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Upper Pines Campground Yosemite Valley Reviews from The Last Year
I stayed here about 3 weeks ago.
It's pretty obvious it's a new build and it kind of shows. Some things weren't really finished. The walkways were all pebble so we had to drag bags and suitcases, eventually I found one cart that was available but that was not there when we checked in. There was a power outage on one of the days that were there, The smores station was over by 9pm which is hard for people who want to watch the sunset in the park and to get back. It was also extremely smoky where we were allowed to do the s'mores . But the biggest disappointment was during my checkout I had forgotten one of my pillows in the room and I called within the hour that we left and they said they would ship it to me but two weeks later no calls no pillow no emails. I even left another voicemail I think it's just the lack of communication. The pillow is like $200 and I know it's my fault I left it there, but I know for a fact it was just sitting on the bed and very distinctly different than the others in a different pillowcase. I just wanted them to communicate back and let me know what to expect but I guess I'm just taking it as a loss. This was hard for me because I loved Rush Creek and have been there many times and this looked more oup my alley since it's a little bit more of an adult trip. But I was disappointed.
Bring a bike! Views are top notch
Yosemite is the Disney World of National Parks. Stayed at site 169 in Upper Pines June 17-20th. It is your standard parking lot camp ground. Sites are close, each has a small parking pad, table, fire ring and bear box. Plenty of trees for shade and maybe a hammock. Rangers are present and will give you a citation if you do not follow the rules regarding tree wraps, bear prevention measures and quiet hours. Bathrooms are clean, cold running water and flush toilets. No soap because of sent. Wash dishes at your site and dispose of dirty water in the wash basin near bathrooms. Do not wash your dishes there. Everything with a sent needs to go in the bear box, not your car. We fit a 65 qt cooler and 2 boxes in it. There is plenty of room. My number one regret and number one recommendation is: BIKES, bring bikes. Without them you are walking everywhere and using the busses. The busses are great, but crowded. A bike is a MUST. The best part of Upper Pines was the view from our site, and the proximity to all things in the valley. Curry Village (downtown Disney) has everything you could want, and its a 15 minute walk away. You will not need to move your car unless you leave the valley. This review s for the campground so I won't go into the beauty of Yosemite, but it is beautifu.
This May 2024 Review is based on many years of staying at
This May 2024 Review is based on many years of staying at Upper Pines CG at different times of the year. The deteriorated processes have not improved in a long time and motivates me to assign this low of a score. Aramark is running the concessions in the Park and accounts for part of this low score here. They had two unsatisfactory reviews, the Chronicle paper explains. PROS: - It's in Yosemite Nat'l Park ! nirvana of nature lovers, hikers and climbers. - CG has Flush toilets but cold water sinks, no soap nor paper towels. - Allows you to be close to Happy Aisles for hiking up Vernal, Nevada, Half Dome or Snow Creek past Mirror Lake without a shuttle. - the reservation system to get in the park has eliminated gridlock lines at some while driving in but don't count on parking a car at many as the spots are often full on Southside road going in. Bring your bicycles to get around before the shuttles start running often after Memorial Day. CONS: - The entrance to the CG is a choke point, with short check-in hours. Open from 10am to 4pm so if you arrive before/after, you won't have a CG pass for your car. You're family will have to wait till 10am the next day before you go hiking or sight seeing anywhere, just so you can catch them at the Kiosk, and get in line waiting behind the cars there. - Only one lane in and out so returning vehicles can't bypass new check-ins. -Two people work in the kiosk but won't prep or work on any other cars in the line for arrivals, they won't waive you through the out bound lane if you have a pass already to go in. The two workers tend to interrupt each other so they make mistakes, can't hear over each other or relay answers correctly. -They use 1950s style manual procedures, paper lists, hand writing tags, putting your name on a public white board. - Mid-day you get notices on your campsite bear box telling you to check in or face fines, even though you've checked in twice already for the site as they missed it both times. Then the kiosk worker gets defensive and says- "it can happen". So the website tells you they will sell your site (when clerical errors "can happen".... just irresponsible answer from Kiosk worker Ms Boyd) - The early departures or no show sites are not back to the available list to get reserved again so even in peak months, so many sites will go unused/ empty sometimes for days. - New vehicles ask the check-in Kiosk way too many concierge questions that are answered on the handouts already or vehicles pull up to kiosk just to directions for services or parking, etc. - If you leave to visit any attractions with your car, expect to be back in a long line when returning. So no coming back for a quick lunch, etc. - "site scavengers" arrive in the mid-week evenings and park in sites they think are empty. They park in one site and then set up tents three sites over so you can't tie them to the illegal activity. And then when you arrive late, you are blocked out of your own site with no car owner visible to move and no CG help to solve it. - so many trees were cut down in 2020 that no privacy exists in most sites of the last loop of UP. Bent grills are affecting the use of the firepit grills there. - the fire pits are full of ash in before June, till the free labor Scouts arrive/ for emptying. - most parking pads have not been resurfaced in over 20 years so many potholes in some pads. - On weekend days they will check your reservations three times on the drive in, before you can get access to get as far as driving on the Pines CG roads but Scavengers arrive late so they need night patrol. - some dog owners let their dogs roam and leave dumps in neighbor's sites. - morning fires are burning at times with no compliance officers to stop it. - Construction goes on so prescribed burning can fill the valley or delays near attractions happen regularly. They closed off a straight line road to bypass Curry Village which went to the Pines CGs so it funnels all traffic past Curry's L shaped road and parking lot with mass congestion of people entering/exiting there. Also the popular road out of Pines for parking has been cut down to one third what it used to be so Curry overflow is full often now with no idea till you circle in there after that congested intersection. Anyone with a Civil Engineering degree please explain the Park's reason for this please? - Almost No parking is available outside your reserved site in the campground unless you go to Yosemite Village overflow for stops there. - In general the Aramark company won't pay enough to staff properly at the various concessionaire jobs so you get low skilled less trained or no staffing where expected. They blame labor shortages, but it is a low pay, cost cutting and layoffs most recently, but the executives are doing fine where the CEO of Aramark makes over $4 million a year. The contract can be pulled from them now due to the lack of fixing facilities and poor quality lodging.
I recently stayed at Upper Pines, and loved it (obviously).
At this point, I've stayed in most of the campgrounds in Yosemite Valley, and I feel like they all have certain pros and cons. There is no one campground that's best overall. It really depends on what your needs are. In my opinion, Upper Pines is best for families (or groups of three or more) who are bringing an RV. There are a lot of RVs in Upper Pines, and if you're the one person in a tent (like I was) then you're definitely going to notice--especially in late winter or early spring, when there is still snow on the ground. It just feels weird to be the only one staking out your tent in the snow. The other reason why I think Upper Pines is best for RVs is because, all of the news articles I can find regarding tree deaths in Yosemite seem to have occurred in Upper Pines. And, you're safer from falling trees in an RV than in a tent, right? I'm just saying. Upper Pines currently costs $36/space/night. So, if you have four or more people, it's cheaper to get your own space here than to share a space at Camp 4. The bathrooms at Upper Pines are not terrible, but they do get pretty dirty as the day goes on, especially when it's wet outside. There are no showers or electrical outlets at Upper Pines, but these can be found (for a fee) nearby at Curry Village or Housekeeping Camp. The volunteer rangers who work at Upper Pines were super cool. They managed to enforce most of the rules while still being really polite. (I say most of the rules because I noticed that the smoking rules are not being enforced as strictly as they were a few years ago.) The spaces at Upper Pines are a pretty decent size. The photos on the government reservation website are accurate. Most of the spaces could fit several tents if you tried. If you do happen to camp here in a tent during rain or snow, make sure to camp on high ground. I had set my tent up in the best spot for viewing stars (which happened to be low), and then when it started snowing, the ground under my tent flooded, and I ended up having to drag the whole thing uphill! If you are camping at Upper Pines in a tent, you may also want to bring a personal lock (like a locker or storage lock) for your bear box. Reservations for Upper Pines have to be made online. It helps to be flexible, since a lot of campers end up canceling last minute, especially at the first hint of bad weather. Other than the Curry Village Tent Cabins, Upper Pines is one of the closest campgrounds to Curry Village. It's only about a five minute walk (or one shuttle stop) away. Other than the RV noise, this campground is on the quieter side as compared to Camp 4 or Curry Village, but is still noisy and crowded compared to somewhere more isolated like Wawona.
Great campground! Decent enough size sites for being in a
Great campground! Decent enough size sites for being in a national park. Sign said "full" even though it was maybe half full. Clean bathrooms and friendly rangers. Stayed 3 nights, which was difficult to get but I would definitely stay again
Totally recommend the Upper Pines Campground.
So much space and great views all around. Came here during March, still had a lot of snow but it was definitely an experience.
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Great Service - amazing dinner!!
Read about the site in NYT and bought a reservation at Mother Wolf in LA 2 days later. Worked great and the food was amazing!!!
Worked perfectly!
Got the reservation (that I couldn't get anywhere else) and was able to entertain a group of friends at the infamous Bern's Steakhouse.
Got into Nobu Malibu
Wonderful! My parents are visiting and we have wanted to go to Nobu Malibu for years. I tried getting a reservation myself but it was next to impossible. So glad I was able to buy a reservation on appointment trader for a decent price!
Very easy
Was very hesitant going into this experience but am glad to say that it worked out very well ! will definitely use appointment trader in the future
Fabulous Lunch
I was veeeeeerry skeptical that this would work, particularly at a restaurant as hard to get into as Nobu Malibu, and it was perfect! We had lunch outside on the patio and it was fabulous!
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I got a reservation to Don Angie, which I've been trying to book for weeks! I am very happy with this service.
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Worked perfectly
Was a little nervous at first but was pleased to see that the booking went through flawlessly.
Highly recommended.
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Was able to snag an indoor table at Don Angie through an absolutely seamless worry-free process.
Worked perfectly, thank you!
This is a crazy holiday season in NYC and I was very pleasantly surprised to see that AppointmentTrader works! Will be using again!
Worked flawlessly!
Worked so well! I was a bit nervous, but everything went very smoothly. purchased the reservation, and got into the restaurant seamlessly.
Love this app!
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Quick table in Miami
I didn’t have my hopes high as it was a party of 4. In 24 hours I had a carbone reservation available! I was very happy as my family really wanted to come here
Prime time, great meal
So easy and had a prime time which I can never seem to get on normal res apps. So worth it
Got impossible NYC res
instead of waiting weeks I got my 4 charles reservation instantly
Worked perfectly to get into Carbone. So delighted
perfect
Worked well, got me into a restaurant with no availability
I was skeptical, and I still don't really know how they managed to find this hard-to-find reservation, but it was a win-win from my point of view, and I'll use this service again.
Last minute reservation for Delilah Las Vegas
Got a last minute reservation, dinner for 2 at Delilah Las Vegas: super impressed! The process was simple, transaction seamless. We had an amazing time! Couldn’t be happier! 😍
It works!
Ok at this point I've attended a reservation purchased on AT by a friend and sold a reservation personally. Both worked pretty smoothly, nothing sketchy about it. A few areas for improvement including a way to more directly communicate between buyers and sellers, but the app always seems to be in development. AT customer support is really(!) responsive and helpful too if you have questions!
Money transfer
As a seller, I like the fact i have the ability now to transfer money out of my AT account and into a bank account. Makes getting the money much easier then the process before.
Love this app
Got to go to places otherwise unreachable
Easy Access
Very easy to get into one of the hardest restaurants to reserve in New York.
Payouts Blocked Because of Sell Through Rate
Yes unfortunately they are finding more and more ways to lock up sellers money. Sell thru rate, refund rate, limiting withdrawal amounts ler day and per month (which for me are the same number which makes no sense). Lot of sellers leaving as you can see from the lifetime sales not really increasing. Most posts on here are frustrated sellers which is not a recipe for success
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Transferring reservations is not supported in AT. Why not just use the name in the AT screenshot?
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Same goes for 4 Charles and I Sodi
Prepaid Reservation Fee
Agreed. Ultimately not addressing this month after month is clearly resulting in a drop in certain venue’s rankings & sales.
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Process after bid is accepted.
Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time.
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