Why Tioga Pass feels like a completely different way to experience Yosemite National Park. Every year when Tioga Pass opens for the season, something shifts in the Sierra Nevada. The mountains suddenly feel connected again. Backpacking trailheads reopen. Snow-lined roads begin winding back into the high country. Tuolumne Meadows slowly wakes up after another long … Read more
Tioga Pass (State Route 120) has officially closed for the 2024 winter season. Caltrans, in coordination with the National Park Service and Tuolumne County, announced the seasonal closure on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 6:45 p.m. The closure begins at Crane Flat Road inside Yosemite National Park, as winter weather conditions have made the high-altitude … Read more
INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. (October 30, 2024) – With early winter storms sweeping across the Sierra Nevada, travelers should be prepared for temporary closures on several popular Sierra passes. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has temporarily closed Sonora, Ebbetts, and Monitor Passes due to storm conditions, icy roads, and ongoing safety evaluations. Here’s what you … Read more
I’ve always been captivated by Yosemite National Park and all of the hiking opportunities the iconic National Park has to offer, but I haven’t explored much of the trails a bit outside of the park along Tioga Pass Road until a recent, somewhat spontaneous trip to Tioga Peak. During an early June camping trip to … Read more
Yosemite Announces the Opening of Tioga Pass 2024 – June 10th. Get ready to dust off your hiking boots and stock up on bug spray, Sierra Nevada adventurers, because HEAVEN OPENS on MONDAY, JUNE 10th! That’s right, folks, Yosemite National Park is THRILLED to announce the official HIGH COUNTRY SEASON KICKOFF with the reopening of … Read more
Embracing the Winter Quiet: Tioga Pass Closure Signals Seasonal Shift in Yosemite TUOLUMNE COUNTY – – November 21, 2023 – As winter blankets the High Sierra, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the National Park Service (NPS) announce the closure of State Route 120 East, famously known as Tioga Pass, at Crane Flat Road … Read more
Yosemite will Temporarily Close Tioga Pass at 6pm today in preparation of early season storm Yosemite National Park – October 25, 2023 – Each year we await the news that Tioga Pass, the only Eastern entrance into Yosemite National Park will close for the winter. With mixed emotions most are praying for snow and winter … Read more
Sonora Pass Closed For the Winter Alpine County Ca. – November 15, 2022 – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10 reopened State Route 89/Monitor Pass at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, after a temporary closure due to winter weather. Route 4/Ebbetts Pass remains closed from the east end of Lake Alpine … Read more
STOCKTON – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10 is closing three of its mountain highways this week ahead of the arrival of the first major snowstorm of the season. The National Weather Service is forecasting several inches of snow for the Sierra Nevada starting today, November 1, through Thursday, November 3, 2022.At 10:00 … Read more
Mammoth Ca, May 27, 2022 – As you head into your three day weekend for Memorial Day, Inyo national Forest has issued updates for travel and recreation sites. At this time even with an approaching storm in the Sierra today. All scenic routes south on Lake Tahoe are open. Tioga Pass into Yosemite opened today, … Read more
MONITOR PASS/STATE ROUTE 89, EBBETTS PASS/STATE ROUTE 4 & SONORAPASS/STATE ROUTE 108 CLOSING TEMPORARILY AT 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING CalTrans Road Alert – November 6, 2020 – Due to this weekend’s approaching storm, District 10 is scheduled to temporarily close Monitor Pass/State Route 89, Ebbetts Pass/SR-4 and Sonora Pass/SR-108 at 10 a.m. on Friday, November … Read more
Speed enforcement will be in effect to help protect bears and other wildlife– Traffic slow downs Expected for Holiday Weekend August 30, 2019 – Yosemite National Park – In preparation for a busy Labor Day Weekend, Yosemite National Park has designated several new Wildlife Protection Zones located on stretches of roadway throughout the Park where … Read more
Tioga Road to remain open with limited hours through the weekend Yosemite National Park announces the Tioga Road will open to unrestricted vehicular traffic on Monday, July 1st, at 8:00 a.m.. From now until the full opening Monday morning, vehicular access will continue to be available from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. … Read more
Sierra Rec Magazine – Yosemite National Park New Release – May, 8 2019 – Yosemite National Park is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Groveland Community Hall (18720 Highway 120, Groveland, CA) to provide an update on two upcoming projects: the Big Oak Flat Welcome Center and the Tuolumne Meadows … Read more
Sierra Rec Magazine, August 2018 – Backpacking in Yosemite is a life goal for many who visit this pristine granite palace in the High Sierra. As a beginning backpacker, I was overjoyed to learn in March that we had secured 6 passes into the Yosemite Wilderness and Young Lakes, for my first backpacking experience ever. … Read more
Significant damage from heavy winter snowpack has resulted in delayed openings Yosemite National Park announces that there will be late seasonal openings to facilities throughout the park. These late openings are due to the exceptionally heavy snowpack in Yosemite National Park and the subsequent extensive damage to many park facilities. Yosemite National Park experienced significant … Read more
TRAVEL UPDATES: TIOGA PASS, Glacier Point, Sonora Pass and Ebbets Pass Thanksgiving Weekend Sierra Rec Magazine, Yosemite National Park, November 19th 2018, – Each year we arrive at today with mixed emotions. Yosemite National Park has announced The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park will close to all vehicular traffic beginning at … Read more
Crystal Clear Waters Combined With High Alpine Peaks That Will Stop You In Your Tracks Sierra Rec Magazine Adventure Review – September 2017 – Visiting and Exploring 20 Lakes Basin was so much more than I had expected. Have you ever heard a review of a location and it just didn’t do it for you, so … Read more
Inyo National Forest Opens Lakes Basin Road Wednesday Here Are The Most Recent Update For Popular Sierra Passes and Scenic Byways Sierra Rec Magazine, Eastern Sierra News – June 22, 2017- Almost on cue with the Summer solstice in 2017 road crews and county agencies have started to get the upper hand on the 2017 snowpack and access … Read more
Yosemite National Park – Veteran’s Day, National Free Forest Service, and National Park day always prompt me to think of Yosemite National Park. Yosemite continues to capture my spirit and call me to try new trails, view new heights and challenge my will to complete the climb. On Veterans Day, I skipped the parades. Instead, … Read more
