300 feet wide, that daughter and daddy explored a lot - every day.
Bad: lots of dust; again, no piped water. Even worse: the road is in terrible condition. It's only three miles from Tioga Road, but it's a relief when you can actually drive 20mph. Narrow, lots of potholes that are usually not filled in, probably the original pavement from 80 years ago. But then, the National Park Service may be keeping it that way intentionally, keep the riff-raff out. Still, the road did wonders to our minivan.
So there's a price to pay for a small-to-medium crowd . . . good neighbors . . . beautiful stream . . . a crow calls in the distance . . . relaxing trail . . . chickarees everywhere . . .
