Don Pedro Reservoir Vista Point | Informal Campsite

November 18th, 2023 by alix.verbeck

Nice viewpoint. we may sleep there tonight.

October 20th, 2023 by TG_Ltd

Beautiful spot just like everyone says. No "NO" signs whatsoever. Actually quite an incredible gift of a spot so please take care of it, i.e. be stealth and leave no trace. 😎 (Note: this Vista Point is up a hill a bit and foliage allows for some visual privacy and din from the main road. The other "vista point" just north a few miles is right on the main road and is completely exposed to traffic and noise.)

September 26th, 2023 by bettinadownunder

Great view over the reservoir. Flat area for several bud rigs. No signs forbidding camping. No tent space. About 100 yards from the road, paved access

June 24th, 2023 by franci

Good place! No have information about no Overnight.

May 23rd, 2023 by mbarsties

Neat Vista Point without "no" signs. Pretty level and space for ~10, depending on size. Sun sets in the reservoir so get ready for a nice sunset. And PLEASE take your trash with you, this includes toilet paper which does not decompose quickly unlike many seem to assume given the amount found on a quick stroll. TMobile hit and miss. Road noise acceptable.

April 29th, 2023 by renolop

A good place to rest after a long drive going from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite National Park. We left from Lake Tahoe by the afternoon and had a quiet night at this vista point.

April 5th, 2023 by shaderfx

As described. Nice spot. A few others here. Some trash. Not too bad. Picked up what I could reach.

October 9th, 2022 by kileykozloski

Beautiful spot for the night!! Quiet & clean.

September 30th, 2022 by alexllyons

Really big lot, perfect for staying before you head in to Yosemite. The space itself doesn’t have any garbage but it is strewn about in the trees EVERYWHERE along the trails on the hill above. View is great, met some cool dudes with crazy karts and chatted to them for an hour. Only one other van there for the night.

September 29th, 2022 by jonmatthew_baker

On my way to Yosemite this is a great place to sleep for a night. Free quiet dark. There was about 4 rigs here. One to remember.

June 7th, 2022 by on.vagabonde

Such a nice spot to spend the night. The view on the lake is beautiful, plenty of space, some cell reception and not to noisy. Would recommend this place 100%

Benji & Audrey travelling with our Truck Camper

June 5th, 2022 by Micool

Alright so I pulled up here in the evening before sundown and got ready to stay the night in my car. Ended up changing my mind and leaving due to the piles of poop all over the place, as well as the bags full of it laying around. Decent view of lake, people stop by to visit the point, but it slowed down around 5.

June 3rd, 2022 by mrudoma

As described great convenient spot to rest head for the night with full ATT service showed up 2200 on Friday night and still space, bunch of other overnighters, no issues, nice views minimal road noise

April 30th, 2022 by com.mazuel

We stayed one night with our 29 ft RV. Quite and safe. Nice view on the lake when wake up.

April 8th, 2022 by jonathansnow30

This place calls itself moccasin point so I'm not sure we're in quite the same place as advertised here but it's a big RV park with all the mod cons and quite picturesque. some road noise and the odd mozzy

December 29th, 2021 by sierraindia87

Police pulled in after dark around 5pm and ran another vehicles plates. The abandoned car was dropped off about a half hour prior… very strange. Pic attached. I’m in a Sprinter and was cooking with the windows and fan going so clearly he could see I was making myself at home and settling in for the night. Police left without saying anything to me and I had no issues staying overnight.
I am fully self-contained so I didn’t go down any of the trails, can’t speak for their current cleanliness.
The highway quiets down at night but traffic started to get heavy on a weekday around 0530.
2-3 bars Verizon LTE depending on where you park. I was able to log onto work VPN without issues.

December 6th, 2021 by tom.breadsell

Nice view. Not much road noise this time of year

November 16th, 2021 by rybinc

Large paved area just off Hwy 120 overlooking the reservoir. No one else here on a Tuesday.

August 29th, 2021 by lmmauler

Nice stop for an overnight on the way to Yosemite. Views we're pretty but smoky.

July 26th, 2021 by chrissy.guertin

Stayed here with 1 other vehicle. Quiet, no bugs as others described. A lot of the trash has been cleaned up. Thought the view was just alright, but good place to park for the night.

June 10th, 2021 by Aud

Perfect. View on the lake. Leveled. No amenities. 5 cars with us tonight.

May 15th, 2021 by wanderingworthys

great spot off the highway coming down from Yosemite. there were non-campers flying drones at night, others were here to watch the sunset/chill. lots of biting bugs at dusk, so be aware! no cell signal for t-mobile.

April 22nd, 2021 by Sproutmobile

The correct name for this spot is the Don Pedro Reservoir Vista Point. It's a great place for a free overnight. Large parking lot, with a good view of the reservoir - nice to wake up to! The parking lot is level, and spaced back from the road by an access road that is a few hundred feet long. Very little traffic at night, so it's pretty quiet. I pushed it a bit and stayed 2 nights. No-one bothered me at all during that time. There are 2 trails leading from the parking lot, though they are nothing to write home about. The one nearest the entrance is very short, though it is elevated, and does give you a fairly good view of the area. I only walked 100 feet or so into the other one and was not inspired to go any further. There was some trash lying around and, judging from my observations, a few locals use that trail to relieve themselves when they have no other options. I don't see any other reason why someone would park at the entrance to the trail, disappear down it for 2 or 3 minutes, come back, and drive straight off!

Anyway, the parking lot is large and clean, and it's a great free camping spot. Will definitely use this again when in the area. There are no restrooms or other facilities. Room for big rigs.

April 14th, 2021 by instagram.com/migratory_animals

Truly an incredible camp spot! We’ve been traveling for 1.5 years and this is one of our favorite places. Hard to believe places like this exist for free. Good cell service on ATT.

December 5th, 2020 by tatumhuff

Big empty lot, pulled in at night so couldn’t see much but close off the road and plenty of space

October 7th, 2020 by amf0187

Nice quiet place to sleep with a view! No restrooms

June 3rd, 2020 by Z White

good tmobile service! level parking lot, awesome views. barely noticed the highway. highly recommend here

May 16th, 2020 by luizakastro

Parking lot tucked in the trees 2 minutes away from the highway. Nice view, but there's so much trash and human waste, it's unbelievable. Who comes to a cool, free spot like that and leave all kinds of s**t like that? Unbelievable. We parked at around 7.30pm on a Friday night, there were 2 other cars already here. 2 more pulled up after 10pm. This lot is large enough for at least 10 rigs, if not more. Lots of bird chirping, hiking trail nearby. Good cell service (cricket and atnt).
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR GARBAGE YOU GARBAGE PEOPLE!

November 11th, 2019 by jammy.fellow1404

Can recommend! Quiet and nice spot. No washrooms so please pack out, and pick your dogs poop up, too.

October 7th, 2019 by maik

This place is beautiful, but:
If you don't have a shovel and a bag,
If you don't have a toilet with you,
use a campgrounds.
Car and Vancamper (at least 85%) are the reason why the campsites are wrongly closed for RV.
They leave their excrements and toilet tissue on the roads around those great sites.
Nope, I am not against Van and Car Campers. I learned how to use a shovel and that is all I want you to do. The laziness upsets me and it's terrible how ruthless locals are treated.

October 2nd, 2019 by vanlifevjo

Endroit super facile à trouver et tout pret de la route.. Le stationnement est presque au niveaux. Très calme et pas beaucoup de trafic ni de va et viens. Tous les petits sentier au tour sont remplis de caca, pipi et de papier de toilette, pas très propre. SVP rapporter vos déchets.

September 19th, 2019 by vivresonhorison

très bonne endroit pour dormir très tranquille nous étions 6 à dormir

August 25th, 2019 by blythshorty

just as described. quiet and peaceful huge car park. stayed 1 night..

July 17th, 2019 by theresascott7

Great spot just off the highway. Easy in and out. Verizon Ltd service. Beautiful lake and Mountain View’s. Nice breeze. Rigs of all size can fit in this spot.

June 16th, 2019 by tasmaniantraveler

Very beautiful lake and scenery, watched the sunset was stunning, paths are definitely full of TP, pretty disgusting. Quiet night couple vehicles turned up no issues would recommend.

May 28th, 2019 by veronikajerichova

Nice and calm. No amenities. No wind. Three vans at the place.

May 19th, 2019 by Ti-Gus

The best kind of spot in the « one nighter » category.
Stayed on the way out of Yosemite, ready to continue our journey North West.

May 11th, 2019 by karashirl

Beautiful view and quiet. No issues staying overnight. If you are staying here, PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF after going to the bathroom off the little trail. Dig a cat hole and simply put your toilet paper and wipes in a ziploc bag and throw it out when you get to a trash can. Please don’t ruin it for everyone.

May 7th, 2019 by kimpsinns

Gorgeous view of the lake and mountains. Great for overnight stay. Only one other car when I arrived. Very quiet. Free.

April 23rd, 2019 by andrew.marshall

Quiet spot with view of the lake. The short trails on the hill are beautiful except for the toilet paper and poop. If you do this you are awful. Clean up after yourself!

April 13th, 2019 by marissademott

Such a beautiful view. We had the place to ourselves. It’s very quiet after dark!

January 4th, 2019 by jenploring

Beautiful Parking spot near the street, but quiet at night!

October 30th, 2018 by eyalo365

it is a good paved place for overnight. but around it both trails are poop trails. everything else is a cliff.

October 14th, 2018 by Nomads365

As described by others, a Vista Point pulloff from the highway. We were the second ones in but more folks showed up later. The highway quiets down a bit at night. No garbage cans so pack your trash out so the area remains free.

October 4th, 2018 by lena.kourtoukov

We arrived quite late in our self contained SUV, there were camper vans parked for the night. The site is very quiet. Beautiful sunrise in the morning over the lake.

September 30th, 2018 by wilhelm.auffahrt

Vistapoint, parking place close to main road, but quiet. Nice View of the lake. no signs at all

September 28th, 2018 by Prosper on the road

Nice spot with a view on the lake . Quiet at night . We saw so much garbage on the little trail we thought it is a shame that people do not respect those places anymore . We, overlander, need to keep those quiet spots clean so they don't forbid overnight parking . Anyway it is a good flat spot and we had a wonderful drink and dinner at sunset .

June 19th, 2018 by twovtriders

There is currently paving work being done at night, no room or quiet. Find another spot for the time being!!

May 27th, 2018 by AdventurersNotebook

No amenities, but nice quite place to pull up and sleep for the night. Beautiful view of the lake. No reception for T-Mobile.

May 10th, 2018 by instagram.com/ktunbridge

Stayed with maybe 3-4 other vehicles on a Wednesday night. Hardly any noise from the highway. T-mobile service isn’t the best but has its moments. View is nice and beautiful to sit with a beer or wine and watch the sunset.

March 7th, 2018 by papiersdamerique.wordpress.com

Nice view, not too much noise from the road. Didn't get bothered. Nice place for one night

November 29th, 2017 by outdoorwonderexploring

great little spot with some road noise ans a coyple other campers, but the view was nice and strong 4G Tzmobile signal.

November 29th, 2017 by outdoorwonderexploring

Great 4G signal on T-Mobile. View is great and 2 other vehicles here on a Wed night. can hear the highway bur not too bad.

November 10th, 2017 by camille.jrdn

Vista point on Don Pedro river. Very quite place even if there is the road next to it. We were here with just another car. Great view!!

September 25th, 2017 by Twoxtw

No services except great phone service 3-4 bars at&t. Overlooking an amazing lake. Quiet We couldn't believe our luck