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R-270 · Route File

Tioga Road

Yosemite National Park, California · United States

The high Highway 120 crossing through Yosemite from Crane Flat across Tuolumne Meadows to Tioga Pass and the eastern Sierra.

Primary window
Late May or Jun - sometime in Nov, condition-dependent
References
10
Coverage
established
Reviewed
Jul 2026

Operational warnings

red · Operational constraint

Tioga Road closes to vehicles for winter and normally remains closed from sometime in November until late May or June.

When the road is closed, a trans-Sierra vehicle crossing through Yosemite is impossible and the available detours add hundreds of kilometres.

Planning response: Confirm the live National Park Service road status before using Tioga Pass and replace it with an open Sierra crossing when closed.

Seasonal windows are planning triggers, not a substitute for current road, weather or land-access reports. Recheck the official sources below before departure.

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Tires reported on Tioga Road

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Route-specific references

Sources for Tioga Road

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Field Links are reviewed references, not live guarantees. Conditions, closures, services and regulations change. Confirm critical information with the responsible authority before relying on it.