Yosemite Upper Pines CG - Max Vehicle vs. Max Trailer Length

I have put my 26' trailer in plenty of Upper Pines spots where I was over length. If you can get it in you are good to stay. Proper length spot is most certainly easier so get what fits if you can. Be sure to check Lower and North Pines as they have some longer spots. There are no bad spots in Yosemite Valley. If only the trailer fits you can park the tv one free tram stop away at Currie Village.

Thanks for everybody's input. There were 3 or 4 good photos online of the site we reserved. Judging from the vehicles and trailers that were in some of the photos I think we have a good chance of fitting in this site properly (Upper Pines CG). If not, we'll pay the cancellation fee, activate "Plan B", and head down the road to Crane Flat CG (about 7-8 miles away) which has a ton of open sites this time of the year. Got our fingers crossed that Plan A works . . . really don't want to give up those breathtaking views in the basin!

The 12 to 18 trailer sites usually have trees or rock(s) limiting maneuvering into the space, but sometimes they have a short paved area. Also many of the sites have a good sized concrete curb at the back. Unless you have high ground clearance the back end might not go over it. I camped many times with a 21 ft travel trailer towed by a Ford Explorer. There is no way I would try to back it into those small sites. I've even had trouble trying to park the Explorer off the road in the 35 foot sites. If anything sticks out into the road you will be asked to move it or leave. If you don't fit into the site you reserved, they will not give you a different one.

You have a little fudge factor if you let the butt of your camper hang over. I did notice some people there who had stabilizing jacks on the dirt so they seem to allow this.

They are however extremely strict about having your wheels on the pavement. Make sure all of your wheels are on asphalt. No fudge factor on that.

Another thing to keep in mind is that as a fallback you can park your truck in Curry Village's parking lot and take the free shuttle back over. Or walk it's not far. Not ideal but if you have a problem it's good to know that you have that option. Sometimes when you are squeezing in you will find that you can shoehorn the trailer into the site but once you do there isn't room left for the truck.

othertonka wrote:
Not sure about length restrictions but here is a link to a site that shows pictures of each site. Pick one you are interested in and take a look at the picture. Remember sometimes you can back up and let the rear end hang over a few feet so you can have room to park the tow vehicle.
Upper Pines photo site

othertonka, thanks! The link to the pics were helpful. A friend of mine mentioned the same thing you did. He said on some of the sites you can back the TT's rear overhang over the curb at the rear of the pad and gain another 3-5 feet of space.

Not sure about length restrictions but here is a link to a site that shows pictures of each site. Pick one you are interested in and take a look at the picture. Remember sometimes you can back up and let the rear end hang over a few feet so you can have room to park the tow vehicle.
Upper Pines photo site