Free camping near Yosemite Valley, CA
Yes. 26 of the 45 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Yosemite Valley, CA are listed as free; 19 charge a fee. The closest free one is Grizzly Creek, 16 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dry Gulch Campground, 15 miles west, a fee campground.
All 45 camps near Yosemite Valley, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Gulch Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 16 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 16 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 17 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summit Camp | 17 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 18 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summerdale | 18 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| D Spur | 18 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Dimond "O" | 18 | Fee | Mud Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Mather | — |
| Anderson Valley | 18 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Sequoia | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 19 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Big Sandy | 19 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 20 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 20 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Jerseydale | 20 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 20 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fresno Dome | 20 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Muggler Creek | 21 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Montgomery Gulch | 21 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Clearing House | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 21 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Bowler | 21 | Free | Norris Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Nelder Grove | 22 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Tioga Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Texas Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Clover Meadow | 22 | Free | Granite Creek (stream) | 16 mi to Lake Mary | — |
| Granite Creek | 22 | Free | Granite Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Lake Mary | — |
| Junction Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Sawmill Walk-in Campground | 22 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Sawmill Walk-In Cg | 22 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 23 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Ellery Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Saddlebag Lake Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Spinning Wheel | 23 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Soquel | 23 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Middle Bridge | 23 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Greys Mountain | 24 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Sweetwater | 24 | Fee | Middle Tuolumne River (river) | 1.3 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| Warren Fork Th Cg | 24 | Free | Warren Fork (stream) | 2.1 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Cherry Borrow Site | 24 | Free | Cherry Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Femmons | — |
| Lower Bridge | 24 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to June Lake | — |
| Big Bend Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Cherry Valley | 25 | Fee | Cherry Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Femmons | — |
Who manages the camps near Yosemite Valley, CA
Who manages them: 44 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sierra National Forest — 29 camps: 20 free, 9 fee
- Inyo National Forest — 9 camps: 3 free, 6 fee
- Stanislaus National Forest — 7 camps: 3 free, 4 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 45 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Yosemite Valley, CA
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Yosemite Valley, CA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.