We stayed here this past weekend and really enjoyed it. The cabin was clean and comfortable, like a…read morehotel room. They provided basic amenities like soap, towels, and toilet paper, along with everything we needed for the kitchenette and barbecue, including pots, pans, bowls, utensils, serving spoons, spatulas, and tongs. We also explored the property a little, and the communal bathrooms were very clean. The only issue was the air conditioning. We specifically chose an air-conditioned cabin knowing how hot it could get. During our stay, it was about 100 degrees outside, and the AC couldn't keep the cabin cool during the hottest part of the day, even with Turbo on full blast and the temperature turned all the way down. The AC is located right outside the bedroom door and was blowing cold air, but the coldest area was still the kitchenette directly in front of the unit. The cold air didn't circulate well throughout the living room area or into the bedroom. We even brought fans to help circulate the air, but they didn't help much either. We're not sure why the cabin couldn't retain the cool air--whether it was the layout, airflow/circulation, insulation, or simply the extreme heat. Given how small the cabin is, It just seemed like the cabin couldn't keep the heat out and the cool air in. Bottom line, it wouldn't stay cool during the hottest parts of the day. Once it cooled down at night, the cabin was very comfortable. Other than that, we really enjoyed our stay and would definitely come back, probably during a cooler time of year.

Wildhaven has several 'glamping' resorts near National Parks. This one is 1 mile outside the small…read moretown of Mariposa, about 30 miles from the entrance to the National Park. It is just off Hwy 41, above the local fire station. The area is large. The tents are on the lower level and the cabins are on the higher level, on the top of the hill. Our superior (and more expensive) cabin had nice views over the surrounding hills and the 'wild' horses on a neighboring ranch. The cabin was really small - think 'Tiny Home'. A small sitting area, kitchenette, bathroom and bedroom. The tents use common bathrooms. We had a small out door area to sit. You can rent a gas tank for the outdoor fire pit. Free coffee at the office. It is pet friendly. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Even though the cabin is nice with AC and running hot water, the surroundings are rough and our little dog injured his foot on 'foxtail' grass. The only groceries, gas or food are in the town - a 1 mile drive away (not walkable).

We have stayed here at the Indian Flat RV park a couple of times. It is right on hwy 140, the road…read moreto the west entrance to Yosemite National Park. It is a somewhat smallish park, with special areas for tenters and RV'ers. Full hook-ups available, and sites are reasonably priced. A bonus is that it is right next door to Cedar Lodge, and the campers are permitted to use the Lodge's swimming pool, Most sites, particularly the hook-up sites, have sufficient shade for the very hot summer months. We would not hesitate in the least on staying here again! I definitely recommend staying here!

Our cabin was rough, holes in tent and so hot, at least 200 yards from the bathrooms. We thought it…read morewould be fun, like camping, but switched to the cedar lodge because we weren't going to make it several times a night all the way to the restrooms.

An absolute GEM Spring cove was just perfect for my family and I. The campground was perfect the…read moreset up, the bathrooms near by were clean and well kept. The showers were also very nice and clean. Parking for one car only, there's an option to park another vehicle but its 10$ for extra cars. The lake was so close, just a small walk away. Rangers were so nice and checked on us often. We absolutely LOVED this campsite.

This is a fantastic location. Great campground. It was very clean and very well organized. The camp…read morehost Mathew McCabe was outstanding appeared to be constantly at work and readily available. A very attentive host, who clearly took great pride in his work.

I recently stayed at Summerland Campground from 7/7-7/10 on camp sites #3 and #4 and overall had a…read morepositive experience. The campground was well-maintained, with neat grounds and clean restrooms, which made for a pleasant stay. The campground host was incredibly accommodating and helpful throughout our visit. However, I did encounter a concerning issue: during our hike in Yosemite Valley, some of my property was stolen from my campsite. While I don't want to negatively impact the campground's reputation, I feel it's important for fellow campers to be aware of this. Even though the area feels safe, I highly recommend keeping your belongings secured and out of sight when you're away from your site. Overall, I enjoyed my time at Summerland Campground and would recommend it, but just exercise caution with your belongings.

We stayed here in June 2026 for our birthdays . We stayed on campsite 22. The campsite was clean…read moreand toilets were clean . The host were super kind and helpful . Our site had access to a creek and caught 5 rainbow trout and a ton of crawdad. Very quite at night , the creek sounds put me to sleep . Kids had a blast for our first camping trip. Also there was a beautiful waterfall up the hill . We were super close to the entrance of Yosemite. We are definitely staying here all year

Mount Hoffmann, Yosemite: 2026 Aug 13…read more From Yosemite Valley, take highway 120 to the Crane Flat turnoff onto Tioga Road. Continue driving until you get to the May Lake trailhead. You can park and use the toilet before you start your hike. Heavy-duty, wildlife-resistant containers are available to store your food in. Elevation at the trailhead is 8,710 feet. Mt. Hoffmann elevation gain is 10,845 feet. It is a 10,850-foot peak near the geographic center of Yosemite National Park. Mount Hoffmann is named after Charles F. Hoffmann, cartographer. Charles F. Hoffmann named lake number 5 May Lake. May Lake nestles below Mt. Hoffmann. The hiking distance is only 5.6 to 6 miles round trip but this is a difficult and strenuous hike. The unmaintained boulders with loose rocks make this short hike challenging. The elevation and thin mountain air makes it hard to breathe and may cause your heart to beat faster. You may tire easily. This can also lead to altitude sickness if you do not rest and adjust. Make sure you hydrate constantly. Our pace was slow as we scramble up this 10,850-foot peak. Mt. Hoffmann's unmaintained steep and rocky granite boulders with loose rocks was extremely challenging for me. We didn't get to the very top. I heard thunder and felt droplets of rain, and decided to climb back down to avoid slipping on the rocks. The final push of about 200-feet involves climbing on loose gravel and granite rock that are covered with decomposed granite, one of the most insidiously slippery substances. These are some of the steepest and most treacherous climb, but if you make it to the top, you will be rewarded with a panoramic 360-degree views of Yosemite, including distant views of Half Dome and Tenaya Lake. The Mt. Hoffmann trail also includes some bonus views of May Lake. On the climb up, we saw a Marmot hanging out on a rock. He was a large, stout guy -- looking more like a house-cat than a squirrel. This guy probably weighs around 11 pounds. He was tame and quiet -- just holding on to the rock and allowed us to take pictures of him and even video-tape him. He must be used to humans scrambling up and down 'his' rock every day. On the way down, we moved to the side for horses to trot up the mountain. The poor horses were weighted down by heavy-looking camping gears. I hope they're well cared for and appreciated by humans who use their services. Along the way, stop and admire views of Clouds Rest and Half Dome. From afar, the distant mountains look majestic with a soft blue hue against the sky. We may attempt this hike again but I'll need to be better prepared for it. Source above: Wikipedia, Google

Yosemite Valley Tour (Tram) OUTSTANDING tour of Yosemite…read moreValley. Starts at Yosemite Lodge, tickets required but worth every penny. You ride in an open air trailer with audio description by a US Park Service Ranger. It was HOT and ice cold towels provided along with ice cold water made it a bit more bearable. Anthony was our driver and is THE MOST PROFESSIONAL DRIVER I have ever encountered in all my travels. Gentle starts and stops, constantly in motion at both our stops giving out water and extending and retracting the trailer's step for our use. Providing the audio portion of the tour was Ranger Emile. She's a real GEM! Her depth of information, humor and wit made the tour and grand event. She loves Yosemite and it shows! Equally as hard working at our two stops to make sure everyone stayed hydrated because of the excessive heat. [Note to her Mom, you did great raising her! Make sure she sees this review!] If you go to Yosemite, make time to go on this tour. You get more and better pictures than from your car and learn the history of the Park. One last thing, drive to Glacier Point. The view is awesome and worth the drive.

I have been ciming here scinse i was 9yrs old im 42 now and i absolutely love this place!! The…read morehistory the fishing the campgrounds swimming holes and i would always come back with a little jar of arrow heads and obsidian and even got invited to an indian ceremony to put the mother bear in a safe hibernation!! 5 's more if i could!!

an absolutely wonderful place: it's kinda dinky looking from the street but if you follow the creek…read moredownhill, you'll find granite pools and falls to play in. it's slippery so bring some water shoes if you can, but it's more than necessary to take a dip in the little pools and falls if possible. it's beautiful for many reasons, the fresh water just makes it that much better. totally worth any trip or drive to get here.. and the stars on clear night.. immaculate. I recommend x1000 plus some :) my picture doesn't do it justice cause I was too busy playing in the pools to take a good pic on my phone

Great place with really nice people. I've stayed many times. The pool room is the best.read more

My wife and I recently became full timers and we stayed at Park of the Sierras looking for a place…read moreto visit our son. After staying for nine days we found out that you had to become an escapee's member and the cost was $49. To join for one year. The park refunded this in a free night credit. While staying here we met the park manager and took a tour after finding out they are a 55+ members park. After reviewing the park information and seeing what a beautiful park this was we decided to make this our home base. We travel to many places after retirement but found that we needed a place to hang out hat for Dr. appointments, and staying connected with our family in the Central Valley. We bought in and picked our site. The unique nature of living here is that the members here all volunteer to help keep cost down to run the park. This gave us a sense of ownership and community. We volunteer 3 days per week for approximately 4 hours per day and join in on special events to help set up or organize events that are for the members. It's not like having a job but more like going to hang out with folks that have the same interests. There is constantly an event going on weather you like to play cards, pool, dominoes, darts, working out , or outdoor activities like pickle ball or mini golf the fun is endless. This amazing place has beautiful views of the Sierra foothills and there's even a casino across the mountain. Becoming a member here has given us a place to call home in between our travels and our site remains ours when we're in the park. If you're thinking of becoming a full timer or if you're looking for a great place to glamp, this is the place!

The Wawona entrance to Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias was a new to me area of…read morethe park, when I visited in Mid-June 2026. Without the reservation system this year, even a weekday brings lines at the entrance kiosk. It was about a 45 minute wait. But, once entering the park, the Mariposa Welcome Center parking area had ample parking. The grove's gateway is just a couple of minutes from the Wawona entrance where there's a gift shop, restrooms and the shuttle bus to the grove (only runs seasonally.) I found the shuttles to run efficiently, albeit crowded. However, unless you want to hike up a steep paved road and add 2 miles to your hike, they're the only way up to the grove, as private vehicles are not allowed to drive or park there (those with disabilty tags are the exception.) The lower grove was packed and features the popular and iconic trees such as the Grizzly Giant and Tunnel Tree. It was too chaotic to really enjoy fully, but I was on my way to Wawona Point and the upper grove, so didn't linger in the main area too long. Once past the Grizzly Giant loop, the crowds exponentially thinned out and the forest became peaceful. It's a beautiful area and has a decent length hike to the upper grove, where the Guardians Loop trail was the standout along with Wawona Point (featuring a scenic overlook of the Wawona area.) The upper trails reminded me of a shorter version of Sequoia National Park's "giant forest loop." The trails were well kept and featured an array of wildflowers, green meadows and of course the iconic sequoias. You can make a longer loop or out and back and see most of the area in a longer day hike. It's a quieter and beautiful area of Yosemite that gets overlooked in comparison to the touristy lower grove and the valley. It is about a 45-50 minute drive to connect back down to the valley so you can visit both in one day, but I decided to linger and take my time in the beautiful upper grove areas. Either way, Mariposa Grove is a worthwhile stop in your Yosemite itinerary

A visit to Yosemite is not complete with at least a short hike around this grove. You park at the…read morevisitor center and take a shuttle to the grove. The shuttle line can be long but you shouldn't have to wait more than 15 minutes or so. The grove has a few trails. You should at least do the grizzle giant hike, as you see many great trees and it's an easy trail. The longest trail to Wawona Point is amazing and definitely worth it is you have the time and energy. Take your time here and enjoy it!

We stayed at camp site 500 during June and just FYA the grass spot is covered in ticks everywhere…read moreif u are planning to not bring an rv and actually set up a tent. Other than that cool place, very close to the river and super clean bathrooms.

In short, this is a "maybe" recommendation…read more To preface, I have visited Yosemite National Park many many times, with many many stays at campgrounds, the Yosemite Valley Lodge & The Ahwahnee. My family loves this park so much that my husband & I chose to get married there last year. I think overall this is an okay campground for the most part. It is well located within the valley loop. It is close to some popular hiking routes, is next to Merced river and just down the road from Curry Village. However, a few things to note that didn't make it a 5-Star stay. 1) Customer service - upon entry, we were greeted by two very friendly hosts. Our party had a physically disabled person with handicap plates on the car. One of the hosts let us know that the stall we parked a car in (temporarily) to unload was designated for law enforcement, but okayed us unloading for 10 minutes. We appreciated the info and consideration. Nearing the 10 minute marker another/separate host approached us really quite aggressively, yelling about us breaking the law and that we need to move immediately. We explained the discussion with the prior host we spoke to, but this one kept yelling at us about how our car looked empty (it wasn't) and wouldn't stop yelling at us until we moved. We totally get the technicality of the stall, but we did receive an okay from another host and this guy was just aggressive as hell with no regard to ADA considerations in a very temporary situation. No law enforcement used it the entire time we were there (several days), did 10 minutes kill them to let a disabled guest unload?? It just was not very host like and incredibly unprofessional. Approach would have meant everything. To add to the poor customer service, we were later accused of pushing the limits with our tents and having more than 6 people (we only had 4 people) despite other campsites directly next to us having at the least 8-10 people, who lit fires mid-day, who had on occasion left their fires completely unattended, and who smoked weed and screamed & talked loudly way after noise cutoffs.. yet no host was approaching them about any of that. 2) some campsites were way overgrown with weeds and fallen over tree trunks. 3) no soap in the bathrooms. As a lover of this park who has stayed more times than I can count, the stay this time at North Pines overall was just okay. The lack of customer service and disregard for disabled persons from some of the hosts was something I don't think myself nor my family will soon forget. I've/my family had never been made to feel like that before, especially at a place that wants conservation support and goes through so much to accommodate ADA.

Camped at Lake McSwain for 2 nights along the water. Beautiful spot. Fishing was decent. Campsite…read morenice, until it got dark. And then the German cockroaches came out of and crawled everywhere! I'll fish there again but won't be camping there again. Way too many cockroaches.

Mine and my husbands camping trip was amazing. We camped at Lake McClure at McClure Point,…read morecampground C21. We had an amazing view of the water and the boat launch ramp was only like a 2 minute car ride from our site. Our campsite had a water faucet and electrical hookups. It was a beautiful site, the first night we were there it was really busy, and pretty noisy, but that's to be expected, as it was the weekend. The only reason it was a 4 star review and not a 5 star review is because the bathrooms/showers were absolutely disgusting. I would recommend bringing a portable toilet and a small hose to shower at the campsite.