What are the hours and season for Crane Flat Campground?

Crane Flat Campground is open June – October. Check-in: 12:00 PM. Check-out: 11:00 AM.

How do I book a campsite at Crane Flat Campground?

Crane Flat Campground is a federal campground — book at Recreation.gov (search "Crane Flat Campground"). Sites are released 6 months in advance and sell out quickly. Set a free CamperWatch cancellation alert at camperwatch.org/campground/crane-flat-yosemite to be notified the moment a site opens up.

Conifer forest campground in Yosemite National Park California pine trees evening light

Equal distance to Valley, Tuolumne, and Merced Grove — the underrated pick

Crane Flat Campground

Quiet Yosemite alternative — between Valley and Tuolumne

Yosemite National Park, CA4.4 (1876)6,200 ft

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Crane Flat sits at the junction of Big Oak Flat Road and Tioga Road, making it the most strategically located campground in Yosemite — equal distance from the Valley floor, Tuolumne Meadows, and the Merced Grove of sequoias. 166 sites in a mixed conifer forest at 6,200 feet. Significantly easier to book than Valley or Tuolumne Meadows campgrounds, and the elevation keeps summer temperatures comfortable. The small Crane Flat gas station is the only gas between the Valley and Lee Vining.