Tent & Tree

Destinations

Campgrounds we know and watch. Every one of these can be set up for cancellation alerts.

Big Sur

Kirk Creek

Bluff-top sites above the Pacific on the Big Sur coast. Every site has an ocean view.

Plaskett Creek

Grassy meadow campground across from Sand Dollar Beach on the south Big Sur coast.

Lake Tahoe

Fallen Leaf

Between Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe's south shore, minutes from Emerald Bay.

Logger

Large campground above Stampede Reservoir, north of Truckee. Easier to get than lakeside Tahoe sites.

Meeks Bay

West-shore campground on one of Tahoe's best beaches, with a boat launch.

Nevada Beach

Sites steps from a wide sandy beach on Tahoe's east shore. Nights get cold — bring layers.

William Kent

Wooded sites near Tahoe City, across the highway from a beach.

Mammoth & June Lake

Coldwater

Creekside forest sites at the end of Lake Mary Road, at the Emerald Lake trailhead.

June Lake

On the shore of June Lake with fishing, swimming, and Eastern Sierra views.

Lake Mary

Lakeside at 8,900 ft in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. Trail access to Crystal Lake and Duck Pass.

New Shady Rest

In-town Mammoth camping under Jeffrey pines, walkable to restaurants and the welcome center.

Silver Lake

Along the June Lake Loop at the Rush Creek trailhead into the Ansel Adams Wilderness.

Twin Lakes

Closest developed campground to Mammoth Lakes town, on the Twin Lakes.

Marin & Bay Area

Kirby Cove

Five walk-in sites under the Golden Gate Bridge with a private beach. Extremely competitive.

Mount Shasta

Fowlers Camp

Along the McCloud River with a short walk to Lower McCloud Falls.

Sequoia & Kings Canyon

Hume Lake

Lakeside camping between Grant Grove and Kings Canyon, with swimming and paddle boats.

Shaver Lake

Deer Creek

Small campground on Huntington Lake with lake views and easy water access.

Dinkey Creek

Creekside camping with swimming holes and granite slabs, 30 minutes from Shaver Lake.

Dorabelle

On Shaver Lake's west shore with a swimming beach and boat access.

Kinnikinnick

Huntington Lake campground between Deer Creek and Catavee, close to the water.

Lupine

Along Wishon Reservoir in the Sierra National Forest, near Courtright.

Mono Hot Springs

Remote campground on the San Joaquin River with natural hot springs nearby. Rough road in.

Upper Billy Creek

Sierra National Forest campground on Huntington Lake's west end, near sailing and swimming areas.

Stanislaus National Forest

Diamond O

On the Middle Fork Tuolumne near Yosemite's Big Oak Flat entrance — a good fallback when the Valley is full.

Pinecrest

Lakeside family campground at Pinecrest Lake with swimming, paddling, and an amphitheater. Loops D and E sit closest to the water.

Sugar Pine Reservoir

Giant Gap

Sugar Pine Reservoir campground in the Tahoe National Forest foothills.

Shirttail Creek

Sister campground to Giant Gap on Sugar Pine Reservoir, with a swim beach and boat ramp.

Yosemite

Crane Flat

Forested sites at 6,200 ft near the Tuolumne and Merced Groves of giant sequoias. 30 minutes from the Valley.

Hodgdon Meadow

Just inside the Big Oak Flat entrance. Good base for Hetch Hetchy and the north side of the park.

Lower Pines

Riverside sites on the Merced with Half Dome views. One of the hardest reservations in the country.

North Pines

Quietest of the Valley's Pines campgrounds, tucked between the Merced River and Tenaya Creek.

Tuolumne Meadows

High-country camping at 8,600 ft along Tioga Road. Summer only.

Upper Pines

The largest Yosemite Valley campground, open year-round. Walking distance to Half Dome trailheads and Curry Village.

Wawona

South-entrance campground along the South Fork Merced, near the Mariposa Grove.