We are planing our summer trip out west (from Tennessee) to include Yosomite NP. This is for 2017. We are staying inside the park at Upper Pines then Tuolumine Meadows. If we can get reservations. Here is the part I could use some help on. In Tuolmne there are no dumps and no fresh water for filling a RV. Also no showers. There will be six of us camping together so my holding tanks will not make the five nights. Does anyone know the closest dump, fill water and show location. We have searched online but info is sketchy. Any help is appreciated.

In my opinion Tuoloumne Meadows is NOT suited for any RV, we did get in but at the time we have a small Viking popup. The roads make North Pines look like freeways and the campsites are littered with large boulders. If you do squeeze in I suggest not using the onboard toilet but stick to the CG restroom

As noted tight roads. You can fit in with your rig, but limited availability. This CG is more suited to tents, but we stayed there with our largish (19') pup. Use the CG toilets rather than those in the trailer. Need a shower? One day we drove down to Yosemite Valley and went to one of the swimming pools. Kind of a interesting experience to swim there anyway, and the pools are $5/person, $4 for kids.

stayed there in truck camper about 10 years ago very tight...but nice area..when u leave head towards Lee vining..stop at the local saloon:Echeck your breaks long steep down grade...great views..have fun we did

There is a dump station near Tuolumne Meadows, available only in summer. https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/rvcamping.htmI saw some Class A's at that campground, tucked very tightly between trees. Don't know how they did it.I've camped there without reservations, usually in last week before the camp closes in September. Beautiful place. A very different Yosemite from what you see in the valley.

Yup, a dump station with fresh water is near that CG. IIRC it's not far away... a few hundred yards down the road, perhaps.I saw a family with a water bladder on the roof of their vehicle; they went to fill up the bladder and drove back to the campsite, and filled their popup's tank by gravity through a hose. It saved them the hassle of folding and unfolding their popup. Pretty nice.

Tuolumne Meadows Campground, Yosomite experience?

doxiemom11
Explorer II
Jun 11, 2016
If there are faucets in the campground and you can get a site fairly close, you can run a hose to fill your water tank. You may need a "water thief" if the faucets are not threaded to screw your hose end on.
jolooote
Explorer
Jun 11, 2016
I suggest Crane Flats CG. Its much closer to the famous valley but still atop the mountains so it stays cool. Very nice 'Woodsy' atmosphere. It is, or was, 1st come 1st serve. Good roads and sites for big rigs. Centrally located water and real toilets but no showers. About 3 miles down the road is a gas station and store. I seem to remember they had pay showers. We camped there for 10 days in a 34' Class'A' with TOAD.
rexlion
Explorer
Jun 11, 2016
My preference was Bridalveil CG. Good elevation for cooler temps, and only 15 minutes from Glacier Point, my favorite spot in the park. Bridalveil had a water spigot by the bathroom. I spent 5 nights there. During the weekday, sites were available usually until 2:00-3:00 pm.
Jbrowland
Explorer
Jun 12, 2016
Actually getting a reserved spot, especially for five days, should be more of a concern than if you will fit. Get up early before the reservtion window opens, have many devices pre-loaded with options to choose from on the reservation web site and cross your fingers along with thousands of others around the world as the spaces all fill in seconds. Good luck and I hope you are successful! :)

We'll be in upper pines next week.
TNRIVERSIDE
Explorer
Jun 13, 2016
Thanks again. Good information.

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