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Hodgdon Meadow Campground: how hard is it to reserve?
Yosemite National Park · National Park Service · Yosemite National Park, CA
As of Oct 10, 2026, 100% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Hodgdon Meadow Campground over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 66% of weeknights. Weekends are much harder than weekdays here — shifting a trip to Sunday–Thursday is the easiest way to get a site. In the next 30 days, 11 of 30 dates have at least one open site (386 open site-nights in total; 386 over 90 days).
Upcoming weekends
| Weekend (Fri–Sat) | Booked | Open sites Fri | Open sites Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
Snapshot history
| Snapshot date | Score | Weekends booked | Weeknights booked | Open dates 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 89 | 100% | 66% | 11 |
About Hodgdon Meadow Campground
- 104 campsites (104 listed in availability data)
- $36–$75 per night
- Recreation.gov rating 3.9/5 from 968 reviews
- Equipment: Tent, RV, Trailer, Caravan/Camper Van, Pickup Camper, Fifth Wheel, Pop up
- Activities: Camping
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. Hodgdon Meadow 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,…
Description excerpt from Recreation.gov.
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Other campgrounds in Yosemite National Park
| Campground | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pines Campground Yosemite National Park | Very hard | 99% | 4 |
| Camp 4 Yosemite National Park | Hard | 67% | 5 |
| Wawona Campground Yosemite National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| North Pines Campground Yosemite National Park | Very hard | 100% | 0 |
| Tuolumne Meadows Campground Yosemite National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Crane Flat Campground Yosemite National Park | Very hard | 100% | 1 |
| Lower Pines Campground Yosemite National Park | Very hard | 100% | 0 |
| Tamarack Flat Campground Yosemite National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Porcupine Flat Campground Yosemite National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Bridalveil Creek Campground Yosemite National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
Nearby campgrounds
| Campground | State | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimond O Stanislaus National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Cherry Valley Stanislaus National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Summerdale Campground Sierra National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Pinecrest Stanislaus National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Forks Campground (Sierra) Sierra National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Tuttletown Recreation Area New Melones Lake | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |