NinaogAndreas wrote:
what we would like to know, if there are anywhere in Yosemite in late July, we can be fairly certain to find a couple of "first-served" campgrounds, where these are located (with the thought of aquiring a wilderness -permit). Its in the last part of july (17-20).
After hours (and hours and hours) of googling and reading, I think that ten lakes might be the right trail for us, is it possible to get to the start of that trailhead by any means of public transportation?
cheers
All the campgrounds are listed on the Yosemite website, (
www.nps.gov/yose) including details on where the first come/first serve campgrounds are. There is Bridalveil Campground, Camp 4 (walk in, not drive in), and some of the other campgrounds also reserve a percentage of their sites for first come/first serve folks.
You can ride YARTS from towns like Merced or Mammoth Lake into Yosemite, and if you can manage a wilderness permit reservation (call ASAP, the 17th is available for Ten Lakes!) you will be able to spend a night before your date of departure on your hike in the backpacker's campground in White Wolf. It's five dollars per night and you can only stay there the night before or the night after your backpacking trip, and you must have the permit in hand to stay there. The trailhead is somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-6 miles from White Wolf along the road. There aren't any backpacking campgrounds near the trailhead. Hitchhiking, the hiker's bus or YARTS are the options I'm aware of. Not sure if YARTS would take you to that trailhead. Might call them and ask, or check on the DNC bus.