Tioga Road, Crossing YOSEMITE National Park
Tioga Road (Hwy 120) is one of the most beautiful drives in California. The road crosses Yosemite National Park from East to West.
Along the highway there are many interesting spots to spend a few hours enjoying the mighty landscapes of Yosemite and spotting wildlife. We were lucky to see some coyotes and many other small mammals.
This road crosses a high altitude pass (3031 m) and remains closed for a big portion of the year. Clearing of the Tioga Road normally begins on or about April 15 each year and usually takes between one and two months. Predicting when these roads will open is not possible.
We mounted the gopro in the car and we recorded part of the trip starting from Arch Rock entrance in el Portal road to Lee Vining near Mono Lake. I hope you enjoy.
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California Motorcycle Ride: Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park
Ride with us over Tioga Pass, in the spectacular Sierra Nevada Mountains of Eastern California. Starting at Lee Vining, we head west into Yosemite National Park along Highway 120, with our destination being Crane Flats, some 60 miles away. Part 32 of our 36 Day Western America Motorcycle Tour.
Tioga Pass Road: California 120 from Lee Vining to Yosemite
Enjoy the beautiful drive into the Sierra Nevada mountains from Lee Vining, California, up to Tioga Pass, at the entrance to Yosemite National Park. This video takes you up, then back down via the rear-view camera.
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I made this trip in August, 2015. Video shot with a Brinno TLC-200 Pro time-lapse camera, mounted on my roof with a homemade magnetic case.
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California State Route 120 Descending Tioga Pass from Yosemite
This video features perhaps the most stunning, scenic, and most awesome stretch of road in the state of California. Tioga Pass is the highest paved road and the tallest mountain pass in California, at 9,945 feet in elevation. This is a special InterstateKyle production, I limited the signs and the text so one can enjoy and appreciate the road more and the stunning beauty is possesses. I hope you all enjoy Tioga Pass, it's certainly a drive I will never forget.
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Tioga Pass - Yosemite National Park, California, United States
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Tioga Pass Yosemite National Park
Dramatic drive starting at elevation 6,100 feet outside of Yosemite Valley and finishing 47 miles later atop Tioga Pass.
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Travel blogs from Tioga Pass:
- ... I of course had the grand tour in mind: Yosemite Valley then through Tioga Pass taking in the sweeping views while dropping down to Lee Vining then on to view Mono Lake ...
- ... At eleven we stood for the East entrance to the Tioga Pass of Yosemity ...
- ... We headed north up the Scenic 395 towards Yosemite National Park and ever since we planned our trip we had hoped that the Tioga Pass across the mountain range would be opened after winter making our entrance from the east a ...
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- Vista driving across Yosemite NP - Tioga Pass by Nikandads2008 from a blog titled Staggering Yosemite National Park & Waterfalls!!
- Back of Half Dome from Tioga Pass route by Nikandads2008 from a blog titled Staggering Yosemite National Park & Waterfalls!!
- View at Olmsted Point, Tioga Pass by Nikandads2008 from a blog titled Staggering Yosemite National Park & Waterfalls!!
- Half Dome, seen from Tioga Pass by Danandloulou from a blog titled Yosemite National Park
- Heading over the Tioga Pass by Lindaandchris from a blog titled Yosemite in June... water, water, everywhere!
- Bend On Tioga Pass Road by Wolftrails from a blog titled Yosemite National Park
- Bear Lake - Tioga Pass by Traceourtracks from a blog titled Beware of the bears!
- Snow in Tioga Pass! by Nikandads2008 from a blog titled Staggering Yosemite National Park & Waterfalls!!
- Along Tioga Pass 03 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Along Tioga Pass 06 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Along Tioga Pass 05 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- ALong Tioga Pass 02 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Along Tioga Pass 07 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Along Tioga Pass 08 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Along Tioga Pass 04 by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Along Tioga Pass by Freeandeasy from a blog titled There be bears in them there hills!!
- Tioga Pass by Erhi from a blog titled Amazing Yosemite
Driving up Tioga Pass - Yosemite National Park CA
Driving up Tioga Pass - Yosemite National Park CA
Driving Tioga Pass Yosemite to Mono Lake
October 12,2016 Driving the Tioga Pass to see the Tuffas
Yosemite Tioga Pass
In the mood for a daydream? Join us as we explore Tioga Pass at Yosemite. We spent the night at Moraine Campground in Inyo National Park. In the morning we passed through Tuolumne Meadows and walked out on Olmstead Point. In the afternoon we hiked the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias.
As we left Yosemite, we drove through thick smoke from the Mariposa County fire that ultimately took out over 80,000 acres of forest and dozens of homes and structures.
In the evening, we washed our RV. By this time, we had been on the road since Thursday, July 13th, driving dry and dusty roads through Nevada and Utah. The RV really needed to be cleaned.
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Drive to Yosemite in Winter. Yosemite during snow in 2019
Driving to Yosemite in winter from San Francisco. The video starts after we pass city of Oakdale and goes through highway 120 towards lake Don Pedro then up the hill to Groveland and then to Yosemite Valley. This video was recorded on Feb. 2019. I drove there with my wife and recorded the drive with my iphone 7+. That week it had snowed record levels and we got lucky to witness the beauty of Yosemite Valley during winter and not many people around.
Opening Tioga Pass/SR 120 2019
In this Caltrans News Flash, the Lee Vining Maintenance Supervisor Randy Walker explains what it takes to open SR 120/Tioga Pass in the spring. SR 120 west known worldwide as Tioga Pass, is a 13 mile stretch of highway that begins at the junction of US Hwy 395 and travels west to the east entrance gate of Yosemite National Park. As you will see, there is a lot more than just removing the snow to open this highway to the public. Caltrans motto is We will open the pass when it is safe to do so!
Yosemite National Park | Tioga Pass | California
The picturesque, Yosemite National Park is located in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. In the Yosemite Valley, Tioga pass has some breathtaking views when you drive around.
Driving up Tioga Pass - Yosemite National Park CA
Tioga Road and Tioga Pass or California Hwy. 120 W is the Eastern Entrance to Yosemite National Park
Snow clearing Report on The Mammoth Channel 12 and produced by Dan McConnell. Lots of snow to clear. After a record year of water content in the snowpack The Sierra is readying for a tremendous runoff. Tioga Road still has a lot of snow on it and Yosemite National Park Officials are estimating it could be after the 4th of July before the road opens ...
Yosemite National Park Scenic Drive - Tioga Pass - CA120
Tioga Pass road drive from crane flat to Tuolumne Meadows.
Yosemite National Park -Tioga Road Season Opener - June 29, 2017
West to East and back.
Driving up Tioga Pass - Yosemite National Park CA
Experience Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles of mountainous terrain in the Sierra Nevada of California. From high peaks and deep canyons to ancient forests and quiet meadows, the diversity of the world is on display here. At Yosemite you can see the tranquillity of the High Sierra, the power of glaciers, giant sequoia groves, thundering waterfalls, clear streams and much more. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is also home to hundreds of wildlife and plant species. Two Wild & Scenic Rivers, the Tuolumne and Merced rivers, begin in the park and flow west to the Central Valley. Visitors experience the park's 800 miles of hiking trails and 282 miles of road.
Visitors fall in love with the park's many waterfalls, specifically 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls that ranks as the tallest in North America, flowing down into the scenic Valley meadows. Hikers take notice of the enormous granite mountains from the 8,842-foot Half Dome to the 13,114-foot Mt. Lyell-Yosemite's tallest peak. Glaciers, which John Muir sought out in California as well as Alaska, add into the mix with the Maclure and Lyell still intact.
It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter. —John Muir
Animals: Yosemite supports more than 400 species of vertebrates, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Overall, the park's widespread coniferous forests--with a relatively mild climate and a mixture of plant species--provide a lush habitat for animals to live. Wildlife species typically found include mule deer, black bear, bobcat, gray fox, mountain kingsnake, Gilbert's skink, white-headed woodpecker, brown creeper, spotted owl, and a wide variety of bat species. Black bears in Yosemite are active both day and night. Most bears that rely on natural food sources are active during the day. However, those that get food from people are often active at night, when they can quietly sneak around and grab unattended food.
Plants: Move up or down in elevation and feel as though you are in another park. Vegetation changes from oak woodlands to chaparral scrublands to lower montane to upper montane to subalpine to alpine. Those who step into the alpine zone can see krummholz whitebark pines and perhaps a western juniper or mountain hemlock. Scientists study many individual plants, including the black oak, to understand its future challenges.
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Yosemite is open all year, though some areas of the park are inaccessible by car from approximately November through May due to snow.
Distances and Driving Times From: San Francisco/Bay area (195 mi, 4-5 hours); Sacramento (176 mi, 4 hours); Reno & Lake Tahoe (June through October, conditions permitting, 218 mi, 5 hours/All year, 315 mi, 8 hours); Los Angeles area (313 mi, 6 hours); San Diego area (441 mi, 8 hours); Las Vegas (June through October, conditions permitting, 642 km, 8 hours / November through May, 797 km, 8-10 hours)
Drivers can enter Yosemite National Park by several routes:
From the West and Most Scenic: CA Hwy 140
This route is by far the most scenic drive into Yosemite National Park and the best way to go if you're visiting for the first time. It's open most of the time and passes through the towns of Mariposa and Fish Camp. It's also a popular route for people driving to Yosemite from the San Jose area.
From the West: CA Hwy 120
Open most any time, this route goes through Oakdale and Groveland and is often used by visitors from the San Francisco Bay area and northern California. It passes through fruit and almond orchards, small agricultural towns, fruit stands and ranches in the rolling foothills before ascending sharply up the Priest Grade to Big Oak Flat and the old gold mining town of Groveland.
From the South: CA Hwy 41
From US Hwy 99 at Fresno, Hwy 41 runs north and west toward Yosemite's South Entrance, which takes you through the towns of Oakhurst and Fish Camp and into the park near the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and Wawona.
From the East: CA Hwy 120 and Tioga Pass
To find out more about traveling this route, average opening and closing dates, check the guide to the Tioga Pass.
From the East: Other Mountain Passes
Other mountain passes that can get you across the Sierras near Yosemite include the Sonora Pass (CA Hwy 108), Monitor Pass (CA Hwy 89) and Ebbetts Pass (CA Hwy 4). Snow may also close these routes in winter, but they are sometimes open when Tioga Pass is still snow-clogged.
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