Goat Meadow - Dispersed Camp Site

Loads of space! Not many people here in October. Park lot had two trailers and the trail to the right is wide open with numerous pullouts. Lots of great trails around for the dogs.

We came here in October and had no issues finding a spot. We stayed in the parking lot but there are also more remote spots if you continue to the right that are suitable for vans, truck campers, and tents. This area is only minutes from the west entrance to Yosemite and Mariposa Grove and 40 minutes from the valley. The parking lot is big-rig friendly but could fill up quick during the summer. There are on-site vault toilets and dumpsters.

Many spots on a very dusty and bumpy patch of forest just taking a right before the snowplay area. Many other boondockers, including one with a generator. Our spot had previously been used by horses evidenced by the pile of dung next to a tree. Smelled a bit funny. But as it is free, shouldn't complain of course - perfectly fine as a stop before or after Yosemite.

Tons of sites, some more secluded than others, with rings for fires. The location is great as it’s a 6 minute drive from the Mariposa South Entrance to Yosemite. Love being surrounded by pine trees! If you plan accordingly you can snag a secluded spot which makes the experience even better!

Excellent spot 7 min from the Yosemite South Wawona Entrance. Im staying at a dispersed camping spot in late July and there is level, paved parking with tent camping spots. Thankful they had porti-pottys (due to an event, not normal) and bear-proof trash receptacles as bears did visit while camping here! No water access, however you can fill up bottles from the drinking fountains at the Mariposa Grove Welcome Center right past the park entrance. ENJOY!

We stayed here to get to Yosemite. The entrance is super close but you are about 45-60 minutes to get to Yosemite valley, but the drive is beautiful. There are plenty of sites we have a travel trailer about 26’ but I saw campers from tents to a 5th wheel out here. There are some dumpsters nearby for use. The dirt here is red and loose so you do have to worry about getting dusty.

At first it was a little confusing to see where the sites are and where the driving path is, as I was there on a weekday and most of the sites were empty, however it’s not so difficult that you can’t find a site. I think if you were there on a weekend it would be easier to distinguish sites since more people would be around to fill them. My dog had so much fun exploring the forest behind our site, and I was able to get level within 2 minutes.

Only a bit of mosquitoes but nothing too major

We had a great time here! It’s definitely not super quiet or secluded here. There were a few families with young children visiting at the same time as us. If you tolerate kids you’ll be fine, they go to bed early enough, it was nice to hear them having fun:) There’s also not a lot of privacy between sites depending on what site you get which makes using the bathroom difficult if you’re using a tent. There was also an impressive amount of glass spread out around our site. I have no idea who had a rage room here but I was picking up glass all weekend, it became a hobby. Most of it was pretty dull but I’d wear shoes and watch out for your pets and kids feet.

About 30 minutes from the park entrance, there were tons of spots. We got there mid day on a Monday and easily found a great spot for the tent, hammock and fire ring. 10/10 would go again

Nice area very close to Yosetime entrance. Pines all around. Some kids running around having a good time. Even on a public holiday there was plenty of space. Potholes on the road coming in but easily accessible. Also really close to the visitor information center down the road for bathrooms.

I stayed here for five days at two different spots in May. Beautiful and quiet spot that is only half a mile from the park entrance and about 20 minutes into town. Lots of sunny clearings and shady areas. Plenty of firewood to scavenge and established rock fire pits. No cell service but there’s a pull off about 2 miles towards town that gets service if you needed it.

Definitely enjoyed the spot and will return!

Big parking lot with plenty of space for RVs depending on how people park. Road is narrow with potholes but we easily made it with our 25 ft travel trailer. See video. Lots of tent camping in the woods. Some rv spots in the woods. See video. 2 min from the south entrance. We were there from Sunday afternoon til Friday morning. Lots of one night car/van campers.

Easy camping a short drive from the Yosemite entrance. Watch for potholes as you head up the hill. We camped in the grassy area right behind the parking lot. Quiet and beautiful. We stayed two nights and had no issues.

Beautiful forested Sugar Pine Forest. The sigh of the breeze in the trees is enough to make this a paradise. Two to three bars verizon, no other services, though there is a trash can in the parking lot. Fish Camp is only a couple miles away with its General store. Plenty of relatively level sites, fire rings, easy in and easy out. The road is paved up to the parking lot and the Boondock sites on the dirt access road are to the right of the parking lot and meadow. There's nothing negative to say about these sites.

Plenty of spots. Some noise from people playing music. Some trash around the campsites

This site is just about four minutes away from Yosemite entrance. We stayed here two nights. The sites are really spread out, which is super nice!

Unfortunately, we did find a lot of toilet paper and human waste.

There were also a lot of ground bee nests. Our dogs pretty much all got stung when they were running around the campsite.

The road around the campground is super bumpy and it was a little challenging to find a level spot. But there were enough areas to find something level to sleep on.

We really enjoyed our stay here, though! The spots are nestled in the trees with a lot of privacy and separation from other campers. We were able to let our dogs off and run around, which was a huge plus. Great place to camp!

Great spot about 5 minutes away from Yosemite entrance. Only a few other campers nearby but plenty of space to where they were only seen from a distance. A couple nights there were louder campers on the paved side of the area but nothing crazy. Will most definitely stay there again

About 20 spots it was quiet only about 8 in use a little dusty in the sites from being used at&t didn’t work got one bar every hour

So close to the park! Right in the forest, I’m surprised it’s free! The road getting there has tons of potholes and the road in the site is super super bumpy

Beautiful area surrounded by trees so lots of shade. Came on 4th of July so the crowd is a lil rowdy but I found a spot farther away which is nice!

Close to Yosemite entrance, which was great. Stayed about a week which also crossed over Memorial Day weekend. Arrived the Tuesday before. This place gets CROWDED. At 5:30 it’s like everyone got off work and headed home, it’s nuts. Everyone picks up after themselves which is nice. Some spots are secluded, most are not. Trash cans at the sno park - no bathrooms. I will say if it’s a holiday weekend and you leave camp headed into town be prepared for at least an hour in traffic due to backup from the park entrance

Great spot near Yosemite south entrance. Very quite and private.

It’s a great spot to camp when you’re in Yosemite but want a more peaceful place to stay for the night.

I've camped at Goat Meadow twice- once in 2022 and more recently in March of 2025. Both times were fantastic. 

When you drive up to the snowplay area, continue straight off of the paved road (don't make the left) and you'll find a plethora of places to park and set up shop.  

The elevation at the site is appx 5200, meaning it will get snow in the winter(ish) months. When I was there recently, some of the 'campsites' had 0-3", whereas other spots were about 6-8".  Consequently, there were about 6-8 cars/vans that ended up camping in the parking lot of the snowplay area. I was the only one in the actual snow, which was great! I'm glad I didn't set up in the parking lot though, as around 7am, the place filled up with people sledding (as the area is intended to be used). 

Couldn't recommend this place more.  Coyotes and bears are active in the area- coyotes raided a bag I had hanging from a tree and stole my food!

Beautiful scenery, clean, close to Yosemite, and easy to reach.

As others have said, follow Mount Raymond Rd up until you see the sign for the snow play area, and look to the right. There’s an open area with fire pits. There’s also a few more spots further down the road it seems.

This site had loads of space. When we camped 1 car 2 tents on 4/11/25 there were a number of other people and plenty of spots to check out. The area felt safe and easy to access. It’s about 1 hour from the valley visitor center. Had great cell service through Verizon.

Plenty of space for all vehicle sizes. Roads are very accessible. Nice and wooded.

Quite a large level area, though it was November and not peak season so there were loads of space. We pulled in and there were a couple of trailers with horses and a couple of other vehicles and we parked with loads of space between. When we left early in the morning a handful more of vehicles had joined.