Best in the Valley
Lower Pines is my favorite campground in Yosemite Valley, and I've stayed in them all. Out of the three Pines campgrounds, this is the smallest and quietest. When we recently stayed here fees were $36/night, but you can get half off that with a pass. This campground is right near the creek which people float down in late spring and early summer. Curry Village is a five minute walk away, while Yosemite Village is a ten minute shuttle ride away (not including the wait for the shuttle), or about a 1.5 mile walk. Showers and wifi are available in Curry Village. There are a lot of rules here compared to other campgrounds. The main one is food storage, we've seen some rangers go berserk on some people who refused to keep their sites clean. Bear sightings in this campground are very common. The kiosk had a poster showing some of the bear breakins that have happened this year. The camp hosts were great and answered all of our questions about getting around the valley. Like I said this is one of my favorites and I would definitely stay again. The reason for 4 stars is the sites are so close together and there can be a lot of noise at night.