White Wolf Campground

White Wolf Campground is located off the Tioga Road between Tuolumne Meadows and Crane Flat, approximately an hour from Yosemite Valley at 8,000 feet (2,400 m). The campground is tucked into the forest about a mile from Tioga Road near White Wolf Lodge. Staying at White Wolf Campground requires reservations. White Wolf typically opens mid-July and closes mid to late September, depending on the opening of the Tioga Road and related seasonal facility and road work. There is no drinking water provided here, and restrooms are portable toilets. There is no cell phone reception, no internet connectivity, no camp store, no ice or firewood for sale, no laundry facilities, no dump station and no showers. Minimal services may be available at White Wolf Lodge (if open), and there are no other visitor services close to the campground. Facilities include trash/recycling collection, food storage lockers, fire rings, picnic tables, staff/host on-site, and an amphitheater. Wood and charcoal fires are permitted when the campground is open. Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor — hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring, and photography are all very popular. The White Wolf area has hiking and backpacking opportunities that begin near the campground, such as Lukens Lake, Harden Lake and the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. The Crane Flat area, 23 miles west, offers the Tuolumne and Merced Groves of Giant Sequoias, both of which require a 2.5 to 3-mile roundtrip hike to view. Tuolumne Meadows and all its High Sierra wonder lie 25 miles to the east, where many beautiful day and overnight excursions await. Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles (3,100 square km) in the Sierra Nevada, with elevations ranging from about 2,000 feet (600 m) to 13,000 ft (4,000 m). Yosemite receives 95% of its precipitation between October and May (and over 75% between November and March), and most of the park is blanketed in snow from about November through May. Groceries are available in Yosemite Valley, Crane Flat, Tuolumne Meadows or Lee Vining; restaurants in Yosemite Valley or Lee Vining; showers in Yosemite Valley at Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp; and a dump station year-round in Yosemite Valley at Upper Pines Campground.