Availability
No official facility record or USGS lake, reservoir, river, or stream was verified within 0.5 mile of the mapped camp-area marker. Carry all water needed for the stay.
Backpacking camp
Harriet Bench camp area
Yosemite National Park, California
About this place
Harriet Bench is an official itinerary area, permit zone, or source-backed named overnight reference represented by a reachable point on the pinned agency trail network in Yosemite National Park.
The marker is a route-access reference, not a tent pad. Move off the trail only where travel is permitted, remain inside the authorized zone, and choose a legal durable site under every current setback and closure.
Water planning
Water at this camp
No reliable water source verifiedDrinking safety
Do not plan to collect water at this camp area.
Seasonality
Not applicable—no source is reliable enough to use in the itinerary.
Fire planning
Campfire & stove rules
Campfires prohibitedCampfires
This camp is approximately 9,902 ft, above Yosemite's 9,600-ft wilderness campfire limit. Never build a new ring; any allowed fire must be at least 100 feet from water and trail and fully extinguished.
Backpacking stoves
Portable backpacking stoves allowed. Pressurized-gas, liquid-fuel, propane, alcohol, and tablet/cube stoves are allowed. Twig and Sierra stoves follow the campfire rules and are prohibited wherever campfires are prohibited.
Permit
Yosemite does not require a separate California Campfire Permit for the portable stoves listed by the park.
Current restrictions
Yosemite currently prohibits wood, charcoal, and twig fires below 8,000 feet. Parkwide restrictions may supersede every camp-specific result; check the live page before departure.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road usually close for snow from about November into late May or JunePlace closure
No recurring date-based closure of Harriet Bench is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal access
Source-connected approaches: Happy Isles Trailhead, Glacier Point Trailhead, Cathedral Lakes Trailhead, and 8 more. Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road usually close for snow from about November into late May or June. Valley, Wawona, and Hetch Hetchy access use different road and gate rules.
Before driving
Road opening and closing dates are condition-driven. Check park conditions and the selected trailhead parking page immediately before travel.
Approach, parking, or service windows
- Overnight parking restrictionOctober 15 → Road reopening in springOfficial source
Overnight parking is prohibited on Tioga Road and associated lots, and on Glacier Point Road beyond Badger Pass, beginning October 15 until the applicable road reopens in spring.
Mapped approaches
Choose a trailhead for Harriet Bench camp area
Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.
- Lyell Canyon / Rafferty Creek Trailhead21.0 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Glen Aulin Trailhead21.8 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Cathedral Lakes Trailhead22.7 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Sunrise Lakes Trailhead22.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Happy Isles Trailhead23.3 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Young Lakes Trailhead23.4 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Mono Meadow Trailhead23.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Mirror Lake / Snow Creek Trailhead24.0 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Yosemite Falls Trailhead26.4 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Glacier Point Trailhead26.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Chilnualna Falls Trailhead30.3 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Porcupine Creek Trailhead31.7 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Bridalveil Creek Trailhead32.2 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Murphy Creek Trailhead33.4 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Ostrander Trailhead33.5 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Yosemite Creek Trailhead34.2 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- May Lake Trailhead35.3 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Alder Creek Trailhead35.5 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Old Big Oak Flat Road Trailhead37.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- South Fork Tuolumne River Trailhead39.1 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Ten Lakes Trailhead46.5 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Mono / Parker Pass Trailhead47.2 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- White Wolf Trailhead48.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Lukens Lake Trailhead49.7 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Aspen Valley Trailhead54.0 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Poopenaut Valley Trailhead56.2 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Smith Peak Trailhead56.3 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Base Line Camp Road Trailhead57.0 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Cottonwood Creek Trailhead59.3 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Hetch Hetchy Trailhead62.4 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
Map
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- Latitude
- 37.665463° N
- Longitude
- 119.328288° W