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Yosemite!
Things to do in this heck of a beautiful National Park.
Upper Pines Campground at Yosemite National Park
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29 reviews for Upper Pines Campground at Yosemite National Park
29 reviews in English
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Review from Anna Liza P.
San Jose, CA
11/4/2011
This is a great campground in yosemite valley. Very close to most hiking trails. Reservations fill up fast so plan ahead. My bf and i got lucky and we scored a spot last minute for my bday weekend. Campgrounds and bathrooms were clean. There is a fire pit, bear box, and picnic table at each site. My only gripe was that the campsites were too close to each other, but everyone was respectful of each other's space. We did not have any problems with noise.
It is very close to curry village that has a store if you happen to forget to pack anything. Overall all I had a great time and I'm looking forward to camping here again. -
Review from Albert L.
8/30/2011
Upper Pines is a more convenient campground than most campgrounds anywhere due to restrooms that provide access to running water and flushing toilets.
A friend chose this site for its close walking proximity to the Half Dome hike. In addition, it's not too far from Curry Village and still within walking distance to Yosemite Village. Ample space allow many campers to congregate here so there's a more communal feel in this area - it's basically a city of tents and RVs.
It's also located near the Merced River, which is nice because the gentle noise of rushing water in the distance is nice to fall asleep to. In addition, there are plenty of trees in this area, so there's always plenty of shade and the right amount of lighting during the mid day. I never saw any bears but there were deer chewing on our grass one morning. Cute.Listed in: Yosemite!
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Review from Basil S.
Palo Alto, CA
7/3/2011
Nice campsite in the heart of the valley. As is typical with the valley, the sites are grouped a bit tightly and they restrict camp fires to 5-10pm. Overall I had a great time and staying in the valley makes it easier to get to all the sights ans hikes in the surrounding areas. These campgrounds as opposed to Wawona or Hodgdon Meadow allow you to spend more time looking at stuff instead of driving.
One downfall of this site is that the grounds are next to the horse stables. I imagine you can ride the horses for a fee, but since I'm not in Yosemite for the horses, the smell of hay and horses in the morning was not welcomed. -
Review from Victoriaseacrest G.
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2011
Arriving late in the dark and waking up in between the Half Dome and El Capitain was awesome. I was in fear the whole night of bear running through our tent, but I say the camp grounds are so safe and clean. There were so many things to do there, I Can't wait to go back. The last hour of driving is the best. If you get car sick be prepared for a wild ride.
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Review from Charlotte B.
Daly City, CA
4/16/2011
So I was a bit dubious after reading some of the reviews before heading out to Yosemite, but I must say I had a blast at Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite this past week.
Timing is everything really; it was busy at Yosemite in April, but not over crowded. We didn't even make a reservation and were able to snag a site (keep in mind these were weeknights; you won't have so much luck on the weekends) . They didn't want to let us reserve the site b/c it was closed off due to snow run off, meaning it might flood. Since we really didn't feel like packing our tent and such up again and moving camp, we decided to chance it and they relented. There were no flooding issues, but I imagine there will be in a couple of weeks when it is even warmer and snow run off increases. As it was though, we enjoyed our "creekside" campsite.
I'd been concerned about the campfire rules as my honey and I love our morning campfires. Turns out the rules everyone's been talking about only apply May to October. October through April you can have a fire at any time of day or night. Not that we overdid it, but still, good to know. If you aren't able to make it out there though till May 1 or later, you'll have to abide by the NO campfires EXCEPT between 5 pm and 10 pm rules.
I wouldn't consider camping at Upper Pines roughing it at all. There are bathrooms (which were heated btw), it was easy to get to most of the hikes, the shuttle service through the park rocks. It was like the Disneyland of camping... which in and of itself has its pros and cons. The only thing I would really complain about is the fact that the staff in Yosemite seem to be clueless and not able to answer most of your basic questions (i.e. where do we go to reserve this campsite for the next couple of nights?... and then you're directed to like 3 different people before finding the one who can actually help you. It would have been nice to have more information going into the trip, which their website doesn't really provide. -
Review from Elijah Q.
Hacienda Heights, CA
1/23/2011
Ive read many reviews and the ones that dont have more then 4 stars..its called camping aka roughing it..if you want to have all the amenities go to the awanehee hotel whatever how you spell it.What more do you need then fire pit,bear locker and pines tree scent every second.Been coming here since i was a kid and just sitting and doing nothing feels like im doing so much.This is the best campground in yosemite its close to the trails as well as curry village.YES theirs bears but what do you expect your in the forrest...likewise if you stay on the beach the water has sharks
Reservations are hard if you only have a system on getting which i have and will not disclose at this time.Yes this place has rules but thats what keeps yosemite looking beautiful.Enjoy -
Review from Jefferson L.
San Francisco, CA
8/17/2010
Indeed difficult to get reservations ... but have you tried simply buying them off CraigsList..?!? Generally $60/night.
Get them here: http://sfbay.craigslis...
Upper Pines is arranged on roads laid-out like six horse shoes. You might try and stay away from the campsites at the bends in the roads - those spots are tighter together. But it's all wonderful no matter what site you get.
Map here: http://www.nps.gov/yos...
Shower over at Curry Village. 5 minute walk. But be mindful of the hours the showers are closed for cleaning (10 p.m. - 11 p.m., and various times in the mornings). You can generally shower for free if you bring your own towel. Or rent one for $5/shower. Showers have soap and shampoo.
Buy wood, burgers, veggies, chilled Champagne, etc. at the local Yosemite market. Each campsite comes with a fire pit and bear box for your food. Definitely buy a newspaper for kindling; the firewood box says it comes with kindling, but this is a joke. Might even need some lighter fluid.
We were visited by a bear one of three nights. It lumbered along the edge of our camp, then made a left into the next campsite where there were brownies on a picnic table. Scary at first, but Yosemite bears really are just looking for the easy score - leftovers in the garbage or unattended food on a table. These are not meat-eating (e.g. tourist-eating) bears. This is Yosemite people, not Alaska.
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Review from Kameron K.
San Francisco, CA
8/29/2010 2 Check-ins Here
Just came back from here from a weekend camp out. Very cheap for $20 a night for just a plain campground with a firepit and a bearbox.
Only things that were bothering me was the abundance of rules they have. I know its for our own safety but I swear they have a rule for everything.
1. No campfires after 10PM. They had sent out patrol cars to tell people to put them out after 10. Yet they didn't say anything about unattended fires. There was one campsite right next to us that just left the thing burning and not a single ranger said a thing.
2. No morning fires. Yeah its freezing but too bad, freeze.
3. Never leave any food out or up to a $5000 fine because of bears. Make sure you lock everything up in the bear locker.
Pretty much every night we were there, there was a bear sighting so they are very common. Even things like soap and toiletries need to be locked up because bears mistaken them for food.
There is also no place to wash your dishes. There is also no water spickets at the campsite so you have to walk over to the communal bathrooms.
Such a pain in the ass to have to run back and forth between the bathroom and the campsite just for water to either do dishes or put out the fire. Also, you are not allowed to wash dishes at the bathroom. You have to get the water there, wash dishes at the campsite, then bring the dirty water back and throw it in the sink.
No showers in the general area, you have to go to Curry Village up the road.
The campsites are really squished together so you have to be mindful of the other people staying up late or waking up early.
Pets are allowed at the campsite, but they are pretty much NOT welcome anywhere else. We tried to take our dog on one of the trials to find out that dogs are not allowed on any trails except the road, woo hoo.
Bathrooms were disgusting, no soap, hot water or paper towels. Luckily there was at least TP.
I'd suggest coming back again since its so cheap, but make sure you do your research first on the park/campgrounds first. -
Review from Natasha R.
San Francisco, CA
7/6/2010
I camped. Slept in a tent. In the dirt.
My friend's constantly tease me about my prissy nature. The thought of camping in anything less than a cabin with plumbing has always caused me to sneer in appallment. So when my roommate Lauren invited me along with her to Yosemite I suppressed my knee jerk reaction of "Hell NO" and actually took the plunge.
Arriving at 8am, we stood at the end of a very long line trying to get into Camp 4. After being shot down, we managed to place 35 on a wait list for the Pines Campground. We were told to come back at 3pm, only to be rejected again as the first 17 people on the list got sites.
Our options at this point were wasting over $100 to sleep in the dirt at the Housekeeping camp, or staying outside Yosemite without any protection from scavenging bears. I consider both myself and Lauren to be quite clever, and I am no stranger to using my assets to get what I want. Faced with the prospect of throwing away money or fighting off black bears throughout the night, Lauren and I, like a set of hawks, scanned the crowd and honed in on a target.
Two guys, like minded urbanites in our age bracket, stood in line holding a Golden wait-list Ticket. Lauren and I casually mosey over, strike up a conversation, and ask if we can crash on their lot. Lauren offers wine and I bat my eyelashes. Turns out each site at Upper Pines has room for two cars and three tents, making this a perfect match. The man at the front desk winks at me as we all check in.
After setting up our tent, Lauren and I hike up the nearby Bridal Falls. Dusk was upon us and the trail was empty, so I struck a few yoga poses in front of the gushing river absorbing the scenery. That night we ate smores with our new camp buddies beneath rock cliff as high as a sky scraper. I wondered how I almost allowed myself opt out this experience....
Okay, so I'm not gonna lie, I missed my bed. My back hurt from sleeping on the ground. I was jealous of all the RV's parked around us. Upper Pines had surprisingly clean bathrooms, but no showers. Each time I bitched and moaned in my head- I reminded myself this was temporary, and there are many people who live in worse conditions their entire lives. But those moments were flitting in the midst of a breathtaking National Park in full bloom.
At the end of a three day weekend:
I survived on cliff bars, PBJ's, fruit, and instant coffee.
I wore only tinted moisturizer with SPF 15.
I did not shower- and yet I did not smell.
I have perfected the art of 'winging it.' -
Review from D. B.
San Jose, CA
8/14/2011
Nice campsite. Within walking distance to Curry where there's a little store to buy food and stuff. It's also close to Mist Trail, Mirror Lake, Vernal Falls. There was a beautiful view of Glacier Point at our site. Beware of the yelling kids running around and biking everywhere almost hitting you. Bathrooms were okay. Overall, it was an unforgettable experience. I don't go camping much, but I wouldn't mind going here again next summer.
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Review from Lily L.
8/2/2010 2 photos
Need to book WAY in advance, as in right when the registration opens. The easiest way is have an account created online at the park website and log on 10 minutes before registration opens and then book as soon as you can without hesitation. $40 for one campsite (fits 2 cars per campsite and "allowed" only 6 ppl) for the weekend, not bad! Quiet time starts at 10 pm, and the rangers do patrol at nights to make sure your fire is out.
It's one of the larger campgrounds and has clean bathrooms and trash near every campsite. Location is great too: it's close to Curry Village (where a lot of trails begin and where the showers are) and Yosemite Village (where the store is if you forgot things like firewood or need more food).
There are bears, so keep everything that smells (including lotion) in the large bear-safe container that's on the campsite and throw everything out into the bear-safe trash bins.
Oh yes and no cell phone reception, or hardly any at all that could do you any good. Have fun roughing it! -
Review from Jana S.
7/24/2010
Despite the fact that through camping here with my British guy on Halloween night on a NON-hallow bear fiesta of all-night ravaging prior to hibernation time, I made Dateline NBC as a result of being a hapless victim to Minnie and her cubs' wiles with my poor Protege (finished in 7 mins flat).....
I would prefer camping here any day... over Curry Village and its nice amenities if you have come seeking some respite from the metropolis... who needs a cabin when you've got a clean bathroom, great facilities, a bear locker, and car camping in one of the most gorgeous National Parks ever?
Memories of swimming calm pools on a dare, hiking until I was panting for my last breath, Glacier Point's heady views.... nature at its finest everywhere.
Reserve ahead of time!! I repeat: if you're organizationally challenged.. then reform!! before you attempt a camping trip in Yosemite NP.
That I live to tell this to you in 2010 is nothing short of a miracle. 3 bears.... 7 feet away.... nothing interesting in the trunk, and two meaty folk...surprised I didn't get eaten...and have substantially recovered from entering into mild shock, thank you for asking! -
Review from sandyann g.
Livermore, CA
10/28/2009
A campground in the Happiest Place on Earth? Of course it gets five stars. Yes Upper Pines can be the epitome of all that is bad in Yosemite in the summer. Sites are close together and small, it is crowded, too many cars, and too many people. Unless you go in the winter like I do. But it might be too cold for you.
You can generally get the best sites in the campground. These sites have no one really close and Happy Isles and the Merced River are very close. A short stroll cross country through some poison oak and you find yourself at Curry Village where you can get groceries, beer, wood, pizza and the famous 'YosemiTea'. Sorry... no Long Islands sold here. Careful on the way back, if your hands are full of pizza and you've consumed too many adult beverages, you might find yourself contemplating the flavor of 'Poison Oak' pizza.
Generally in the fall and winter months the last loops of the campground are closed down. It does force people into a smaller area but that means fewer cars and less people. Oh yeah, most of the people during these months are in motor homes so it does tend to get very quiet quickly. Also there are less people in the bathrooms taking up sink space while using their curling irons and applying makeup at 10:30PM. Do you think the bears care if your hair is fixed your lipstick is perfect?
One of the best things about Upper Pines is the sound of the Merced as it lulls you to sleep while masking the sound of those curious bears. The good news is the NPS is switching out all the older bear boxes for larger ones that can fit a surprising number of ice chests and quite a lot of food. Watch out for those Rangers who are out at night scaring off the bears who insist on coming too close to the campground.
Oh yeah...about those best campsites. Good Luck finding them. It took years of return visits to winnow out the best ones and lots of practice with the reservation systems. Can you guess which site I will be in this week-end?Listed in: Starry Starry Night, The Places I Go Out
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Review from Lisa N.
Stevenson Ranch, CA
6/8/2008
I wasn't going to review this, but thought I'd add a review just to update the information.
We recently camped here. Don't get a site boardering the bathroom, get at least 2 sites away. Everything echoed including the chattering little girls late and night and early in the morning. I also think the bathrooms needed to be cleaned a little more often.
No showers or hot water in these bathrooms, but you can go to Curry Village and take a shower for $5 - a little steep considering the rules said to keep it to 5 minutes. How about instituting a timed shower where you put quarters in for what you need. Maybe if the price of showers weren't so steep, there wouldn't be as many smelly people riding around on the tram. -
Review from carolina S.
San Francisco, CA
11/2/2009
I recently stayed for four days at Upper Pines with a group of ten of us. I have to say that for mid autumn the place was fully booked for the weekend before Halloween.
Most slots have either one to two car slots allowed and each has a firepit with grill on top. Other than that, you have a dedicated food locker which you must use at all times as we had plenty of creatures besides bears who were hunting down our human belongings.
My only fair warning is that both male and female bathrooms only run cold water which in summer is great, but in autumn when in the morning you're getting up with 35 degrees or so, it's not so welcoming. Also, fair warning, you do not have access to showers on campsites, as you must walk (if 5 min) to Curry Village and pay to use theirs. There's also a convenience store located in Curry Village in case you need anything although it's not a full supermarket as Yosemite Village but at least you can walk to it.
Lastly, bring plenty of layers as we had nearly mid 70s during the day, but at night it does get plenty cold. So, to recap: well maintained slots, with nearby accessibility to food, blankets and firewood and also centered towards the back of the park, just remember if you go during off season, Yosemite food options tend to shut down (a good 1/3 of them) the third week in October. -
Review from Melanie I.
Roseville, CA
6/19/2009
Yosemite is freaking gorgeous. The campgrounds are just A-ight. The bathrooms do have actual flush toilets, but only cold water. No soap or paper towels. They also provide bear lockers to store your food and anything scented, such as toothpaste or shampoo, since bears come through nightly and apparantly they are mighty hungry.
As others have mentioned, rangers patrol nightly, to scare away bears and enforce the rules. Fellow campers were good about being quiet after 10pm, but some of them were a little loud before 6am, including a certain member of my party, whose enthusiasm about climbing half-dome could not be contained at 5am.
Last year my son and I stayed in one of the tent-cabins in Curry Village, and I would prefer to camp that way, rather than stay in Upper Pines Campground again. -
Review from Jeffrey T.
Fair Oaks, CA
8/12/2009
It's a BUSY campground. It's a FULL campground. Bottom line, it's still just a campground.
Upper Pines is adjacent to Curry Village which makes it easier to access Curry Village "amenities" (can you even call them that here?) that are more convenient than anything in any campground anywhere. So yeah, the nod goes to Upper Pines.
I was really surprised at how LITTLE activity there usually was in the bathrooms considering the massive number of people camping everywhere. Are people just not brushing their teeth? Or other? UGH, maybe we don't want to think about that any longer...
If camping in tents is your thing, then Upper Pines in Yosemite is good. -
Review from amanda f.
Orange, CA
7/28/2009
This is the first year I've stayed at Upper Pines, which is similar in amenities as Lower Pines, but has many many more sites. The sites themselves are generously big enough to fit at least a couple of tents if that's what you need, but not cramped up next to the adjoining sites. However, if you come here in the summer, expect every site to be occupied. The ladies restrooms were relatively clean with flushing toilets, and it appears that they were cleaned everyday. Rangers patrol for bears at night and even come by in the evening to remind those who may not be familiar with "bear-country" policies.
I really liked how close Upper Pines is to the Mist Trail, which made it convenient for our hike up to Nevada Falls. This is a beautiful campsite in one of the most beautiful places on earth! -
Review from Bridget C.
Boston, MA
7/8/2008
At $20/night, it's not a bad place to sleep in Yosemite, but be sure to bring ear plugs because of neighbors who talk til 2am in the morning and wake up at 6am!
Curry Village (where you can take a shower) is just across the street and the trailhead for Happy Isles/Vernal Falls is only 0.7 miles down the road. Two stops for the free hybrid shuttle, #15 and $19 are in near vicinity to Upper Pines depending on what camp site you have, we were at site #23 which was across the way from the bathrooms and near the entrance of the camp ground.
Each camp site has a fire pit and grill, bear box and picnic table. We didn't see any bears when we were there but of course I was paranoid the whole time nevertheless! The womens' bathrooms were relatively clean for camp bathrooms but ran out of toilet paper for an afternoon to evening. I only saw the rangers make a round once and the quiet hours after 10pm rule is not really enforced.
There is an electrical outlet in the bathroom by the sinks and I saw people charging their cell phones, cooking rice in a rice cooker on a chair and brewing coffee (take note that these last 2 activities will probably result in a citation by a ranger!).
Overall, not a bad location since it is close to many activities but it is definitely like living somewhere where a block party is going on 24/7 due to all the little kids running around and all the other noise from neighboring camps. -
Review from Erin B.
San Jose, CA
5/10/2011
Hubby and I just spent a glorious week at site number 9 in the upper pines campground. We were on the outer edge of the first loop so we had people on either side of us, but not behind. Wonderful place to camp. Bathrooms were nearby, but not so close that the banging door disturbed us. Rangers are VERY active here. We watched people get spoken to about leaving food out, campfires in the morning (not allowed this time of year), improper vehicle parking, campfires made outside of fire ring (duh) and dish washing in the bathroom area. Our first night a very large bear strolled by behind our campsite and it really is necessary to use the bear locker for your food and toiletries. We were there from May 2 - May 7 and the water was really moving. We watched the Merced river rise over 1 foot during our stay. You can hear the river from the campsite, which is wonderful. People were very respectful about noise and the entire place really settled down by 9pm. My only complaint was the light on the nearby ranger kiosk was on all night, but it really wasn't a big deal. I would definitely camp here again. It is really camping in style.
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Review from Vera D.
San Francisco, CA
7/5/2007
I haven't stayed at any other campground in Yosemite, but for a first-time Yosemite camper, this place seemed pretty decent because of its location. The women's bathrooms were surprisingly clean all 5 days we were there (I heard otherwise for the men's bathroom). We were in site #2, a campsite away from the phone booths, trash and the Merced River. Very convenient! We were also close enough, but far enough from Curry Village and the Happy Isles trailhead to Vernal Falls/the Mist Trail to Half Dome. Be sure to use the bear lockers, they came by every night and even rummaged through a careless neighbor's campsite.
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Review from Red L.
Oakland, CA
9/15/2010
I stayed at site #21 in the Lower Pines campsite for a recent trip to Yosemite.
Pros of site #21: the campsite is close to the water and beautiful view of half dome. This site is also pretty close to trail head of 1/2 dome. Site is close to free showers (Curry). Lots of wildlife walk right thru your campsite.
Cons of site #21: right next to entrance of lower pines campsite and right next to the road where the bus stop for upper and lower pines is so it is loud. bring yer earplugs! No fires in the morning or late at night on from 5pm-10pm May-Sept. -
Review from Aloha B.
San Diego, CA
4/27/2010
This is the second time I stayed @ the Upper Pines camp ground area in Yosemite. Last year, the camp site we got was huge. This year, it was so small and we were so close to the other tents and cars it was ridiculous.
The one thing I did like was the bathroom near our site was pretty clean. There are a lot of sites you can choose in Upper Pines, so I would say your experience could vary depending on what site you got. The upside to Upper Pines was it was close to several cool trails. The walk to Curry Village isn't that bad, and when you've made a couple of trips in a day and did a hike on top of that, you've burned a couple of calories.
The one thing that was really cool was all the birds and squirrels that visited our campsite. I loved watching the woodpecker peck @ a Lexus SUV and a squirrel who wanted food and took the cutest pictures. My favorite was how easy it was to tame the blue birds in the area to trust you enough to get food from you. Loved the stay!!! -
Review from Cynthia P.
Alameda, CA
5/26/2009
this place is a weird middle ground between civilization and wilderness.
-- it's crowded as the other reviewers said, but i found most of my fellow campers to be polite (and the rangers were quite good at enforcing the rules).
-- running water, toilets, and trash were nearby. this chips away at the "quaint-ness" but added to the convenience. i would also recommend selecting a campsite that's not adjacent to the bathrooms or trash.
-- there are no showers. but if you wanted showers and hot water, maybe a cabin is a better fit for you.
-- it's located near lots of trailheads, waterfalls, and other places of interest. i think i'll rough it for reals next time and try wilderness camping, but this was a good place to start. -
Review from jim o.
Campbell, CA
7/6/2010
Just spent Fourth of July weekend at Upper Pines Site #13. We had a great time.. Camp sites were big enough. Its close to a lot of great attractions so we didn't have to drive anywhere.
The only complaints are that the bathrooms were disgusting and there were lots of people there that didn't necessarily follow the rules. -
Review from Brett B.
Orange, CA
5/16/2010
Wonderful view of Glacier Point. Uber clean bathrooms. Sites are a bit too close togethher and it appears that weekends attract some pretty loud groups. Lower Pines appeared to be a bit better...
But overall, you can't lose. Yosemite Valley rocks. -
Review from Stan S.
Park City, UT
3/2/2011
Lower pines is much better if you can get it. Upper pines is very crowded and large. It feels like a city. Lower pines is more spread out and open and it feels like you are camping and have room between you and your neighbors.
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Review from Ann T.
San Diego, CA
6/19/2009
Bathrooms were pretty close on both sides of our camp. Saw my 2nd bear maybe 100ft away during our stay here. Funny because we heard all these people making a rukus then we saw a bear coming towards us amongst the trees, we really didn't make an effort to scare him away till he came right about to the trash bin on our site and was heading straight towards our tents (we weren't near out tents we were actually near the bathrooms at the time so he would of ruined our tents more than anything). Luckily we succeeded at scaring the big guy away. Tent camping is SO MUCH FUN! The Rangers here are awesome as well they drove around all night patrolling for bears, apparently there is a resident nightly visiting bear that was supposedly whom we might have scared away. The BEST part of this trip was the time we spent with friends and familly playing cards, talking, roasting marshmallows and making smores, cooking hotdogs on the fire, cooking high end camping food (pasta with white sauce and shrimp, spinach/mushroom ommelettes, chili dogs, texas garlic toast, crisp bacon, spam, cornbeef hash with potatoes, beef stew, mashed potatoes just to name a few of the food items we had). I would definitely stay here again. No showers though closest ones are at Curry Village but who needs showers when you're roughing it. Minimally bring wet wipes if you can't handle being dirty. There is running water and toilets so you're really not completely roughing it. :)
Listed in: The Places I Go Out
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Review from J C.
Peninsula, CA
6/24/2007
Among campgrounds, this was is not bad. It is well located in Yosemite Valley. There are warm showers nearby at Curry Village and Housekeeping. As one would expect, it was very crowded and failed to be serene. However, as a basecamp for which to have great excursions, it was good. The nearby bathrooms only have cold water. There are grills that can double as the campfire circle, picnic tables and bear proof food lockers for each campsite. Yes we hada bear go through our campsite. We were eating salsa picante chips and enjoying beer and the bear came up to 15' away from us before I turned on it and scared it away. I guess the bear nows good snack food when it smells it. The rangers were very good about patrolling the area, even at 2 in the morning.
