Yosemite Creek Campground

This campground has 75 sites and is open July-September.

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Yosemite Creek Campground Details

Yosemite Creek Campground is off Tioga Road (Highway 120), about one hour north of Yosemite Valley. Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. No RVs or trailers are permitted. Fee is $12 per campsite per night, with a maximum of six campers per site. Each campsite has a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker, and is near a vault toilet. There is no potable water, and stream water must be treated by boiling, using a filter, or using iodine before use. The nearest dump stations are at Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground, about 30 minutes away. Also about a half-hour away are the small grocery stores at Crane Flat or Tuolumne Meadows. Showers are down in Yosemite Valley (Half Dome Village and Housekeeping Camp). Pets are permitted at this campground.

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Yosemite Creek Campground

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Yosemite Creek View (T13)

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Yosemite Creek View

This scenic spot offers wonderful views of the Yosemite Creek river basin.

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Exfoliating Granite (T14)

This peaks in this area of Yosemite are excellent examples of the exfoliation process in rocks.

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Clark Range View

The perfect vantage point to take in the incredible majesty of this subrange of the Sierra Navada mountains.