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Upper Pines Campground: how hard is it to reserve?

Yosemite National Park · National Park Service · Yosemite National Park, CA

DifficultyVery hard95/100

Weekends booked (90d)99%

Weeknights booked (90d)88%

Dates with an open site (30d)4/30

As of Oct 10, 2026, 99% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Upper Pines Campground over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 88% of weeknights. In the next 30 days, 4 of 30 dates have at least one open site (43 open site-nights in total; 1,090 over 90 days).

Upcoming weekends

Weekend (Fri–Sat)	Booked	Open sites Fri
Oct 16, 2026	100%	0
Oct 23, 2026	100%	0
Oct 30, 2026	100%	0
Nov 6, 2026	100%	0
Nov 13, 2026	99%	1
Nov 20, 2026	100%	0

Snapshot history

History accumulates daily from Oct 10, 2026. We have 1 daily snapshot so far; trend analysis (how far ahead weekends fill, cancellation patterns) will be added once enough history exists.

Snapshot date	Score	Weekends booked	Weeknights booked	Open dates 30d
Oct 10, 2026	95	99%	88%	4

About Upper Pines Campground

235 campsites (235 listed in availability data)
$36 per night
Recreation.gov rating 4.4/5 from 4,130 reviews
Equipment: Tent, RV, Trailer, Caravan/Camper Van, Pickup Camper, Fifth Wheel, Pop up
Activities: Camping

Upper Pines 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 accoun…

Description excerpt from Recreation.gov.

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