Bridalveil Creek Campground

Good campground! Really nice launchpad for exploring Glacier Point area. No showers, but chill vibe. Well kept. Flush toilets (great, but limit the season up here).

About 20min away from Glacier Point. Clean restroom with flash toilet. Plenty of toilet paper. Drinkable water also available. Various campsite sizes; some are good for 2 cars and tents; others are one vehicle and one tent only. Temperature drops significantly over night because of the 6000ft elevation. Camp fire allowed but need to be monitored at all times. No cellular reception ( ATT and Tmobile)

This was our first time staying here, and we loved it. Rangers are very helpful and knowledgeable. Bear lockers are very big, and the campground is very clean. It is a great location if you don't want to stay in the valley. We will definitely be staying here again.

The sites are pretty. Some are surrounded by granite boulders and trees but some are close together and can get noise. Great campground as a base to explore Yosemite valley, Mariposa grove and Glacier point.

I've camped in many of Yosemite's campgrounds. I think this one is the nicest plus it's first come - first serve so you don't need a reservation. The NPS tends to crowd sites way to close together but in this campground there is more space between sites than all the others I've stayed at in the park. It is set in an open lodgepole pine forest near Bridalveil Creek so some sites have less shade than others. Despite being next to a marshy area there were no mosquitoes; maybe we just got lucky. ||||The campground is in a fairly central location within the park, close to Glacier Point with Yosemite Valley or Wawona about a 45 minute drive away. The campground was not noisy at all during our stay. Once 10 PM came it was very quiet except for the coyotes howling in the distance. The bathrooms have flush toilets and were cleaned daily and the park service patrolled the campground nightly. The campground host was not there during our stay but we were there right after it opened for the season (about a month early due to the drought) and we had no issues at all with security or bears. Each site does have a bear box (which you must use) but they are not very tall. If your ice chest is taller than about 20" it won't fit. ||||Be warned: People start trolling for campsites around 9AM so if you want to camp there get there early, especially if you want the best sites. We got there at 1PM on a Monday and got a good site but the campground filled each night.

Bridalveil Creek Campground served as our first overnight in Yosemite National Park as we prepared for our five-day backpack adventure. The campground gave us a great opportunity to test all of our gear and get a feel for the park while still feeling like we were with other park visitors. ||||The campsites here include bear vaults and a fire ring and there was also potable water and restrooms available, which was great. In addition, the campground location is a quick drive to Sentinel Dome and Taft Point -- and on the way to Glacier Point, too. Be sure to check out these great hikes and vistas if you camp at Bridalveil Creek.||||Note: This campground closes in mid- to late September.

We felt fairly lucky finding a spot here considering this is Yosemite. We stayed here on a Tuesday night, on the last week before they closed for the season. We drove in early Tuesday morning and still found a few spots available. There was a good mix of RV/Tent camping. This was our first time in an RV, so I do not know the conditions of the the camp facilities.||The campground is at 7,000 feet elevation, so you will experience colder temperatures than the valley floor. The week after Labor Day experienced 30s at night and 60s in the afternoon. Dress warm, especially if you are tent camping. ||There was no host the last week in September, but NPS ranger came by in the morning checking each campsite. That also means no one checking at night. One rv left their firepit burning all night, anither ran their generator hours past shutoff time. (Generator can only be used 5-7am, noon - 2pm and 5-7pm)||All in all, no complaints since it is in Yosemite and you feel lucky you scored if you get a space in the first come first served campground.....just dress warm!||

Bridalveil Creek is a tent campground in Yosemite, located near Glacier Point, but a 45 minute drive away from Yosemite Valley. Since the Ferguson Fire in 2018, this campsite no longer has any running water or flush toilets! I'm not sure when the water and toilets will be restored, but in the meantime, they have porta-potties with handwashing stations you pump with your feet that are for handwashing only. Bring your own water; and also no showers here. The campground is first come first served, unless you stay at one of the group campsites (which are reservation only). Other things to note are: no lights and absolutely zero cell reception.