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Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging offers some of the best lodging near Yosemite National Park, with many types of cabins, plus yurts and RV and tent sites. While here, enjoy our large swimming pool, volleyball court, deli and Petting Farm! Spend your days at Yosemite and the surrounding Gold Country towns and return to stay with us, where peace and quiet is plentiful! Relax and recharge in a family-friendly setting, ready for your next day’s adventure!
Directions from the Bay Area: Follow Hwy-120 East to Groveland. Continue 1/2 mile East of Groveland on Hwy-120 and then turn right onto Old Hwy-120. Follow Old Hwy-120 for 1 mile. You will see Yosemite Pines RV Park and Campground on the left. Directions from Yosemite National Park: Follow Hwy-120 West for 22 miles after you leave Yosemite National Park. Turn left onto Old Hwy-120. Follow Old Hwy-120 for 1/2 mile to the Yosemite Pines RV Park and Campground on the right.
Spent two weeks at Yosemite Pines. Nice, clean, and quiet RV Park and only 24 miles from Yosemite NP. Also, nice size washers and dryers that were inexpensive and coin operated. The only downside was the WiFi. The RV Park does have it, but we kept getting kicked out, and even my jet pack with booster that I was for work struggled. It was like we were in a WiFi semi-dead zone.
We had an RV site booked to stay one night after a friends wedding nearby. When we arrived around midnight we found the entire RV park and cabins had no electricity. Since we needed power we decided this wasn’t the place for us. Especially since it was overcrowded and noisy. We left and with the help of a friend we were able to park and plug in at a friends house. The next morning I emailed asking if we could get a refund since the reservation guaranteed electricity. They said they came in the morning, found our info still on the board, cancelled the reservation and couldn’t issue a refund. Not the best way to run a business if expecting a return customer. Based on poor customer service, failure to provide what we were supposedly paying for and basically running a trailer park, I would not recommend.
Overall a nice RV park. Nice pool and general store. The laundry options were quite reasonably priced. The sites were nicely spaced considering how close this RV park is to Yosemite. They do need to do some minor tree and vegetation trimming throughout the park to make driving RVs a little easier. Speed bumps are a little aggressive and need to be repainted to ensure you see them. The toilets on the upper part were smelly in the surrounding area a few times during our week visit. Overall a nice RV park. Highly recommended. About an hours drive to Yosemite valley, assuming no backups at the park entrance.
We stayed 6 nights in a 40' 5th wheel. This is about as close as you can get to Yosemite without being inside the park. The weather was great and the RV part of the campground was moderately full. The sites are fairly level but the whole park is built on a mountain so everything is on an incline. Even though the RV App said the unit was level, we could tell it was just a bubble off. It didn't bother me. The sites are gravel with a picnic table and fire pit. No fires allowed while we were there due to fire danger. The bathrooms are a bit dated but they were clean. They have a store that carries a few items but if you need groceries, you will have to go to Groveland, about 3 miles. The park has a lot of other non RV camping facilities they rent like cabins, Yurts, Chuck Wagons, Vintage RVs, etc. They have a pool, a deli, and laundry facilities.
I would give anyone a recommendation to stay here as it is a clean, well managed park and they staff was friendly. It is a bit tight for big rigs, but it isn't the worst I've been in. We would definitely stay here again.
My family and I camped here on a tent site for three nights to visit Yosemite national park. It was a pleasant experience. The campground was nice without many flies (some annoying honeybees tho) and there were many beautiful birds you can easily see. The campsite was not big but it's not an issue for us as we spent most time in the national park. In addition, they provided good restroom and shower. Though we didn't use their swimming pool, it looked nice.
Overall, if it's okay to drive 1 hour to visit Yosemite national park (30 minutes to the entrance), it is a good place to stay.
