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Hodgdon Meadow Campground

National Park Service campground in Yosemite National Park, near Yosemite National Park, California.

$10–$20nightly fee
104overnight sites
Reservablebooking
Not statedseason (agency text)
40 ftmax RV/trailer length
9named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi (7.1 mi)
0.2 mibike trails within 5 mi
4,875 ftelevation (agency text)

How it compares

  • With 104 sites it is the #32 largest of 489 California campgrounds that publish a site count.
  • Its lowest fee ($10) is equal to the California median of $10/night.
  • There are 28 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 0 of them list a lower starting fee.
  • 57% of California campgrounds that publish a length limit accept a rig this long (40 ft).
  • 97% of sites with a shade rating are listed as shaded or partly shaded.
  • Pets allowed on 100 of 104 sites; campfires allowed on 104 (subject to seasonal fire bans).
  • Straight-line distance: Nashville ~1820 mi, Chattanooga ~1920 mi, Knoxville ~1978 mi.

Site mix

Tent-only9
Group4
Walk-in/hike-in60

Amenities & rules

Fire pitsFood storage lockersPicnic tablesPets allowedTentsRVs/trailers

Trails within 5 miles

TrailClosest pointMapped miles within 5 miSource
Carlon Falls Trail0.9 mi1.3NPS
Carlon Campground1.1 mi0.1USFS
Merced Grove Trail (Old Coulterville Rd)2.8 mi2.4NPS
Tunnel Tree Trail3.8 mi0.1NPS
Tuolumne Grove Loop Trail3.8 mi0.3NPS
Tuolumne Grove Road3.8 mi1.1NPS
Diamond O4.4 mi0.1USFS
Old Coulterville Road4.5 mi0.6NPS
Old Big Oak Flat Road (Gentry Rd)4.5 mi1.1NPS

Mountain biking nearby

0.2 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles. Difficulty mix: Unrated: 0.2 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Carlon Campground1.1 mi0.1UnratedUSFS
Diamond O4.4 mi0.1UnratedUSFS

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Activities listed

Auto TouringBikingBoatingCampingClimbingFishingHikingHistoric & Cultural SiteHorseback RidingPaddlingSnowparkSwimmingWildlife Viewing

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Dimond o ↗
Stanislaus National Forest
1.8CA—26 — 48 ftyes Reserven/a
Crane Flat Campground
Yosemite National Park
2.7CA$10–$20148 — 35 ftyes Reserve9 (9.0 mi)
Sweetwater (Stanislaus National Forest) ↗
Stanislaus National Forest
7.8CA—13 — 32 ftyes Reserven/a
Tamarack Flat Campground
Yosemite National Park
7.8CA$10–$2053 — 20 ftyes Reserve12 (23.5 mi)
Dry Gulch ↗
Sierra National Forest
9.0CA—5 — —yes Reserven/a
Dirt Flat ↗
Sierra National Forest
9.1CA—7 — —yes Reserven/a

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

From the managing agency

Overview Hodgdon Meadow campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The site is 25 miles from Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 4,875 feet. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas and much more. Hodgdon Meadow campsites are available to reserve up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. PST. For example, on January 15, arrival dates for the period May 15 to June 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from January 15 to June 14. Reserv… read the full description on Recreation.gov