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No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 518 openings spread across the week.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 13:00 and 21:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 87 of 518 detected openings (16.8%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 4 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 2–12 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 214 | 12 | 2.3% |
| 192 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 108 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 111 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 155 | 8 | 1.5% |
Site 214 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 12. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 43,005 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 4,591 open for online reservation · 17,145 reserved · 19,489 closed · 1,780 not yet released.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 2,992 fall on weekdays and 1,599 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
October shows no online availability. 0 of 7,285 tracked site-nights are open there — 7,198 reserved, 87 closed.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 0 | None open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 42 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 37 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 12 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 15 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no online availability on any tracked night. Christmas: 32 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 5 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 038 | 72 |
| 036 | 70 |
| 060 | 70 |
| 088 | 68 |
| 018 | 67 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Dec 11. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 537 2-night, 474 3-night, 237 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Nov 30 at site 010.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 35 ft. 103 sites take 25 ft, 61 sites take 35 ft. 3 sites of 235 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 038 | 24 ft | None | 72 | 26 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20 +60 more |
| 036 | 24 ft | None | 70 | 26 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22 +58 more |
| 060 | 24 ft | None | 70 | 19 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 11, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19 +58 more |
| 088 | 24 ft | None | 68 | 24 nights | Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17 +56 more |
| 018 | 24 ft | None | 67 | 26 nights | Nov 10, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 15, Dec 16 +55 more |
| 020 | 27 ft | None | 67 | 13 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16 +55 more |
| 031 | 24 ft | None | 67 | 25 nights | Dec 1, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 21 +55 more |
| 057 | 18 ft | None | 67 | 25 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 21 +55 more |
| 090 | 24 ft | None | 67 | 26 nights | Nov 29, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23 +55 more |
| 042 | 35 ft | None | 66 | 26 nights | Dec 2, Dec 6, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23 +54 more |
| 010 | 18 ft | None | 65 | 25 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16 +53 more |
| 026 | 35 ft | None | 65 | 24 nights | Dec 3, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23 +53 more |
| 027 | 24 ft | None | 65 | 25 nights | Dec 3, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 11, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23 +53 more |
| 072 | 27 ft | None | 65 | 13 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16 +53 more |
| 002 | 24 ft | None | 64 | 25 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 26 +52 more |
| 008 | 18 ft | None | 64 | 25 nights | Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 22 +52 more |
| 047 | 24 ft | None | 64 | 25 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 26, Dec 30 +52 more |
| 082 | 35 ft | None | 64 | 18 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17 +52 more |
| 040 | 24 ft | None | 63 | 25 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16 +51 more |
| 056 | 24 ft | None | 63 | 18 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 21, Dec 22 +51 more |
| 079 | 27 ft | None | 63 | 18 nights | Nov 30, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18 +51 more |
| 081 | 27 ft | None | 63 | 18 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16 +51 more |
| 058 | 18 ft | None | 62 | 26 nights | Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 28 +50 more |
| 080 | 24 ft | None | 62 | 19 nights | Nov 30, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24 +50 more |
| 006 | 35 ft | None | 61 | 42 nights | Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 22, Dec 23 +49 more |
| 016 | 24 ft | None | 60 | 17 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 20 +48 more |
| 025 | 24 ft | None | 60 | 25 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21 +48 more |
| 034 | 35 ft | None | 59 | 23 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20 +47 more |
| 063 | 24 ft | None | 59 | 25 nights | Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18 +47 more |
| 092 | 35 ft | None | 59 | 25 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20 +47 more |
| 019 | 24 ft | None | 58 | 26 nights | Dec 2, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25 +46 more |
| 023 | 35 ft | None | 58 | 26 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 23, Dec 27, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027 +46 more |
| 004 | 35 ft | None | 57 | 24 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25 +45 more |
| 014 | 24 ft | None | 57 | 17 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 21, Jan 1, 2027 +45 more |
| 039 | 35 ft | None | 57 | 25 nights | Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22 +45 more |
| 086 | 35 ft | None | 56 | 18 nights | Nov 29, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17 +44 more |
| 043 | 35 ft | None | 55 | 13 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 24 +43 more |
| 009 | 24 ft | None | 54 | 25 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Jan 5, 2027 +42 more |
| 070 | 24 ft | None | 53 | 14 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19 +41 more |
| 078 | 24 ft | None | 53 | 13 nights | Dec 3, Dec 13, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 29, Dec 30, Jan 5, 2027, Jan 6, 2027, Jan 7, 2027 +41 more |
| 094 | 35 ft | None | 53 | 25 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 20, Dec 21, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027 +41 more |
| 017 | 35 ft | None | 52 | 18 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 26, Jan 1, 2027, Jan 2, 2027 +40 more |
| 022 | 27 ft | None | 52 | 25 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 18, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027 +40 more |
| 055 | 24 ft | None | 52 | 25 nights | Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 20, Dec 29, Dec 30, Jan 5, 2027, Jan 6, 2027 +40 more |
| 062 | 24 ft | None | 52 | 13 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18 +40 more |
| 085 | 35 ft | None | 52 | 20 nights | Nov 30, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24 +40 more |
| 011 | 18 ft | None | 51 | 13 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 27, Dec 30, Dec 31 +39 more |
| 012 | 24 ft | None | 51 | 20 nights | Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 22, Dec 23 +39 more |
| 029 | 24 ft | None | 51 | 19 nights | Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 26 +39 more |
| 064 | 35 ft | None | 51 | 13 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 10, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 26, Jan 2, 2027 +39 more |
| 065 | 35 ft | None | 50 | 22 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 13, Jan 2, 2027, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027, Jan 6, 2027 +38 more |
| 068 | 35 ft | None | 50 | 19 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Jan 2, 2027, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027, Jan 6, 2027, Jan 7, 2027, Jan 8, 2027 +38 more |
| 077 | 27 ft | None | 49 | 13 nights | Dec 3, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 26, Jan 1, 2027, Jan 2, 2027, Jan 3, 2027 +37 more |
| 024 | 24 ft | None | 48 | 12 nights | Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027 +36 more |
| 061 | 35 ft | None | 47 | 12 nights | Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22 +35 more |
| 067 | 24 ft | None | 47 | 13 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 13, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027, Jan 6, 2027, Jan 7, 2027 +35 more |
| 075 | 24 ft | None | 47 | 13 nights | Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 21, Dec 25, Jan 2, 2027, Jan 3, 2027, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027, Jan 6, 2027, Jan 7, 2027, Jan 8, 2027 +35 more |
| 028 | 24 ft | None | 46 | 18 nights | Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 20, Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23 +34 more |
| 045 | 35 ft | None | 46 | 19 nights | Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 28, Dec 29 +34 more |
| 053 | 35 ft | None | 46 | 11 nights | Dec 3, Dec 10, Dec 11, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 17, Dec 18, Dec 19, Dec 23, Dec 24, Jan 2, 2027, Jan 3, 2027 +34 more |
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 account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov.
Upper Pines Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 4,000 feet. The site is situated in the heart of Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. 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 Campground Reservation Dates
For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose
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 trails range from the easy paved, two-mile roundtrip walk to Mirror Lake/Meadow, to the grueling but rewarding 14- to 16-mile trek to Half Dome (permit required). Both of these trails begin near the Pines Campgrounds, and there are many additional trailheads within Yosemite 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.
Upper Pines Campground is the largest of the three reservation campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. It offers paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets, and drinking water. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring, and a food storage locker. Yosemite's free shuttle bus stops at the campground entrance. Nearby, historic Curry Village offers showers (for a fee), a general store, restaurants and bar, amphitheater and a tour and activities desk.
Yosemite Valley is forested with a diverse mix of California black oak, Ponderosa pine, incense-cedar, White fir, and Whiteleaf Manzanita, which offers a pleasant combination of sun and shade. Through the trees, Yosemite's telltale granite cliffs peek through, and the gentle, refreshing Merced River flows nearby.
Glacier Point offers sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks.
The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes and granite domes. Beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Follow signs to Yosemite Valley and the campgrounds.
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Reservations for Upper Pines Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 89.3% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 4,591 of 43,005 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 518 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
Campsite Sniper detected 472 site-date openings at Upper Pines Campground in the last 7 days, 512 over 30 days and 518 over the last 90.
474 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Nov 30 at site 010. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
61 of the 235 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 35 ft. 232 of those 235 sites have a recorded maximum length and 3 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
January 2027, with 1,871 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 7,285.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 4 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 2-12 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Dec 11. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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