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    Default Where exactly in North Pines Campground is the backpacker's camp ?

    I am aware that in Yosemite Valley, and with a backcountry permit one can stay in the North Pines "backpacker's campground" one night before and/or one night at the end of a trip. I also know that it costs $5 per person, which is paid to a box also in the "backpacker's camp." So where exactly is this camp? It would be helpful to know which "public / numbered" campsite it is across from or near.

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    It's beyond the northwest corner of the north pines campground, across a small bridge. It's not at all marked, there's no signs or anything pointing your way, and it doesn't appear on most maps, which probably is intentional, to prevent the car-camping masses from driving their RV's into it

    Basically, just walk to the back of the north pines campground, and keep walking until you hit water, then look for the bridge. Unfortunately, there's no shuttle stops close by; I had to walk there from the trailhead parking, which is about a mile.

    The campground has bathrooms and running water, including a potable water spigot. There's about 20 or so camp spaces, each can hold 2 or 3 tents. So it gets a little crowded, but it's a pleasant place. I made a lot of friends there, swapped a lot of stories.
    You might remember me from such nature films as "Earwigs: Ewwww" and "Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory"

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