ItOpened Guides · Yosemite National Park
How to actually get a site at Camp 4 — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Overview Camp 4 has returned to reservations. Arrival dates are released one week in advance at 7AM PDT. Camp 4 is a shared site campground , which means six individuals (including children 3 and older) are assigned to each site and all site amenities are shared . As such, this campground is challenging for large groups who all want to camp together. Camp 4 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.
| Total sites | 68 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Tent only |
| Site mix (directory count) | Tent only 62 |
| Area | Yosemite National Park |
| Managed by | National Park Service |
| Nearest community | YOSEMITE, CA |
| Directory phone | 209-372-8502 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Camp 4 is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Camp 4 around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Tuolumne Meadows Campground | 309 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Upper Pines Campground | 240 sites · same area |
| Crane Flat Campground | 151 sites · same area |
| Hodgdon Meadow Campground | 108 sites · same area |
| Bridalveil Creek Campground | 107 sites · same area |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Camp 4 campground page · Yosemite National Park park page.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.