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Overview
The Crane Flat Campground is located along the Big Oak Flat Road, just west of Crane Flat, about 30 minutes northwest of Yosemite Valley, at 6,200 ft (1,900 m) elevation. There is a gas station and minimal convenience items located nearby at Crane Flat. Trailheads for both the Merced Grove and Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias are located within a short drive of the campground.
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Directions
The Crane Flat Campground is located along the Big Oak Flat Road, just west of Crane Flat, about 16 miles (30 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley, at 6,200 ft (1,900 m) elevation. From Hwy. 120 west/Big Oak Flat Entrance, continue on the Big Oak Flat Road for 9 miles (15 minutes) where you’ll find the campground on your right south of the Big Oak Flat Road.
Weather Notes
Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles (3,100 square km) in the Sierra Nevada, with elevations ranging from about 2,000 feet (600 m) to 13,000 ft (4,000 m). Yosemite receives 95% of its precipitation between October and May (and over 75% between November and March). Most of Yosemite is blanketed in snow from about November through May. (The Valley can be rainy or snowy in any given winter storm.)
RV Information
Up to 35 ft
Maximum RV Length
Trailers up to 27 ft
Crane Flat Campground Reservation Fee – Regular Sites
Crane Flat Campground Reservation Fee – Regular Sites
Crane Flat Campground Reservation Fee - Double Sites
Crane Flat Campground Reservation Fee - Double Sites
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Reservations are required when Crane Flat is open (approximately July through mid-October). Campground reservations are released two weeks in advance on a rolling daily window (i.e., 14 days in advance of arrival date) at 7 am Pacific time. Be aware that nearly all campground reservations in Yosemite for the months of May through September and for some other weekends are filled the first day they become available, usually within seconds or minutes after 7 am Pacific time.
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