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Camp 4

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

$10–$20nightly fee
62overnight sites
Reservablebooking
Not statedseason (agency text)
No RV datamax RV/trailer length
32named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi (77.9 mi)
9.8 mibike trails within 5 mi
4,000 ftelevation (agency text)

How it compares

  • With 62 sites it is the #92 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.
  • Straight-line distance: Nashville ~1806 mi, Chattanooga ~1906 mi, Knoxville ~1965 mi.

Site mix

Tent-only62

Amenities & rules

Drinking waterFire pitsFlush toiletsFood storage lockersPicnic tablesTents

Fee notes from the agency: Recreation Fee: $10.00 per person, per night. No Show Policy: Reservation holders have until 8:30 a.m. the day following their arrival date to check-in or their camping reservation will become void. Campers should call (209) 372-8502 if they know they will be late. The maximum fee for no shows is $20 and loss of the first night’s camping fee. Discounts: Individual campers who are eligible …

Trails within 5 miles

TrailClosest pointMapped miles within 5 miSource
Camp 4 West0.0 mi0.4NPS
Bike Path0.1 mi6.9NPS
Camp 4 East0.1 mi0.2NPS
Valley Loop Trail0.1 mi15.1NPS
Yosemite Falls Trail0.1 mi2.0NPS
Lower Yosemite Fall Trail0.5 mi1.3NPS
Four Mile Trail0.5 mi4.0NPS
Cook's Meadow Loop0.6 mi0.4NPS
NPS Corral Stock Trail0.9 mi0.1NPS
Pohono Trail1.4 mi10.0NPS
Sentinel Dome Trail1.5 mi0.4NPS
The Ahwahnee Cottages Paved Path1.6 mi0.2NPS

+ 20 more named trails.

Mountain biking nearby

9.8 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles. Difficulty mix: Unrated: 9.8 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Bike Path0.1 mi6.9UnratedNPS
Valley Loop Trail0.1 mi0.3UnratedNPS
Cook's Meadow Loop0.6 mi0.4UnratedNPS
Stoneman Meadow Boardwalk1.8 mi0.2UnratedNPS
Happy Isles Loop Road2.1 mi1.2UnratedNPS
Mirror Lake Road2.4 mi0.8UnratedNPS

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
Lower Pines Campground
Yosemite National Park
2.0CA$10–$2074 — 40 ftyes Reserve32 (69.2 mi)
North Pines Campground
Yosemite National Park
2.1CA$10–$2081 — 40 ftyes Reserve32 (69.3 mi)
Upper Pines Campground
Yosemite National Park
2.3CA$10–$20235 — 35 ftyes Reserve32 (68.7 mi)
Porcupine Flat Campground
Yosemite National Park
5.1CA$2456 — 24 ftyes Reserve22 (41.5 mi)
Bridalveil Creek Campground
Yosemite National Park
5.5CA$10–$20106 — 35 ftyes Reserve14 (42.0 mi)
Yosemite Creek Campground
Yosemite National Park
5.9CA—74 — 20 ftyes Reserve5 (10.8 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 Camp 4 has returned to reservations. Arrival dates are released one week in advance at 7AM PDT. Camp 4 is a shared site campground , which means six individuals (including children 3 and older) are assigned to each site and all site amenities are shared . As such, this campground is challenging for large groups who all want to camp together. Camp 4 is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 4,000 feet. The site is situated in the heart of Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. Recreation Yosemite's trails, … read the full description on Recreation.gov