Hodgdon Meadow Campground
Yosemite National Park
Hodgdon Meadow is currently first come, first served through the night of Monday, April 14, 2025.
Hodgdon Meadow campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The site is 25 miles from Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 4,875 feet. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas and much more.
Hodgdon Meadow campsites are available to reserve up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. PST. For example, on January 15, arrival dates for the period May 15 to June 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from January 15 to June 14.
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 National Park Campground Reservation Dates
Hodgdon Meadow Campground offers family and group sites. Roads and parking spurs are paved, and flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring and a food storage locker. A gas station and small general store are eight miles away at Crane Flat.
Notifications and Alerts
Yosemite National Park will release campground reservations for Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, and sites 1-124 in Upper Pines on the following schedule:
- June 15 through July 14 arrivals: March 24
- July 15 through August 14 arrivals: March 31
These reservations will release at 7 am PDT on Recreation.gov.
Yosemite National Park may release further sites if operational capacity allows. The park will again provide at least seven days advance notice via the park's website and social media if additional reservations are released.
Existing reservations are not currently affected.
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) 379-2123; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
- Bear Habitat! Food and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day
- Food storage lockers are provided in all campsites and measure 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
Pets are not permitted in group campsites, but are allowed in standard sites.
Group sites are tent-only; no sleeping in vehicles.
There are no electric, water, or sewer hook-ups at this facility; however, a dump station is located in Yosemite Valley.
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. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water 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
- There is no cell phone coverage or public phone at Hodgdon Meadow Campground
Natural Features
The area is forested with mixed stands of Red fir, incense-cedar, Ponderosa pine and Lodgepole pine, offering a pleasant combination of sun and shade. Vibrant wildflowers fill the open meadows each summer.
Nearby Attractions
Just 45 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. 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.
The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes and granite domes. Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks.
Other sites of interest include the beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. It's home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads. Glacier Point has sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks. Wawona and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time.
Recreation
Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring, cross-country skiing and photography are all very popular activities within the park.
Hiking the 2.5 to 3-mile roundtrip trails to the Tuolumne and Merced Groves of Giant Sequoias are a popular activity at Hodgdon Meadow. The White Wolf area on Tioga Road also offers many hiking opportunities.
Changes & Cancellations
Cancellation of individual 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) 379-2123 OR (209) 372-8502
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Hodgdon Meadow Campground is located 1/2 mile from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 25 miles (45 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley.
Available Campsites
- Site 084, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 030: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 088, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 040: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 044: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 078, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 055, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 080: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 077, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 052, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 104, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 047, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 050, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group B, Loop Tent Only Group Area, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 066: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 025: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 013: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 060, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 074, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 031: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 051: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 020: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 063, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 038: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 041: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 012, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 046: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 024: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 054: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 073: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 021: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 094, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 069: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 043: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 017: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 101: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 064, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 065: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 070: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 083, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 048, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 027: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 086, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 032: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Walk To
- Site 014: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 029: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 011, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 053, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 057: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 095, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 090, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 103: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 059, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 005, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 062, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 102: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 068: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site Group D, Loop Tent Only Group Area, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 075, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 099: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site Group A, Loop Tent Only Group Area, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 058: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 096: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 045: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 039: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 081: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 092, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 085, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 071: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 100: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 003, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 042: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 098: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 097: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 056: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 010, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Walk To
- Site 026: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 036, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 082: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 067: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 016: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 028: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 076, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 072: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 089, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 049, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 001: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 037: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site 079: HIKE-IN, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Hike To
- Site Group C, Loop Tent Only Group Area, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 061, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 033, Loop Hodgdon Campground, Type Standard Nonelectric
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