“fire rings at every site”
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. Yosemite National Park's reservable campsites are available up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. (PT) or 10:00 a.m. (ET). For example, on January 15, the time period May 15 to June 14 becomes available to reserve, and therefore, the full booking window would be from January 16 to June 14. Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation DatesRecreation 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.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.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. Charges & Cancellations Cancellation of individual site reservations will be charged a $10 service fee. If the cancellation is within 48 hours of the arrival date, the first night's fee will also be charged. Cancellation of a group site reservation will incur a $10.00 service fee plus the first night’s use fee when the reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night’s use will not be assessed a service fee. No-shows for any type of reservation will be charged a $20 service fee and the first night's fee.
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En Roadtrip aux USA, il était inenvisageable de ne pas s’arrêter a Yosemite NP. N’ayant pu obtenir une place sur les campings de Yosemite valley nous nous sommes rabattus sur hogdon. Excellente expérience mais attention aux emplacements 10 à 23 en pente. La voiture ne peut pas être garée sur l’emplacement mais sur un parking en amont. Le centre du camping est plutôt familial et plus bruyant alors que les emplacements excentres sont beaucoup plus calmes mais moins accessibles. Cela ne nous a pas posé problème. Il existe de nombreux trails à proximité, loin de la foule de Yosemite valley. Nous recommandons ce camping mais pas à n’importe quel emplacement.
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"n Roadtrip in the USA, it was unthinkable not to stop at Yosemite NP. Not being able to get a place on Yosemite Valley campsites we fell back on hogdon. Excellent experience but watch out for pitches 10 to 23 on a slope. The car can not be parked on the site but on a parking upstream. The center of the camp-site is rather family and noisier whereas the excentres sites are much quieter but less accessible. It was not a problem. There are many trails nearby, far from the crowds of Yosemite Valley. We recommend this campsite but not at any location."
Nightly Rate: $1.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 23
RV Type: Tent
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Yosemite has no boondocking, so you reserve in Yosemite Valley a year ahead of time, or you stay at Crane Flat or Hogdon Meadows. It's a 16 mile drive to Yosemite Valley from the campground. But it's a pretty drive. The campground is very hilly. Bring leveling blocks. We used both sets of ours. The layout doesn't make a lot of sense and you would be hard pressed to get a larger 24'+ rig in here. It served our purpose. But it was hot, dusty and crowded. Not really our style. Oh, and hope you dont need to make a cell call. No service except in a few limited spots in Yosemite Valley.
Best part? Tom, the Forest Service entry kiosk worker who was just great. Really nice guy.
Note - our rate is $13 because we have a senior pass. Usual is $26.
Nightly Rate: $13.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 87
RV Length: 21 ft
RV Type: Class B
It’s decent. Bathrooms were worn but mostly clean, no dump station or water fill station but potable water in the bathroom. Very VERY dusty as all sites are dry dirt that causes a dust clouds even walking around. Forget clean. Dust will travel in open windows and get into everything! It is camping but we’ve never experienced such dirt and dust. If there was gravel or wood chips or grass it would help, but it’s just dirt. Anyway, it’s well kept and pretty, just be prepared for dust and a long drive to every attraction. The only way we’d ever return would be snagging a reservation in the valley.
Nightly Rate: $18.00
Days Stayed: 9
Site Number: 89
RV Type: Travel Trailer
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This is a first come, first serve campground, however, we had the pick of the place - we were the only ones there the first night! The bathroom is heated and has flushing toilets. There are two bathroom buildings, but one was locked for the season. We stayed in #47 because of its close proximity to the bathroom building and the ability to pull our trailer up close to the campsite. The campground has over 80 campsites, many that have a shared parking location and then walk (20-30 feet) to the actual campsite. The sites are stacked very closely together, which is why, although I said we would camp here again, we would only come back in the winter.
Nightly Rate: $18.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 47
RV Type: Teardrop Trailer
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Nice older campground. Few sites can handle bigger rigs. About a 45 minute drive into the valley.
Nightly Rate: $18.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 90
RV Length: 31 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
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Wheelchair Accessible
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- 12:00 PM
- Check Out
- 12:00 PM
- Last Nightly Rate
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- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 31 ft
- Lowest Nightly Rate
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- Max Length
- 35 ft
- Max Stay
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- Sites Count
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Age Restricted
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