Camp 4

Horsetail Fall: February 2025 Reservation Requirements

Campground reservations will be required for Camp 4, Hodgdon Meadow, and Wawona Campgrounds beginning February 8–February 23, 2025 (these campgrounds normally operate on a first-come, first-served basis in February). All February reservations for Wawona, Camp 4, and Hodgdon Meadow Campgrounds will be released on December 15 at 7 am on Recreation.gov. Upper Pines Campground reservations are always available up to five months in advance.

In order to manage the Horsetail Fall event, reservations will be required for entry to Yosemite on: February 8–9, February 15–17, and February 22–23, 2025.

If you have a campground reservation for Upper Pines, Camp 4, Wawona, or Hodgdon Meadow Campgrounds, you don’t need an additional entrance reservation.

 

 

 

Reservations and Registration

Seasons

Mid-April through October

From April 29, 2025 through sometime in September or October, campsites will be available only by reservation via Recreation.gov one week in advance of your arrival date. Up to 6 people can be registered for a site per each reservation transaction. The camping fee is $10 per person per night.

November to mid-April

Camp 4 operates on a first-come, first-served basis, usually until sometime in April. The campground may fill early in the morning every day in spring and fall if weather is nice. The camping fee is $10 per night.

Camping Limit

There is a 30-night camping limit within Yosemite National Park in a calendar year; however, May 1–September 15, the camping limit in Yosemite is 14 nights, and only seven of those nights can be in Yosemite Valley or Wawona.

 

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Maps

• View a map showing all campgrounds in Yosemite National Park [2 MB PDF]
• View a map of Yosemite Valley [300 kb PDF]

Weather Emergencies

This campground may close with short notice when the National Weather Service forecasts either of the following in Yosemite Valley:

• winds of more than 30 mph or
• more than one foot of snowfall over 24 hours.

National Register of Historic Places

Camp 4 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its nationally significant role in the development of rock climbing as a sport.