This will be my first trip to Yosemite and I am concerned about campsites with first-come/first-serve reservation systems. I'm planning to arrive by 6AM at the Tuolemne Meadows camp site on Saturday morning, July 11; is this early enough? I'm thinking that if I can't get a spot I have two options:
1) Set up a tent at the backpacker's campsite behind loop A at Tuolumne campsite. The downside here is that I will need to bring my own bear box assuming the backpackers site does not offer these.
-OR-
2) Drive to Porcupine Creek/Flat campsite and try to get a first-come/first serve spot at that lcoation. The problem with this option is that I will end up arriving late at Porcupine Creek after wasting an 1 hour or 2 at Tuolumne, so I may end up losing a spot here as well.
Trying to figure out the best option, thanks