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Porcupine Flat Campground

National Park Service campground in Yosemite National Park, California.

$24nightly fee
56overnight sites
Reservablebooking
Jun–Octseason (agency text)
24 ftmax RV/trailer length
22named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi (41.5 mi)
8.5 mibike trails within 5 mi
8,100 ftelevation (agency text)

How it compares

  • With 56 sites it is the #100 largest of 489 California campgrounds that publish a site count.
  • Its lowest fee ($24) is $14 above the California median of $10/night.
  • There are 22 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 11 of them list a lower starting fee.
  • 87% of California campgrounds that publish a length limit accept a rig this long (24 ft).
  • Pets allowed on 56 of 56 sites; campfires allowed on 56 (subject to seasonal fire bans).
  • Straight-line distance: Nashville ~1804 mi, Chattanooga ~1903 mi, Knoxville ~1962 mi.

Site mix

Tent-only7
Accessible1

Amenities & rules

Fire ringsFood storage lockersPicnic tablesTrash collectionVault toiletsPets allowedTentsRVs/trailers1 accessible site

Fee notes from the agency: Porcupine Flat Campground Fee - All Sites $24.00 Porcupine Flat Campground Fee - Standard Sites (RV or Tent) and Tent Only Sites

Trails within 5 miles

TrailClosest pointMapped miles within 5 miSource
Old Tioga Road0.1 mi2.5NPS
North Dome Trail1.5 mi3.9NPS
Snow Creek Trail2.3 mi8.2NPS
Mirror Lake Loop3.7 mi3.3NPS
Yosemite Falls Trail3.8 mi2.0NPS
Lukens Lake Trail4.0 mi1.6NPS
Mount Hoffman Trail4.0 mi1.5NPS
Valley Loop Trail4.1 mi5.0NPS
NPS Corral Stock Trail4.1 mi0.1NPS
Mirror Lake Interpretive Loop4.2 mi0.3NPS
Mirror Lake Old Carriage Trail4.2 mi0.4NPS
Bike Path4.3 mi6.2NPS

+ 10 more named trails.

Mountain biking nearby

8.5 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles. Difficulty mix: Unrated: 8.5 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Valley Loop Trail4.1 mi0.3UnratedNPS
Bike Path4.3 mi6.2UnratedNPS
Mirror Lake Road4.3 mi0.8UnratedNPS
Cook's Meadow Loop4.5 mi0.4UnratedNPS
Stoneman Meadow Boardwalk4.6 mi0.2UnratedNPS
Happy Isles Loop Road4.7 mi0.6UnratedNPS

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 TouringBackpackingBikingBirdingBoatingCampingClimbingFishingHikingHistoric & Cultural SiteHorseback RidingPaddlingPhotographySnowparkStar GazingSwimmingWildernessWildlife Viewing

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Yosemite Creek Campground
Yosemite National Park
2.2CA—74 — 20 ftyes Reserve5 (10.8 mi)
North Pines Campground
Yosemite National Park
4.6CA$10–$2081 — 40 ftyes Reserve32 (69.3 mi)
Lower Pines Campground
Yosemite National Park
4.7CA$10–$2074 — 40 ftyes Reserve32 (69.2 mi)
Upper Pines Campground
Yosemite National Park
5.0CA$10–$20235 — 35 ftyes Reserve32 (68.7 mi)
Camp 4
Yosemite National Park
5.1CA$10–$2062 — —— Reserve32 (77.9 mi)
White Wolf Campground
Yosemite National Park
6.2CA$3649 — 27 ftyes Reserve2 (8.5 mi)

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 Staying at Porcupine Flat Campground requires reservations. No first come, first serve sites are available. The campground typically opens in late-June and closes mid-October. The opening date varies depending on the opening of the Tioga Road and related seasonal facility and road work. Porcupine Flat Campground is located off the Tioga Road about 30 minutes west of Tuolumne Meadows and over an hour from Yosemite Valley. RVs and Trailers are not recommended for the narrow roads in this more primitive campground. At an elevation of 8,100 feet (2,500 m) elevation, the campground is near Porcupine Creek, which is the only water source (must be filtered, treated, or boiled). The Por… read the full description on Recreation.gov