Kings Canyon National Park
Primitive forest campground (no water) used exclusively for horse camping. It's situated at around 7000ft elevation and has half a dozen horse corrals for…
Must-see hotels in Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Sites on the northern side of the Merced River. To reach the campground, cross the river at Foresta Rd just before El Portal. Online booking is available…
Mono Lake Region
A good spot, with plenty of shade, and Robinson's Creek and Lower Twin Lake nearby. It has picnic tables, bear lockers, fire rings with grills, flush…
Eastern Sierra
There are three USFS campgrounds alongside Independence Creek, including Onion Valley Campground at the Kearsarge Pass trailhead. Reservations available…
Mammoth Lakes
High-altitude lakefront camping with gorgeous mountain views. Has 94 sites, plus showers, flush restrooms, general store and drinking water. Reservations…
Yosemite National Park
The most secluded and quiet campground (7700ft) in the park is reached via a rough 4.5-mile road. There are 75 first-come, first-served primitive…
Eastern Sierra
Situated along the San Joaquin River with mountain views, there are 29 tent campsites here with picnic benches. It has potable water and vault toilets. No…
Yosemite National Park
The concessionaire in charge of all accommodations and other services in the park. It has renovated many of the park's hotels and restaurants over the…
Eastern Sierra
Group campground with 17 sites and plenty of shade along the San Joaquin River. It has bear-proof lockers, potable water and flush toilet. No reservations.
Mono Lake Region
On the June Lake shoreline and a short walk from town, are these 27 sites with drinking water, flush toilets and bear-proof lockers. Accepts reservations.
Mammoth Lakes
Shady campground at 8900ft near the shore of Lake Mary south of town, with flush toilets and water faucet. Reservations can be made at www.recreation.gov.
Yosemite National Park
Large family campground at 6192ft, with 166 sites; reservations required. The Clark Range overlook hike, 4 miles out and back, begins from here.
Yosemite National Park
Walk-in campground at 4000ft, entwined in climbing history and popular with climbers who tend to be long-term occupants; campsites are shared.
Mono Lake Region
Accepts reservations and has gorgeous mountain views. Drinking water, flush toilets, picnic tables, campfire rings and bear-proof storage.
Mammoth Lakes
High-altitude campground across the road from the shores of Lake Mary. Has potable water, bear-proof lockers and a flush toilet.
Yosemite National Park
Attractive setting at 7700ft, but the 74 campsites are fairly boxed in. Trailheads for Harden and Lukens Lake hikes are nearby.
Yosemite National Park
At 8600ft, this is the biggest campground in the park, with 304 fairly well-spaced campsites (half of which can be reserved).
Mono Lake Region
On the shores of Gull Lake, this campground has drinking water, flush toilets, picnic benches and fire pits. No reservations.
Hetch Hetchy Backpackers’ Campground
Yosemite National Park
Wilderness-permit holders can overnight here one day before and after a trip; it's near the Hetch Hetchy trailhead.
Yosemite National Park
Idyllic riverside setting at 4000ft with 93 well-spaced campsites; reservations required May to September.
Eastern Sierra
A dozen popular USFS campgrounds line the road; most are along Rock Creek and a few are reservable.
Eastern Sierra
Great spot for access to hiking trails. It has potable water and flush toilets. No reservations.
Yosemite National Park
Quieter than the Yosemite Valley campgrounds, with 110 sites at 7200ft.
Yosemite National Park
Primitive 52-site area at 8100ft; some campsites near the road.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Reservation service for many of the campgrounds in the parks.
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Services Company
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Some Sequoia National Forest lodgings.
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Small, chintzy historic house with five individually designed rooms and antique features throughout. Each room takes inspiration from it's surroundings –…
Eastern Sierra
A rambling, historic Victorian house located in the center of town, this hostel packs in dusty long-distance backpackers during June and July, with a more…
Mono Lake Region
Easily found on the highway 6 miles south of Bridgeport (look for the old-fashioned windmill by the roadside), Virginia Creek has a number of…
Mono Lake Region
Twin Lakes Rd dead-ends at Annett’s Mono Village, a huge and rather chaotic tumbledown resort on Upper Twin Lake. It has cheap, cramped lodging, and a…
Sequoia National Park
At Lake Kaweah, about 20-minutes' drive from Sequoia National Park, this developed family campground has all the amenities, including warm showers, water…
Sequoia National Park
Beside the river, a stone's throw from the National Park, this cottage-style inn rents four suites, each with a TV/DVD player, telephone, minifridge and…
Mono Lake Region
To experience an 1800s boarding house in all its rickety glory, try a room in this building transplanted from the abandoned mining town of Bodie. It can…
Mono Lake Region
Around since the late 1920s, this place is a good choice if you don't mind slightly bland furnishings in exchange for some homey privacy. Each cabin has a…
Mono Lake Region
A good choice, whether you stay in one of the standard rooms in the whitewashed classic roadside motel, or one of the more contemporary and luxurious…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Located east of Groveland in the Stanislaus National Forest only 12 miles from the entrance to Yosemite, it has remodeled, hotel-style rooms with plush…
Mammoth Lakes
You can't beat the location of this ski-in and -out five-floor resort next to Eagle Lodge, with 180 suites and townhouses. Rooms have classic furnishings…
Mono Lake Region
A cluster of six cozy, clean wooden cabins sit a few minutes drive south of Bridgeport town. Although anyone is welcome, the place is set up for fishing…
Mono Lake Region
This campground west of Bridgeport and north of Twin Lakes in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is a quiet camping experience with tables, fire grates…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
If you’re not ready to rough it at rustic lakeshore campgrounds, this lodge with a general store, lake-view restaurant and bar has a handful of wooden and…
