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Camping at Pinecrest

Public campground · Pinecrest · 195 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

The recreation options at Pinecrest and around Stanislaus National Forest are wide-ranging: the Pinecrest Lake National Recreation Trail circles the lake in an easy four-mile loop, bike rentals and boat rentals are available nearby, and anglers will commonly catch rainbow trout from the lake. Camp programs and interpretive events are run from the visitor center and amphitheater in the summer, and Dodge Ridge a ski area in winter operates in summer as a base for mountain biking, hiking and disc golf.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 915 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 48 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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Price
E008
standard nonelectric
––$40
C029
standard nonelectric
––$40
A011
standard nonelectric
––$40
C036
standard nonelectric
––$40
C003
standard nonelectric
––$40
D021
standard nonelectric
––$40
D004
standard nonelectric
––$40
C031
standard nonelectric
––$40
D033
standard nonelectric
––$40
A053
standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

  • Drinking Water
  • Firewood
  • Flush Toilets
  • Host
  • Ice
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
11:00 AM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 195 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

18 Pinecrest Lake Road
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Pinecrest: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Pinecrest?
Longest RV site listed: 48 ft (196 of 196 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Pinecrest have RV hookups?
195 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Pinecrest?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Pinecrest?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 48 ft (196 of 196 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 195 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 196 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 196 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 2 (408 reports), AT&T 0 (235 reports), T-Mobile 0 (139 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 4 sites
Shade
Listing 195 of 196 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $40/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing 18 Pinecrest Lake Road (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“I love the place is full of trees and is very quiet and relaxing I recommend it thank you”

GUILLERMO F · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (915 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Absolutely loved it at Pinecrest. Brought our 26ft travel trailer and had a great time with my wife. Weather was awesome, campgrounds were quiet and clean. Easy walk to the lake. Plan on coming back many more times.”

Rob P 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The campground itself was really clean and so were the bathrooms, surprisingly. Staff was not there upon entering at 2pm, but we did see one attendant the day we checked out. The lot we chose was right next to the restroom and it was super convenient. ”

Melanie C 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“I love the place is full of trees and is very quiet and relaxing I recommend it thank you ”

GUILLERMO F 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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$40
C007
standard nonelectric
––$40
D003
standard nonelectric
––$40
C009
standard nonelectric
––$40
C008
standard nonelectric
––$40
A043
standard nonelectric
––$40
D050
standard nonelectric
––$40
D008
standard nonelectric
––$40
C017
standard nonelectric
––$40
C016
standard nonelectric
––$40
D032
standard nonelectric
––$40
D051
standard nonelectric
––$40
A026
standard nonelectric
––$40
D005
standard nonelectric
––$40
A028
standard nonelectric
––$40
D045
standard nonelectric
––$40
B007
standard nonelectric
––$40
C022
standard nonelectric
––$40
A042
standard nonelectric
––$40
B002
standard nonelectric
––$40
A037
standard nonelectric
––$40
A036
standard nonelectric
––$40
A024
standard nonelectric
––$40
B006
standard nonelectric
––$40
E015
standard nonelectric
––$40
C018
standard nonelectric
––$40
C023
standard nonelectric
––$40
D009
standard nonelectric
––$40
A030
standard nonelectric
––$40
D011
standard nonelectric
––$40
D019
standard nonelectric
––$40

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights45 sites open for every night

Three Links Campgrounds

11.6 mi from Pinecrest (straight-line)
Sites from $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Spot2Nite · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Shangrilog Near Yosemite

17.3 mi from Pinecrest (straight-line)
Sites $30/night
$60 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights7 sites open for every night

Golden Pines RV Resort

17.3 mi from Pinecrest (straight-line)
Sites from $40/night
$80 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Yosemite Valley Private Hiking Tour Yosemite National Park area · 8 hr · from $360/person
    • Yosemite Highlights Small Group Tour Yosemite National Park area · 9 hr · from $220/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • Jeep 4 X 4 Yosemite Park Tour with Hotel Pickup Yosemite National Park area · 8 hr · from $1295/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 195 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 48 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Entegra Ethos Coach, Your Luxury Adventure Rental!
Entegra Ethos Coach, Your Luxury Adventure Rental!

Camper van · 20 ft · sleeps 2 · 52 mi from campground

$189/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2022 Springdale 251bh
2022 Springdale 251bh

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 8 · 55 mi from campground

$180/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2020 Keystone Springdale
2020 Keystone Springdale

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 7 · 60 mi from campground

$129/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Pinecrest

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Yosemite Highlights Small Group Tour
Yosemite Highlights Small Group Tour

Yosemite National Park area · 9 hr · from $220/person

Jeep 4 X 4 Yosemite Park Tour with Hotel Pickup
Jeep 4 X 4 Yosemite Park Tour with Hotel Pickup

Yosemite National Park area · 8 hr · from $1295/person

Semi Private Yosemite Tour with Ahwahnee Lunch and Hotel Pickup
Semi Private Yosemite Tour with Ahwahnee Lunch and Hotel Pickup

Yosemite National Park area · 8 hr · from $250/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Yosemite Valley Private Hiking Tour
Yosemite Valley Private Hiking Tour

Yosemite National Park area · 8 hr · from $360/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 7–Oct 19: RV & Tent $40 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Pinecrest

For June weekends, book about 181 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 112 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May113 days ahead169 days ahead91 days ahead149 days ahead
June112 days ahead181 days ahead106 days ahead176 days ahead
July35 days ahead181 days ahead30 days ahead181 days ahead
August74 days ahead181 days ahead101 days ahead181 days ahead
September130 days ahead178 days ahead91 days ahead178 days ahead
October45 days ahead93 days ahead31 days ahead87 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (91,010 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Private Guided Hiking Tour in Yosemite
Private Guided Hiking Tour in Yosemite

Yosemite National Park area · 4 hr–6 hr · from $333/person

Yosemite National Park & Sequoias Private Tour from San Francisco
Yosemite National Park & Sequoias Private Tour from San Francisco

Yosemite National Park area · 14 hr–15 hr · from $1200/person

Guided Yosemite Hiking Excursion
Guided Yosemite Hiking Excursion

Yosemite National Park area · 5 hr · from $220/person

Yosemite Valley Discovery Walk
Yosemite Valley Discovery Walk

Yosemite National Park area · 7 hr · from $180/person

Yosemite Nights: 90-Minute Stargazing and Stories Tour
Yosemite Nights: 90-Minute Stargazing and Stories Tour

Yosemite National Park area · 1.5 hr · from $90/person

Compare site types

195 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

195 sites · $40/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15