Indian Flat RV Park — Hotel in Oakhurst

One star because I think it’s really shady to charge a fee when you’re providing no service in exchange. Generally I would avoid a park that does it but if you’re looking to stay near Yosemite in the off season your options are limited so I guess this park takes advantage of that. Also, I find it funny that because of their “automated optimization system” they can’t guarantee the site you chose but somehow they’re able to do it if you pay more money. Be guaranteed you’re going to get the least desirable spot in the park if you don’t pay, regardless of capacity.

We’ve traveled all throughout the west visiting our National Parks, staying in various RV parks, resorts, state/county campgrounds and we’ve been charged a pet fee only one time. They had an amazing large dog park that they kept clean and multiple convenient waste pick up stations. Didn’t mind paying that fee at all. Not to mention it was cheaper than what this park charged.

I double checked with the front desk that the fee was supposed to apply to us since they also have cabins and tents that they rent out. If we stayed in one of those, the fee makes sense. But she assured me that it’s just an “in general” pet fee. So if my dogs are confined in my own RV, and we’re asked to clean up after them… we’re getting charged for our dogs just existing? They also don’t clean up poop after previous inconsiderate pet owners because there was a fresh pile in our spot when we pulled up (I’d like to note there’s a 4 hour gap between check in and out).

It’s a shame because despite those things that really don’t sit well with me from a business perspective, I’d give the park 5 stars. Prime location, indoor pool access from the lodge next door, convenient restaurants and store within walking distance, clean (but cold) bathrooms, and yeah the showers had low water pressure but small things like that don’t bother us. If you don’t have pets and have an easily maneuverable rig, or if you’re rich and don’t care about paying the two superfluous fees then I’m sure you’ll enjoy...

In terms of tent camping this place was a mixed bag with some big positives with a variety of negatives, some of which may be accentuated by my experience. Some of the big positives were: The Price: Very reasonable rates for tent camping. The overall availability of tent camping - most RV parks have 1 or two measly tent camp spots that cost an arm and a leg. Fortunately Indian Flat had a dozen or more tent spots. The location is great and only 30 minutes from Yosemite. The proximity to the hotel, restaurant and general store. The Availability of water.

The Negatives: The facilities were near-third world. As I showered and looked at the construction around me I could easily imagine myself standing in a shower in a number of variance low income countries. Corrugated plastic ceiling and roof, wire-casing and single light bulb socket-box clearly exposed (though not dangerous), industrial grade floor mat on the shower floor didn't necessarily feel like I was in any modern nation. That said, as the outdoorsy type I was not bothered by these things, a hot shower is a hot shower. The camp host/owner while he was fair and honest when we cancelled our last day due to wildfires could use a brush up on some customer services skills. First you don't greet your paying customers with a suspicious "Can I help you?". Rather, you should be saying "Hello! My name is _ and I'm the owner/manager. Are you finding everything ok?" Remembering who your customers are would go a long way too. Using the facilities in the morning and being greeted with "Can I help you?" makes the customer feel unwelcome, as if they're doing something wrong and is frankly kind of rude. You could have at least said "G'morning! How's it going? Do you need any help?". Also the host "forgot" we were coming and was ready to kick us out of our spot that we had reserved several days in advance (even though there was literally 12 other open spots to put new customers). Once again greeting us with "Can I help you?" Yeah you can help me by telling me who the...

This little full hook-ups RV Park is nestled into the mountain side right off the highway. It’s about 15 minutes to the Yosemite entrance making it convenient to go in and out. This is not a resort camping area. Spots are very close together (some terraced) and most don’t have a fire pit and barely space to eat at the picnic tables. I would recommend this place for RVs that require full hook-ups and only for a couple of days. I would recommend tents finding another place as there is no shade accept if you’re along the fence on the road and those are on top of each other in a very narrow space.

The bathrooms were maintained, but packed in the evening. I counted 4 showers for all genders and an additional one for a female and male. There are 4 non-gender specific toilet stalls and additional stalls in the female/male bathrooms.

This is a very compact place to stay, but I wouldn’t recommend it as a spot to hang outside for families. There’s a full resort RV Park elsewhere, but further from a Yosemite entrance, but well worth it if this is your destination vacation and not a few day hop.

This served our purpose for the few days and we didn’t encounter any problems. There is an outdoor pool at the lodge next door and it’s a quick walk up a path. It’s large and the water is refreshing, not too cold.

There is a “fancy” restaurant AND a casual grill at the lodge, as well as a small market with a few essentials.

There is NO WiFi or cell service at the RV Park. So enjoy being off the grid but screenshot maps, restaurants, etc BEFORE you arrive because there’s no service in Yosemite either.

There’s a gas station between the RV Park and the Yosemite entrance but be ready to pay premium prices! They have a market and deli, as well.

There’s a day use area for the river across the street. To the right the day use has picnic tables and to the left they have grass and...