Upper Pines Campground
ForestedYosemite National Park · California, USA · 1220 m elevation · Check-in 12:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM
The largest campground in Yosemite Valley, walking distance to Mirror Lake and Happy Isles trailheads.
Shade reality: Tall pines and cedars give most sites good shade, but valley walls delay sunrise and bring early sunset.
Individual sites · 235 mapped
Site positions come from OpenStreetMap; this campground publishes no per-site shade ratings — use the sun rays and terrain shadows instead. Click any dot on the map for site details; zoom in to see site numbers.
Shadiest sites on 2026-08-02 (least direct sun)
Precomputed estimate for the 15th of this month — all 235 sites, terrain + tree canopy (ETH 10 m, 2020) included.
Find a site
Official campground map240 sites
Cross-check site numbers against the park's own map before you book.
Sites 1–240 in several unnamed loops off one entrance road — no hookups anywhere in Yosemite Valley. Camp hosts at sites 50 and 52; dump station at the entrance. Max RV 35 ft / trailer 24 ft.
Source: official park map. Compare the loop layout with the satellite view above — north on the official map may not point up.