

* So, as an example you couldn't read about a planned opening the day before the actual opening and post a prognostication for that following day, because this would be in the 15-day "no prognostications posting period. Note: There is not food service, store, or water along the route bring food. * In other words, you could, in theory post a new prognostication every five minutes, the 15 day rule applies for the awarding of the prize and the rules state that you are aren't eligible to be in the running for the prize if you POST ON THIS FORUM on any day that is less than 15 days prior to the official Tioga Pass Road OPENING date. Current Road Conditions NEW: Highway 120 East, Tioga Pass is OPEN for the season. * There is no requirement that a given day passes before you make a new prognostication. * You can make prognostications as many times as you want. **Your "date" must be identified in a post on this thread. *** To win this prize, the date must be posted** on this Forum more than or equal to fifteen (15) days prior to the official Tioga Pass Road OPENING date. Saturday, a historically late opening for the highest paved mountain pass in the state. I can vote again, though, if my date has passed? Or not?Donna, and for everyone's benefit, the rules state this: Crews in Yosemite National Park intend to open Tioga Road and Tioga Pass to the public at 8 a.m. The Tuolumne Meadows Store, Grill, and Post Office will tentatively open on May 28, conditions permitting. Please protect wildlife by obeying speed limits. Due to record snowfall last winter, California has seen several historic firsts. The previous latest opening date for Tioga Pass was July 19th, 1917. Mariposa Grove Road When open, road is open only to vehicles. Tioga Road (the continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will tentatively open on Thursday, May 27, at 8 am, weather and conditions permitting. Last weekend, on July 22nd, National Park officials opened Yosemite's Tioga Pass Entrance - the latest seasonal opening for Tioga Pass since the route's birth in 1915. Glacier Point Tours meet at the lobby entrance of Yosemite. Glacier Point Road Expect 30-minute delays, Monday through Friday, 6 am to 9 pm. Every day from late May to late October when Glacier Point Road is open - conditions permitting. Tioga Road in the Sierra should see its latest summer opening in two decades due to a combination of a huge. Expect delays and one-lane sections of road. The US National Park Service commemorates its 100th anniversary on August 25, 2016. 2019: Tioga Road opened on June 21 with access to entry only from 10 am to 11 am and 3 pm to 4 pm daily. From spring to fall 2023, it will be open with expected delays of up to 30 minutes.Oh well. Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) No drinking water or services available. The road will reopen to traffic for the winter season at Badger Pass Ski Area. Tioga Road, a scenic route that provides access to the high country and also serves as the park’s eastern entry point, will open 8 a.m. THE LAKES BASIN IS OPEN REDS MEADOW ROAD OPENS JULY 21 TIOGA PASS OPENS JULY 22 LEARN MORE MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIFORNIA TRAVEL TIPS FOR VISITING MAMMOTH. No water, restrooms or other services will be available at Glacier Point, and hikers will need to stay out of work zones, said a press release from the park.īicycles will also be barred from Glacier Point Road all season, and Bridalveil Creek Campground will be closed. Glacier Point is about 4½ miles from Yosemite Valley with 3,200 feet of elevation gain Sentinel Dome adds another 1½ miles, and Taft Point is a mile beyond that. Ristoranti vicino a Tioga Road: (13.24 km) Tioga Gas Mart & Whoa Nellie Deli (13.09 km) Latte Da Coffee Cafe (6.79 km) Tioga Pass Resort Cafe (13.11 km) Mono Cone (13. The road’s famed viewpoints will be accessible only by a substantial hike.Ĭonstruction work that began last month on the 16-mile road will continue until snow falls this year, park officials said.Īmong the popular areas now accessible only by a strenuous hike are Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome and Taft Point.

Yosemite’s Tioga Road has reopened, but Glacier Point Road will remain closed to cars all season.
