Yosemite Upper Pines spot 26.....
Can somebody explain why they have a 24ft trailer max length in a spot that has 35 max vehicle length? My 5th wheel is 35 ft long, can I legally stay in this spot? Yosemite
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Call the ranger at the park. My son booked site 2 and basically same situation. In that case the trees both at the site and across from the site would not allow my 34 ft A to swing into the site. Too tight to swing. That may be the case for site 26, or could be an error in the post.
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You have to be able to park your tow vehicle in the same driveway, otherwise you will end up blocking the narrow road, and it is narrow. The combination of your trailer and tow vehicle will exceed the length of the driveway, and you will have no place to park the tow vehicle. I've been to this campground twice and they are strict about all of your equipment fitting in the driveway of each campsite. The other option is to rent two sites...one for the trailer, and one to park the tow vehicle. We did this a year ago when our class C, plus the Jeep we were towing would not fit. We paid for a second spot, and then some tent campers came in without reservations and offered to pay us to use the spot for a tent. They had a small car, so the Jeep and car both fit in the driveway.
Take at look at this, it might help. You can see a decent size Class A in there and not much room to the road, which can't be even partially blocked. By looking, it might also be that the site is not that deep or thre is an obstruction. What is missing from this great picture resource is the tree situation on the other side of the road.
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I like the idea of reserving an adjacent site. I also know first hand how strict the campground can be about staying on the driveway. Almost got a ticket at Doran Beach over this parking thing. Thanks DaveG...I'll call the ranger about any particular site we got our eye on.
A bit late to this thread, but I think it's a terribly rude idea to reserve the adjacent site just to park you car!! You are taking a very desirable campsite away from someone else who wants to camp. This may not be an issue everywhere, but it sure is in Yosemite where it is very difficult to get a site at all. Just park over in Curry Village, and walk the 1/4 mile (or take the free bus if you can't walk that far).
As to site descriptions in Yosemite Valley, many sites are limited with regard to trailer length. It is generally because of a tree or large rock across the way that makes backing in very difficult, but I've never had a site I couldn't eventually get into . As to your legality question, you can stay legally in the site if you can get it, there is nobody checking max lengths of vehicles, all they care about is that you are entirely in your site and on the pavement (ie: you can't park your truck sideways with the front wheels in the dirt off the side of the parking pad).
camperdave wrote: A bit late to this thread, but I think it's a terribly rude idea to reserve the adjacent site just to park you car!! You are taking a very desirable campsite away from someone else who wants to camp.
Rude...taking a spot away? What an odd opinion. If one pays for the extra spot they are not taking anything away from anyone. No one else had the spot when it was reserved. Now, it would be rude to park in someone else's driveway without permission. If one pays for a spot they are entitled to use it in any legal manner they wish. In our case we actually allowed a tent camper to use the site for their tent, and allowed them to park their car in front of ours. In actuality someone who came in with no prior reservations was able to use the site, and their vacation was saved.
In reality, all someone has to do is be on their computer at 7am on the first day of availability for the date they wish to make a reservation and they will get a spot. When the spaces are gone, they are gone, regardless of how they are being used.
In a place like Yosemite I agree with just getting the space you will camp in. I guess I would hate to think someone would miss the Yosemite experience because I reserved two sites instead of shlepping the truck over to where there is open parking. Most other places whatever, take ten.
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. As to your legality question, you can stay legally in the site if you can get it, there is nobody checking max lengths of vehicles, all they care about is that you are entirely in your site and on the pavement (ie: you can't park your truck sideways with the front wheels in the dirt off the side of the parking pad).
