Tuolumne Meadows Campground

Yosemite National Park

Tuolumne Meadows Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 8,600 feet. The site is situated along the scenic Tioga Road just five miles from the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas, and so much more.

Reservation Tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes. Login to your account or create a new account before the 7:00 a.m. (PST) release time. You may only add reservations to your cart and proceed with your reservation if you are logged into your account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov.

Yosemite's reservable campsites are available up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. (PT) or 10:00 a.m. (ET). For example, on January 15, the time period May 15 to June 14 becomes available to reserve, and therefore, the full booking window would be from January 16 to June 14.

Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates 

This large, popular campground contains family, horse and group camp sites with picnic tables, fire rings, and a food storage lockers. Flush toilets, drinking water, and an amphitheater are provided. Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center is within walking distance, as is a general store and gas station.

Notifications and Alerts

• The season dates for this campground are subject to change based on a variety of factors. Updates will be posted here in advance of reservation releases.

Need to Know

• You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment.

• If arriving one or more days late, call (209)372-4025 or (209)372-8502; your reservation will be cancelled if you do not check in within 24 hours of your arrival date.

• Bear Habitat! Food and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day.

  • Food lockers are provided in all campsites (35 inches deep x 43 inches wide x 28 inches high).
  • Absolutely NO food stored in vehicles.
  • Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters.

• This is a high elevation facility; please exercise caution when traveling from lower elevations.

• There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups at this facility; however, a dump station is located nearby.

• Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.

• For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose

• Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.

• Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water & propane bottles, food containers and travel mugs. Place all of your recyclable waste in designated recycling containers. For more information go to: https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/zlf.htm

Natural Features

Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks. The gentle Tuolumne River, Lyell For, and Dana Fork flow through the vast, colorful meadows bursting with seasonal wildflowers. The meadows are surrounded by stands of Western White pine, Mountain hemlock, and Lodgepole pine.

Nearby Attractions

Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known, is 55 miles and two hours from Tuolumne Meadows. Hiking trails and bike paths are abundant in the valley. Rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. Yosemite Valley also offers numerous guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities, and an art center with workshops.

Glacier Point is an hour from Yosemite Valley, with sweeping views of both Yosemite and Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks.

A visit to Wawona and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time.

Recreation

Popular activities in the area include hiking, rock climbing, backpacking and fishing. The 4.8-mile roundtrip trail to Elizabeth Lake begins in the campground and climbs to a glacier-carved lake at the base of Unicorn Peak.

Other trails in Tuolumne Meadows include Soda Springs and Parsons Lodge, Lyell Canyon via the John Muir Trail, Cathedral Lakes, Mono Pass, and Glen Aulin. Nearby Tenaya Lake is a magnificent spot for picnicking, swimming and canoeing.

Changes & Cancellations

Cancellation of individual or equestrian site reservations will be charged a $10 service fee. If the cancellation is within 48 hours of the arrival date, the first night's fee will also be charged. Cancellation of a group site reservation will incur a $10.00 service fee plus the first night’s use fee when the reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night’s use will not be assessed a service fee. No-shows for any type of reservation will be charged a $20 service fee and the first night's fee.

Contact Information

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PO BOX 577 Yosemite National Park CA 95389

Phone Number

For campground inquiries, please call: 209-372-4025 OR 209-372-8502

Rental Options

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Driving Directions

Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, Highway 120 east from Manteca or west from Lee Vining (State Route 395) into Yosemite National Park. Tuolumne Meadows Campground is located 5 miles from the Tioga Pass Entrance station (Hwy 120 from the east), and is 55 miles (2 hours) from Yosemite Valley.

Available Campsites

• Site H030, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H016, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C034, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C056, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H013, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A038, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A035, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G019, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C040, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C033, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C045, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C008, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D, Loop Group, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
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• Site C027, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A043, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D007, Loop D, Type Walk To
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• Site H045, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H018, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site C037, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C075, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E, Loop Group, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
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• Site C085, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
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• Site E013, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
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• Site D005, Loop D, Type Walk To
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• Site C086, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C, Loop Group, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
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• Site C031, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H032, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H022, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site H043, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site B023, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G021, Loop G, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
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• Site E009, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
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• Site C057, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
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• Site E011, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C039, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G008, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D014, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A029, Loop A, Type Walk To
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• Site H012, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G005, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A026, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F007, Loop F, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D002, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B024, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H037, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site E018, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B025, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E005, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
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• Site G004, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H041, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site B043, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C028, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C082, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C009, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C041, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E019, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site H001, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A014, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site G002, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C061, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H023, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site B044, Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E002, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B020, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C024, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H005, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C003, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H049, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C030, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C026, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F, Loop Group, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
• Site A037, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C017, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F008, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D009, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H042, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site C084, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site G022, Loop G, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site H033, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A039, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A010, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D004, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A020, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G003, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G, Loop Group, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
• Site B035, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C088, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E017, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F002, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C022, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H031, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B022, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B002, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C074, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H025, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site E016, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H048, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B041, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A042, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C038, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D021, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B032, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H027, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site B030, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G009, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H028, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site C042, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C051, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A024, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D018, Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site G015, Loop G, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B019, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H006, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B004, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H046, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B031, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E014, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D003, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F004, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B005, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C021, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C043, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C055, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site H039, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site H021, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site B029, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H019, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site D020, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H003, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C050, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D001, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A015, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site G020, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E010, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H044, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G017, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C083, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A019, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E001, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B048, Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B006, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A036, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H024, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site A008, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C015, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E004, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E015, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F006, Loop F, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site H014, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E006, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B021, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B033, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B028, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C049, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A017, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site B040, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C079, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C001, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B010, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C073, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F003, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C007, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C064, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C078, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H029, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E003, Loop E, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A041, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C066, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B026, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F009, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C018, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A013, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G012, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G016, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H026, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site A027, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A016, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site C005, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site G006, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C053, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D016, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A, Loop Group, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
• Site G010, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H017, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C059, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H009, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B046, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C072, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A033, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D006, Loop D, Type Walk To
• Site A023, Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C058, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C020, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H010, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B017, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E007, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C011, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site G014, Loop G, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F010, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C070, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H035, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B049, Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B038, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C013, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C006, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A028, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D019, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H047, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B047, Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D022, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B037, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A018, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site D008, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A044, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E012, Loop E, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site G013, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B018, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B039, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C029, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B003, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C035, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C065, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H007, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C060, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C019, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C071, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C076, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B034, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C012, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site H008, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H038, Loop H, Type Walk To
• Site D012, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H002, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C047, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C077, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D015, Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C081, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site G018, Loop G, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C068, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A040, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C014, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C052, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B011, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site H011, Loop H, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C016, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F005, Loop F, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A030, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site G007, Loop G, Type Standard Nonelectric

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