[pct-l] Camping in Tuolumne/Yosemite

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Last year our groep got into TM about 5 days after the store opened.  The campground was only partially open.  There is a backpacker campsite on the edge of the "better" campground, but it's less equipped and further from the bathhouse and the store.  We just camped in empty, regular campsites.  We started out just spreading out tents and bags to dry, then kinda set up camp, among the tables, flat tent sites, and bear boxes.  



No ranger bothered us.  I'm sure that they had more to worry about at the beginning of tourist season than a few LNT hikers who knew how to use the bear box, did not start a campfire, went to sleep at 7 PM, and were packed up and out an hour after sunrise. 



We also camped in the meadow along the river about 4 or 5 miles before TM, and we saw other hikers (non-thrus) camping in various places before we got to TM.  No one asked us for permits, although we all had them. 



In the backcountry, I'd be suprised if a ranger even found you, much less challenged you for camping that early in the season.  However, I'd be sure to have a backcountry permit, just in case. 



Mango 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guthrie Nutter" <guthrie.nutter at gmail.com> 
To: "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 11:38:10 AM 
Subject: [pct-l] Camping in Tuolumne/Yosemite 

What's the story about non-reserved camping along the JMT from TM to 
Yosemite? 

Been on the phone, trying to get a live person to help me - getting a lot of 
mixed messages.  Need insight about where I can actually CAMP.  Getting the 
impression that TM, even Glen Aulin is a reservation only campground.  Is 
this so?  Would this mean I'd have to barrel in from Vogelsang, and then run 
out TM to pick up my resupply and try to get as far as possible all in the 
same day...?  Weird.  Was hoping to check out Yosemite, but with all these 
new 2011 rules and rangers, it sounds like a police state.  Against my inner 
child's wishes, I'm considering on ditching it. 

Thoughts? 

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