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Featured in: Most popular federal campgrounds near Yosemite National Park · How far ahead do you need to book a campsite in Yosemite National Park?

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Camping at Lower Pines Campground near Yosemite National Park

Public campground · Yosemite National Park · 74 campsites

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

About this campground

Because Lower Pines is one of the three reservation campgrounds in Yosemite Valley, spots move extremely quickly. m.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 606 reviewsBook on National Park Service
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

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

0 available sites

0 open of 74 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on National Park Service: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Fixed dates

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View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 74 sites.

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Price
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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005
standard nonelectric
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007
standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on National Park Service. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on National Park Service ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Campsites
  • Accessible Drinking Water
  • Accessible Flush Toilets
  • Amphitheater
  • Campfire Rings
  • Host
  • Pets Allowed
  • Shuttle Bus Service
Check-in
12:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
7 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 74 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

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Lower Pines Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Lower Pines Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (74 of 74 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Lower Pines Campground have RV hookups?
74 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Lower Pines Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Lower Pines Campground?
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: 40 ft (74 of 74 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 74 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 74 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 56 paved, 5 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 2 (198 reports), AT&T 1 (163 reports), T-Mobile 1 (118 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 1 site
Shade
Listing 20 of 20 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $36/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 7 nights max
Getting there
Listing Yosemite National Park, CA (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (606 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“This was a great campsite next to the Merced River, close to the bathrooms and close to the trail over to Curry Village. We spent seven days there in the valley and it was a perfect central location.”

David T 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Great campground with an excellent location close to the village, complemented by a shuttle service. The park rangers are very helpful and friendly, and the bathrooms are clean. ”

Hugo G 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“A beautiful place to camp. Watch for the climbers at night. You can see their headlamps ”

Juli E 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Guides for this trip

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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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026
standard nonelectric
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027
standard nonelectric
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028
rv nonelectric
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029
standard nonelectric
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030
standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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049
standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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045
standard nonelectric
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rv nonelectric
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rv nonelectric
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043
standard nonelectric
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044
standard nonelectric
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048
standard nonelectric
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055
rv nonelectric
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

No sites offered for these dates

North Pines Campground

0.1 mi from Lower Pines Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 836 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
National Park Service isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from National Park Service · you book on their site
View Campsites
Sold out Nov 13–15

Upper Pines Campground

Looking for the next open dates…
0.4 mi from Lower Pines Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 3,431 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites w/ hookups
No site open for all your nights
Rates & availability from National Park Service · you book on their site
View Campsites
No sites offered for these dates

Yosemite Creek Campground

6.2 mi from Lower Pines Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 56 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
National Park Service isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from National Park Service · you book on their site
View Campsites
Compare site types

74 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

62 sites · $36, $60/night

Loops: Lower Pines loop (62)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Rv nonelectric

12 sites · $36/night

Loops: Lower Pines loop (12)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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.
    • go fishing (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: 62 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 40 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 · 68 mi from campground

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

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2019 Forest River Wolf Pup
2019 Forest River Wolf Pup

Travel trailer · 18 ft · sleeps 5 · 69 mi from campground

$100/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2020 Keystone Springdale
2020 Keystone Springdale

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 7 · 70 mi from campground

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

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Lower Pines Campground

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

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Lower Pines Campground

For September weekends, book about 142 days ahead. Three in four September Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 131 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
March70 days ahead135 days ahead134 days ahead134 days ahead
April123 days ahead136 days ahead118 days ahead135 days ahead
May127 days ahead139 days ahead127 days ahead138 days ahead
June128 days ahead140 days ahead127 days ahead140 days ahead
July132 days ahead141 days ahead131 days ahead139 days ahead
August131 days ahead141 days ahead130 days ahead141 days ahead
September131 days ahead142 days ahead128 days ahead141 days ahead
October118 days ahead141 days ahead113 days ahead141 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 (62,166 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