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Camp at a Backpackers Campground, Yosemite National Park

Backpackers' campgrounds are available for wilderness permit holders to spend one night before and one night after a wilderness trip. Camping is limited to one night at a time. Reservations are not necessary nor required. A valid wilderness permit is required to stay at the campground. The fee is $5 per person, you can pay using envelopes at the campground. Parking is not available directly at campgrounds; instead park at designated overnight parking areas and walk to the backpackers' campground. Yosemite Valley: The backpackers' campground is behind North Pines Campground (and across the footbridge). Open April through mid October (approximately). If arriving at night, please be quiet as you unload your car in the unloading zone and walk to the campground. This campground has vault toilets and no potable water (potable water is available nearby in North Pines Campground). Tuolumne Meadows: These sites are inside the Tuolumne Meadows Campground, behind the A loop. Open July through late September (approximately). White Wolf: These sites are at the back of the White Wolf Campground. Open July through mid September (approximately). Hetch Hetchy: The campground is next to the overnight parking area. Open all year.
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