The Best Camping

The Best Car Campgrounds

North Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley: Smaller and slightly more isolated than neighboring campgrounds, North Pines offers a true forest camping experience that makes it the most enjoyable of Yosemite Valley's car campgrounds.

The Best Primitive Campgrounds

Yosemite Creek: Just outside Yosemite Valley on CA 120, you'll find this great out-of-the-way campground. It lacks amenities but is far enough off the beaten path to offer solitude. Few venture down the 5-mile dirt road to this campground, but those who do tend to prefer roughing it.