jcueland
I'm going camping for just a weekend in Yosemite, CA. Which camp site (for a tent) is the best? I've never been there.
Answer
The best campsites are by the Merced river. If you have kids, you just sit outside your tent and watch them play in the water. Look up and you'll see the granite walls of the valley and the sun.
I like Lower Pines Site that are right in Yosemite valley. However, the riverside campsite are booked 5 months in advance, but if you wait till the 15th of this month, you can book a site for travel in 5 months. To book online, go to http://www.recreation.gov/. It allows you to pick the paricular campsite. My favorite is either #60 on Lower Pines by the river if you like it more shady or #41 if you like the sun. The sites are not too close to each other and will fit 2 tents. There are flush toilets nearby but no showers. But if you walk down the back of the campground and past a huge meadow, you're 5 minutes from the showers in Curry Village.
If the campsites in Lower or Upper Pines are taken, try Wawona Campground. Again, there are sites that are right by the river. Again, if those are taken, I recommend Housekeeping Camp. Those are not for tents and more expensive (80/night). You get a quasi-tent cabin. Unlike the ones at Curry Village where you can't cook, you have a fire ring, electric outlets, shared bathrooms and bear lockers right nearby. You can cook and be right by the Merced River with breathtaking views of Yosemite Falls right outside your door. Under no circumstances book the tent cabins in Curry Village. You can't cook there and have to travel 100 yards back and forth to the bear lockers to store toothpaste, etc.
To summarize -- best bet if you're willing to go online at 7am (PST) on the 15th of the month 5 months in advance, you can snare a primo spot on Lower Pines right by the Merced River. But if you're going at the last minute but still want to have a camping experience, try Housekeeping Camp (River Units). Reservations for Housekeeping camp is at http://www.yosemiteparks.com.
The best campsites are by the Merced river. If you have kids, you just sit outside your tent and watch them play in the water. Look up and you'll see the granite walls of the valley and the sun.
I like Lower Pines Site that are right in Yosemite valley. However, the riverside campsite are booked 5 months in advance, but if you wait till the 15th of this month, you can book a site for travel in 5 months. To book online, go to http://www.recreation.gov/. It allows you to pick the paricular campsite. My favorite is either #60 on Lower Pines by the river if you like it more shady or #41 if you like the sun. The sites are not too close to each other and will fit 2 tents. There are flush toilets nearby but no showers. But if you walk down the back of the campground and past a huge meadow, you're 5 minutes from the showers in Curry Village.
If the campsites in Lower or Upper Pines are taken, try Wawona Campground. Again, there are sites that are right by the river. Again, if those are taken, I recommend Housekeeping Camp. Those are not for tents and more expensive (80/night). You get a quasi-tent cabin. Unlike the ones at Curry Village where you can't cook, you have a fire ring, electric outlets, shared bathrooms and bear lockers right nearby. You can cook and be right by the Merced River with breathtaking views of Yosemite Falls right outside your door. Under no circumstances book the tent cabins in Curry Village. You can't cook there and have to travel 100 yards back and forth to the bear lockers to store toothpaste, etc.
To summarize -- best bet if you're willing to go online at 7am (PST) on the 15th of the month 5 months in advance, you can snare a primo spot on Lower Pines right by the Merced River. But if you're going at the last minute but still want to have a camping experience, try Housekeeping Camp (River Units). Reservations for Housekeeping camp is at http://www.yosemiteparks.com.
where is the best camp site in yosemite?
jayyyah
Like i said before, im going with a couple a friends to camp up there. were deciding to camp with tents and planing to stay there for 4 days. we are looking for a camping site that can allows to go swimming and hiking and some of us want to go water rifting.
can you please help us!
Answer
Unrestricted camping is no longer allowed in Yosemite Valley because of the damage it causes. You now need reservations. I'm pretty sure they are all filled up by now. See site.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/camping.htm
Unrestricted camping is no longer allowed in Yosemite Valley because of the damage it causes. You now need reservations. I'm pretty sure they are all filled up by now. See site.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/camping.htm
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