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Ed_White
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014

Large Fifth Wheel in Yosemite, North Pines Campground

I spent a lot of time over the past week studying the site sizes and photos for North Pines Campground at Yosemite, and this morning, when reservations opened at 7am, I managed to bag Site 128 at North Pines for 4 days in May. Ten minutes later every site was booked, so there's no going back.

Reviews of the site say it is one of the best in the park, and it looks wide enough and long enough for my 38 ft fifth wheel.

Officially, the site is listed as suitable for a 35 ft fifth wheel or 40 foot motorhome.

Just wondering if anyone is familiar with the road system in North Pines, and in particular the road width around site 128, for reversing or jack-knifing a fifth wheel trailer into the site. After all the stress of making the reservation, it would be even worse to arrive and discover the site is inaccessible.
  • Fresno_Tundra_D's avatar
    Fresno_Tundra_D
    Explorer
    Jan 15, 2014
    My guess is that you'll be fine. If it can hold a forty foot motorhome, it should hold your 38 foot 5er. It is a double driveway so you can even slant it a bit if needed. The rangers won't hassle you as long as you are not sticking way out in the road. Go to Yosemitecampsites.com to see another picture of it. It shows a long trailer in it. Congrats on snagging the site. I'm sure it was stressful!!
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Jan 15, 2014
    I don't recall which sites we stayed in but the first one was near the beginning of the loops and across from the bathroom. It was on the river. That was easy to get our 34 footer in. If you go into the loops then it gets very very tight. The roads are very narrow and there are trees and rocks. We moved to another site that was on the outside of the loop but we had to drive thru the loop and then back into the site, it took about 5 tries to get in.

    BK

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