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Campground
Hodgdon Meadow Campground
Yosemite National Park, California
About this campground
Hodgdon Meadow campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
Hodgdon Meadow Campground offers family and group sites.
You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment.
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- Latitude
- 37.798889° N
- Longitude
- 119.865833° W
Know before you arrive
Access, sites & campground features
Official facility and campsite inventory, supplemented by clearly marked community reports when the official listing does not publish the detail.
Access
- Hike-in
- Walk-inPublished approach distance: 90 ft
- Drive-in
Site types
- Tent sites
- RV / trailer sites
- Group sites
- Standard campsites
Features
For campers
- Toilets
- Drinking water
- Picnic table
- FiresSubject to current restrictions
- Food storage
- Trash service
- Alcohol allowedCommunity report
- Firewood availableCommunity report
- Reservable
For vehicles
- Pull-through sites
- Big rig friendlyPublished vehicle length up to 40 ft
- Back-in sitesCommunity report
- Sanitary dumpCommunity report
- Water hookupsCommunity report
Official campground guide
Plan with the full campground details
Facility information, site rules, booking windows, and published rates. Source snapshot checked Oct 18, 2026.
Overview
Hodgdon Meadow campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The site is 25 miles from Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 4,875 feet. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas and much more.
Hodgdon Meadow campsites are available to reserve up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. PST. For example, on January 15, arrival dates for the period May 15 to June 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from January 15 to June 14.
Reservation Tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes. Login to your account or create a new account before the 7:00 a.m. (PST) release time. You may only add reservations to your cart and proceed with your reservation if you are logged into your account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov.
Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates
Facilities
Hodgdon Meadow Campground offers family and group sites. Roads and parking spurs are paved, and flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring and a food storage locker. A gas station and small general store are eight miles away at Crane Flat.
Recreation
Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring, cross-country skiing and photography are all very popular activities within the park.
Hiking the 2.5 to 3-mile roundtrip trails to the Tuolumne and Merced Groves of Giant Sequoias are a popular activity at Hodgdon Meadow. The White Wolf area on Tioga Road also offers many hiking opportunities.
Natural Features
The area is forested with mixed stands of Red fir, incense-cedar, Ponderosa pine and Lodgepole pine, offering a pleasant combination of sun and shade. Vibrant wildflowers fill the open meadows each summer.
Nearby Attractions
Just 45 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. Hiking trails and bike paths are abundant in the valley. Rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. Yosemite Valley also offers numerous guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities, and an art center with workshops.
The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes and granite domes. Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks.
Other sites of interest include the beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. It's home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads. Glacier Point has sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks. Wawona and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time.
Activities & amenities
What Recreation.gov or the campground’s official source specifically lists.
Available activities
- Camping
Amenities and facility features
- Toilets
- Potable water
- Picnic tables
- Site fire ring or grateSubject to current restrictions
- Food-storage locker
- Trash service
Recreation sites
Published inventory grouped by site type. Individual sites can have stricter limits.
Hike To
60 sites- Reservation type
- Site-Specific
- Equipment
- Small Tent, Tent
- Maximum people
- 6
- Maximum vehicles
- 2
- Maximum vehicle length
- 18 ft
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out
- 12:00 PM
- Accessible sites
- None flagged in site inventory
Group Tent Only Area Non-Electric
4 sites- Reservation type
- Site-Specific
- Equipment
- Large Tent Over 9x12`, Tent
- Maximum people
- 30
- Maximum vehicles
- 5
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out
- 12:00 PM
- Accessible sites
- None flagged in site inventory
Standard Non-Electric
35 sites- Reservation type
- Site-Specific
- Equipment
- Car, Caravan/Camper Van, Fifth Wheel, Large Tent Over 9x12`, Pickup Camper, Pop Up, RV, Tent, Trailer, Vehicle
- Maximum people
- 6
- Maximum vehicles
- 2
- Maximum vehicle length
- 40 ft
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out
- 12:00 PM
- Accessible sites
- None flagged in site inventory
Tent Only Non-Electric
5 sites- Reservation type
- Site-Specific
- Equipment
- Tent
- Maximum people
- 6
- Maximum vehicles
- 2
- Maximum vehicle length
- 18 ft
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out
- 12:00 PM
- Accessible sites
- None flagged in site inventory
Management
4 sites- Reservation type
- Site-Specific
- Equipment
- Car, Caravan/Camper Van, Fifth Wheel, Pickup Camper, Pop Up, RV, Tent, Trailer
- Maximum people
- 6
- Maximum vehicles
- 2
- Maximum vehicle length
- 40 ft
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out
- 12:00 PM
- Accessible sites
- None flagged in site inventory
Site rules, inventory & rates
Facility rules, inventory procedures, and price seasons published by the official source.
Site rules
- Allow Machine Token
- 1
- Block Release Day
- 15Blocks released on the 15th of each month
- Group Reservation Window
- 5 Months
- Max Changes
- 4 change(s) per reservation
- Max Concurrent Stay
- 2 campsite(s) held
- Maximum stay
- 14 consecutive nights
- Max Simultaneous Reservations
- 2 reservations
- Max Stay
- 14 days
- Max Transaction Reservations
- 2 reservations per transaction
- No Occupant Change
- 1
- Reservation cutoff
- 0 Not Reservable
- Reservation Window
- 55 months to be released at a time
- Maximum published occupancy
- 30 people per site
- Maximum published vehicles
- 5 vehicles per site
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out
- 12:00 PM
- Food storage
- Hodgdon Meadow Campground's official facility record states: Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring and a food storage locker.
- Fire and stove use
- Hodgdon Meadow Campground's official facility record states: Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring and a food storage locker.
- Pets
- Hodgdon Meadow Campground's official facility record does not publish a campground-specific pet allowance; verify the current Yosemite National Park pet boundary before arrival.
Inventory window
Recreation.gov publishes a rolling booking window. The dates below are the official snapshot captured for this catalog build.
- Currently bookable through
- Mar 14, 2027
- Next release
- Nov 15, 2026, 7:00 AM PST
- Next book-through date
- Apr 14, 2027
- Group sites bookable through
- Mar 14, 2027
Published seasons & rates
| Season | Site type | Nightly rate | Additional person | Deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026 | Group Tent Only Area Non-Electric | $75 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026 | Standard Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 15, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 | Group Tent Only Area Non-Electric | $75 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 15, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 | Standard Non-Electric | $36 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 15, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $36 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonOct 26, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Group Tent Only Area Non-Electric | $75 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonOct 26, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Standard Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonOct 26, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonOct 26, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Group Tent Only Area Non-Electric | $75 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Standard Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| First-come, First-served SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $28 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Nov 28, 2027 | Group Tent Only Area Non-Electric | $75 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Nov 28, 2027 | Standard Non-Electric | $36 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Nov 28, 2027 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $36 | — | — |
Important facility notices
Read these with current closure and fire notices before departure.
- You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment.
- If arriving one or more days late, call (209) 379-2123 ; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
- • Bear Habitat! Food and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day • Food storage lockers are provided in all campsites and measure 35 inches deep x 43 inches wide x 28 inches high. • Absolutely NO food stored in vehicles • Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters
- Pets are not permitted in group campsites , but are allowed in standard sites.
- Group sites are tent-only; no sleeping in vehicles.
- There are no electric, water, or sewer hook-ups at this facility; however, a dump station is located in Yosemite Valley.
- Your camping reservation does NOT get you into Yosemite for free. You must pay an additional fee per vehicle at the park entrance or buy a pass ahead of time on recreation.gov.
- For additional park information, visit www.nps.gov/yose
- There is no cell phone coverage or public phone at Hodgdon Meadow Campground
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.
- Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water and propane bottles, food containers and travel mugs. Place all of your recyclable waste in designated recycling containers. For more information go to: https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/zlf.htm
Getting there & contact
Official directions
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Hodgdon Meadow Campground is located 1/2 mile from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 25 miles (45 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley.
Facility contact
(209) 379-2123 OR (209) 372-8502