Yosemite Lakes Thousand Trails
RV Park
Write a Review 31191 Hardin Flat Rd Groveland, CA 95321 209-962-0100 Reservations: 877-570-2267 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.8112, -119.9464
Overview of Yosemite Lakes Thousand Trails
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-757427 on 10/18/2023
Longest RV Reported: 44 feet (Class A)
Reported by Ann-Cabell Williams on 8/7/2020
Number of Sites 254
Pad Type mixed
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 3,477 ft / 1,059 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Mando666 asked on 2/20/2022
Why are so many of the reviews stating that this is a FREE campsite? Very misleading.
Jprothro asked on 9/14/2021
I've heard people commenting on the bad road into the park, can anyone elaborate on what makes the condition of the r...
CastaicDave asked on 7/6/2021
What is the Verizon Cell phone coverage like at Yosemity Lakes? I'm seeing comments from none to 1 and 2 bars.
Reviews of Yosemite Lakes Thousand Trails 39 people have reviewed this location.
“Okay ”
Reviewed 6/19/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 11 |
RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
Our first TT. We bought a camping pass this year since we heard so many more people were RVing now. Don’t like the first come first served aspect. Don’t like maneuvering the rig all through the campground to find a spot. First spot (18) we picked had bad electric so we moved to 11. Tough to get anything by the river in the shade so you... more
Our first TT. We bought a camping pass this year since we heard so many more people were RVing now. Don’t like the first come first served aspect. Don’t like maneuvering the rig all through the campground to find a spot. First spot (18) we picked had bad electric so we moved to 11. Tough to get anything by the river in the shade so you’re stuck out in the open in the sun. Over 100 degrees in June. But friendly folks there and when the remodel is done it should be nice. We had ground squirrel holes and much uneven ground on the camp side. Worried about tripping all the time.
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“Packed in park”
Reviewed 6/12/2021
Nightly rate: | $84 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 171 |
RV Length: | 33' (Travel Trailer) |
This was way beautiful. We had a spot that had extra room as the one next was poor so no one used it. If you are along the river you are packed in like sardines. But the setting offsets this. The Jabba wifi was really poor went off and on. Thousand trails needs to find another provided at all their sites as we have had the same ... more
This was way beautiful. We had a spot that had extra room as the one next was poor so no one used it. If you are along the river you are packed in like
sardines. But the setting offsets this.
The Jabba wifi was really poor went off and on. Thousand trails needs to find another provided at all their sites as we have had the same issues at other parks.
Check Yosemite web site you need reservations.
Sites, are mixed gravel and grass. M
Simplicity would stay here again
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“No cell service but super close to Yosemite National Park”
Reviewed 5/25/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 14 |
Site Number: | 100 |
This beautiful campground is located on Highway 120 about 5 miles from the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Super easy check-in and like most Thousand Trails parks, guests choose their own site. We stayed in back-in full-hookup site #100 and the tree shade was excellent. Leveling was a bit of a challenge for our 28 foot class A R... more
This beautiful campground is located on Highway 120 about 5 miles from the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Super easy check-in and like most Thousand Trails parks, guests choose their own site. We stayed in back-in full-hookup site #100 and the tree shade was excellent. Leveling was a bit of a challenge for our 28 foot class A RV though. There are lots of pull-through sites in other areas but none of them have tree shade. Finding a site next to the river is just about impossible unless you get insanely lucky. Bathroom #4 was very clean and well maintained. A country store is located about 1 mile from the campground. It has basic supplies and gas pumps. 10% discount on in-store purchases for Thousand Trails members (alcohol excluded.) A decent sized grocery store is in Groveland about 20 miles away. We tried several fun hiking trails inside the park during our stay. Lots of places to bike as well. Warning: there is no cell service at this campground. You have to drive almost 2 miles for AT&T or Verizon. To find a signal, turn left out of the campground on Highway 120. Go a little over a mile and then turn right on Sawmill Mountain road. Look for a sign that says "Sawmill Mtn Area." Then drive about 100 yards and there is a small turnout to the left near a green gate. Look for the fake tree with light brown bark that is actually a cell tower. The complimentary laundry room wifi was terrible. We did not try the optional paid wifi. The nearby Evergreen Lodge has excellent food and terrific wifi! To get there, turn right out of the campground on Highway 120 going towards Yosemite. Drive about 4 miles and then take the left turn to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Campground lodge was closed due to Covid.
Jon W would stay here again
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“The last hour of my drive in was in the dark, they're still searching for my seat cushion!”
Reviewed 3/31/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 7 |
Site Number: | 203 |
RV Length: | 36' (Travel Trailer) |
I drive a crew cab, 4x4, 2500 diesel with AT tires. My TT is 36' long and has an MGVW of 9980 lbs. My rear gray tank was 1/2 full and my fresh water tank was full. The road going in has got to be one of the most spectacular roads I've ever been on. A few hours of well-paved and maintained, two-lane, no guardrail, three feet from certai... more
I drive a crew cab, 4x4, 2500 diesel with AT tires. My TT is 36' long and has an MGVW of 9980 lbs. My rear gray tank was 1/2 full and my fresh water tank was full. The road going in has got to be one of the most spectacular roads I've ever been on. A few hours of well-paved and maintained, two-lane, no guardrail, three feet from certain doom, steep, twisty, blind cornery road was quite a challenge to drive on. I do wish I could have taken my attention away from the road and taken in the views as I drove, but that would have been a fatal mistake. If you don't know how to drive in the mountains, don't go here. If you're underpowered or overloaded, don't go here. And for the love of all that's holy, if you pass the park turn around as soon as you can. There aren't too many places to turn a big rig around on that winding road and a few miles down is a 10' 6" tunnel.
Google maps might suggest you turn off the main road to a side road for the last 1/2 mile or so, you're better off not going that way. If you continue down a bit you'll see a Valero gas station and signs for TT on your right. It's easy to spot coming in that direction, but coming from Yosemite it's easy to pass.
Yosemite. The entrance is only a few miles down the road, through the aforementioned tunnel and a bit beyond, IIRC, it's 10 miles to the entrance from the gas station. We went on a Monday and took the accessible path to the lower falls. It's really great that they have a paved path that's wheelchair accessible all the way to the bottom of the falls, my wife really enjoyed herself. I was really surprised at how crowded the park was on a Monday morning in late March, I can't imagine what it's like on a Sunday afternoon during peak season.
The RV Park. There's a member's only area where they have the 50 amp sites but it's really tight in there and as I said, I arrived after dark, so the ranger suggested I take one of the pull-through sites in the group area. It was full hook-up but only 30 amps. There were a LOT of open sites when I arrived, and I think a few areas of the park hadn't even been opened up yet, because it was just opening up for the season. The park was one of the better TT parks, the roads in the park were badly broken up from the winter but I was assured they'd not be staying that way for long. They were doing construction on the loge and surrounding buildings and from what I was able to see, it looks like it's going to be nice when they're done. The laundromat is large and looks like it's well maintained, it was certainly kept clean. I can't speak to how the machines work, I have a W/D in my rig and didn't use them. There were deer everywhere in the area. In the week I was there, I easily saw 20 deer along the roads and in the woods around the park, no bears. The park has yurts available as well as cabins. As I mentioned, there's a Valero gas station at the entrance. It has gas, diesel, propane, and a well-stocked general store. If you're a TT member you get a discount. The gas was expensive but convenient, there's another station ~30 miles back down the road you came in on where it's cheaper. The important thing about any gas station is the condition of the tanks that hold the gas and I'm not comfortable getting fuel at run-down, middle-of-nowhere gas stations. I was happy paying the extra $.50 a gallon for the newer tanks at the Valero. When you find out diesel injectors are around $400 each, I have 8 of them, and over $1000 labor to get at them, you'll start to understand why I'm picky about what I put in my tank. The usual COVID restrictions were in place, so there wasn't much to do in the park itself.
I'm really 50/50 if I'll ever go back. The stressful drive and the way it pushes the envelope of my truck are two really big strikes against it. The crowds at Yosemite, and what they portend for busier times of the year don't help its chances either. There's a restaurant a few miles back the way you came in on the right-hand side of the road called the Luck Buck Cafe, its chicken fried steak is enough to make that road look less challenging, lol. My wife ordered a hamburger and when it came it was not lacking in size, to say the least. She ate half of it and was stuffed to the gills. The leftover burger heated up nicely the next day and she loved it for lunch. It wasn't cheap, but it wasn't terribly expensive either and when you factor in the food, service, location, etc it's all very reasonably priced.
Jabba pay to play internet, zero cell coverage. The Jabba antennas looked new so I'm guessing the system was new and even just coming online. The first few days we were there it didn't even register as available on my phone, but then it started showing up and stayed available. Typical free wifi at the lodge and laundromat.
Turtle Life would stay here again
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“Typical Thousand Trails Park”
Reviewed 8/7/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 10 |
Site Number: | n/a |
RV Length: | 44' (Class A) |
This is a typical Thousand Trails park; sites are close, it's full of families, very busy and it's first come first serve (that drives me crazy!!) Reservations are hard to get as it's 15 minutes from the entrance to Yosemite which is why so popular. Sites are dusty but have a fire pit. Limited 50 amp which was frustrating with our larg... more
This is a typical Thousand Trails park; sites are close, it's full of families, very busy and it's first come first serve (that drives me crazy!!) Reservations are hard to get as it's 15 minutes from the entrance to Yosemite which is why so popular. Sites are dusty but have a fire pit. Limited 50 amp which was frustrating with our large 44 foot RV. We were lucky that we got a 50 amp and a site next to the stream/river that runs through the park. This is the best part of this campground; bring a float so you can enjoy it. We are self contained so didn't use the restrooms but they appeared to be newer and clean. People in and out cleaning often. Friendly neighbors which is always great. I would come back here but would have the expectations of only 30 amp service. Thousand Trails, like many parks, really need to upgrade their campgrounds. The RVer population is growing and rigs are getting bigger! Be careful in your drive in, do your homework on the highways in as many are 10% grade.
Ann-Cabell Williams would stay here again
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“A tree fell on our van & RV”
Reviewed 7/24/2020
Nightly rate: | $82 |
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Days stayed: | 14 |
Site Number: | 67 & 62 |
**BEWARE** A tree broke and fell on our van and RV at Thousand Trails, Yosemite Lakes on 6/25/20. The 20-30 foot tree segment fell on our neighbors truck, on our van and against our RV. We were present on our site when it happened. Thankfully, no one was hurt. We thought it was an act of God until we learned the next day from 2 Thousan... more
**BEWARE** A tree broke and fell on our van and RV at Thousand Trails, Yosemite Lakes on 6/25/20. The 20-30 foot tree segment fell on our neighbors truck, on our van and against our RV. We were present on our site when it happened. Thankfully, no one was hurt. We thought it was an act of God until we learned the next day from 2 Thousand Trails employees and the tree service employees that the tree and the one next to it were dead and were suggested for removal a year ago. So the accident was completely avoidable. The campground was closed from November-March for winter and March-June due to Covid; there was plenty of time to take the trees down.
Their insurance is denying the claim saying the trees were healthy, even though an Arborist staying at the campground who saw the tree fall, said the trees were dead. Our van and our neighbors truck are totaled; we have 4 holes in the roof of our RV. Thousand Trails has yet to reach out to apologize or check-in to see how we are doing. A few days after the accident, the manager of the campground slammed her door in my face after I asked for information/answers relating to the incident, saying "It's my day off". We were stuck on our campsite for 6 days before we were able to secure a rental car. We pay annual dues to be in the Thousand Trails network; we assumed these dues were used to keep the parks in safe condition. We never thought that something like this would ever happen; the manager said this is the first time anything like this has happened. They usually have to contend with fire in the area.
At minimum, we are wanting Thousand Trails to reimburse our out of pocket expenses accrued to get us home; these expenses were not covered under our insurance. This situation ruined the last 7 days of our camping trip as I spent hours and hours day after day away from my family on calls with insurance navigating a plan to get us home safely. We did not have a vehicle to get us off the campground to utilize our Yosemite National Park reservation, visit surrounding local attractions, or shop for necessities.
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“Hard to get to but good accommodations ”
Reviewed 7/3/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 10 |
RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
After literally the most terrifying drive my life I bottomed out my airstream trying to get into this park. As a thousand trails member as long as I have a reservation I just show up, check in, and grab a spot. Lots of spots! Lots! Lots of activities and WiFi in the activities building. Upstairs is supposed to be adults only ... more
After literally the most terrifying drive my life I bottomed out my airstream trying to get into this park.
As a thousand trails member as long as I have a reservation I just show up, check in, and grab a spot.
Lots of spots! Lots! Lots of activities and WiFi in the activities building. Upstairs is supposed to be adults only but no one enforced that. Some of these kids will kick your butt in pool. Tons of dvds and board games to borrow.
Full hook ups
adventuresinaluminum would stay here again
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“Awesome Location for a Thousand Trails”
Reviewed 6/24/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 14 |
RV Length: | 38' (Travel Trailer) |
First, We loved it here. We came in late February and had almost the entire park to ourselves. A lot of the sections had been closed, but we didn't mind much. 50 amp is the river sites open to " Members Only". That section is closed in the winter months. They do offer a third party pay for WIFI, but the company that they cont... more
First, We loved it here. We came in late February and had almost the entire park to ourselves. A lot of the sections had been closed, but we didn't mind much.
50 amp is the river sites open to " Members Only". That section is closed in the winter months.
They do offer a third party pay for WIFI, but the company that they contracted that with was not the best. From what we had been told by the staff, Thousand Trails was stuck in the contract with them at this time. When we called the company to trouble shoot our slow speeds (couldn't even browse the web), they went straight to offering the refund. So, that told us that they know they have issues and have no intention on fixing them. On the positive, the free Wifi works great from the lodge and if you don't want to sit in the lodge, you can park close by and get a strong enough signal to check emails and make phone calls.
But who comes here for wifi right? This place is in a perfect location near Yosemite National Park. Just a few miles down the road to the entrance. You will want to stock up on food as the nearest grocery store is a little bit of a drive. There is a gas station on sight (with diesel) and they have a small, but well stocked mini mart and gift shop.
ALSO IMPORTANT- CALL BEFORE DRIVING UP TO GET DIRECTIONS. THERE IS A FEW STEEP GRADES THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE CAUGHT ON. We came from a Harvest Host in Merced and found ourselves on a switch back grade (scariest drive of my life) that drop down to a bridge crossing and river and then straight back up. We normally route plan extensively, but the Harvest host was a last minute idea and I was "trusting" the GPS. We took New Priest road leaving and it was an easy drive down for us.
Road Ventures would stay here again
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“Close to Yosemite NP Entrance”
Reviewed 4/26/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 6 |
RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall you are staying here because you cannot get into Yosemite and it's close. Getting to this campground is not for the faint of heart as you are going to drive a VERY steep, winding road to get here. Once you arrive know there are no level spots. We have stayed at many Thousand Trails across the country and the spots at this locat... more
Overall you are staying here because you cannot get into Yosemite and it's close. Getting to this campground is not for the faint of heart as you are going to drive a VERY steep, winding road to get here. Once you arrive know there are no level spots. We have stayed at many Thousand Trails across the country and the spots at this location were some the worst maintained. We had a heck of time getting level with our 5th Wheel. Most of the spots had large ruts that could not be avoided. There is ZERO cell service here and you will need to drive 10+ miles to get any type of usable service. The park wifi is virtually non-existent. Don't waste your money to pay for the paid wifi because it doesn't work and no one can help you with it. They give you a phone number to call for help so that's funny because you have to drive 10 miles to make a call to get the wifi at you site to work. There is roaring cell service in Yosemite valley! We ended up driving into the park to work.
The park did offer a nice club house that was really large, a nice store and a gas station which is the only station for miles! The park was quiet and the staff was friendly.
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“Good Location, Clean, Helpful staff”
Reviewed 3/13/2020
Nightly rate: | $63 |
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Days stayed: | 6 |
Site Number: | 200 |
RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
Sites are not too tight. We had a corner lot which was nice. Campground was clean. Had some noisy neighbors and dogs but they were friendly. Close to Groveland proper and Yosemite Valley. Campground Wi-Fi is third party, cheap ($15/wk), but connectivity was inconsistent, we had to keep disconnecting and reconnecting to get any throughp... more
Sites are not too tight. We had a corner lot which was nice. Campground was clean. Had some noisy neighbors and dogs but they were friendly. Close to Groveland proper and Yosemite Valley. Campground Wi-Fi is third party, cheap ($15/wk), but connectivity was inconsistent, we had to keep disconnecting and reconnecting to get any throughput. Trails around campground itself aren't that great, but there are plenty of awesome trailheads around.
Ray & Terri would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Connectivity
- cable tv
- wifi: yes
Recreation
- basketball court
- Game room
- fishing
- horseshoes
- mini golf
- picnic area
- playground
- rec hall
- recreation trail
- volleyball
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- cabins
- general store
- group sites
- laundry
- propane
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Discount Clubs
- Thousand Trails
Pets
- pets
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