Yosemite Creek
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Yosemite Creek
Campground, located in the northern area of Yosemite National Park
along Tioga Road (HWY 120), is a first-come first-served campground outside of Yosemite Valley
. This campground is remote, quiet, and less populated relative to other campgrounds in Yosemite. The campground is 4 miles off the main road and thus requires a very rough, single lane, downhill mostly unpaved drive to the campground.
Note: times are from the Tioga Road intersection, not from the campground.
Yosemite Creek
Yosemite Creek Campground, located in the northern area of Yosemite National Park along Tioga Road , is a first-come first-served campground outside of Yosemite Valley. This campground is remote, quiet, and less populated relative to other campgrounds in Yosemite...
Campground, located in the northern area of Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
along Tioga Road (HWY 120), is a first-come first-served campground outside of Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, carved out by the Merced River. The valley is about long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines...
. This campground is remote, quiet, and less populated relative to other campgrounds in Yosemite. The campground is 4 miles off the main road and thus requires a very rough, single lane, downhill mostly unpaved drive to the campground.
Facilites
Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker, and is near a vault toilet. Stream water must be treated (by boiling, using a filter, or using iodine). No potable water is available. Pets are permitted.Destinations Nearby
Heading North-East
- Porcupine Flat Campground (13 Min)
- Olmsted PointOlmsted PointOlmsted Point, located in Yosemite National Park, is a viewing area off of the Tioga Road like Glacier Point that offers a view looking southwest into Yosemite Valley, in particular a view of the northern side of Half Dome and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east.The site is named after...
(22 Min) - Tenaya LakeTenaya LakeTenaya Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows.Tenaya Lake was created by the Tenaya branch of the Tuolumne Glacier as it passed through Tenaya Canyon. The lake is supplied by a network of creeks and springs including Murphy Creek to the...
(23 Min) - Tuolumne MeadowsTuolumne MeadowsTuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded sub-alpine meadowy section of the Tuolumne River, in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park. Its approximate location is . Its approximate elevation is 8619 feet .-Natural History:...
(32 Min)
Heading South-East
- White Wolf CampgroundWhite Wolf (Yosemite)White Wolf, located in northern area of Yosemite National Park along Tioga Road , is a first-come first-served campground and concession area outside of Yosemite Valley...
(1 Min) - Tamarack Flat Campground (14 Min)
- Crane Flat Campground (19 Min)
- Yosemite ValleyYosemite ValleyYosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, carved out by the Merced River. The valley is about long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines...
(39 Min)
Note: times are from the Tioga Road intersection, not from the campground.