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Tioga road opening9/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Avalanche-prone areas have also been cleared, although one section near Olmsted Point will require temporary stoplights due to avalanche damage-additionally, restrooms, staff housing, and other facilities damaged during the winter need assessment and repair. Once rock clearing is complete, they will repair and replace damaged guardrails. Crews have worked tirelessly to clear the road using plows, bulldozers, and other heavy equipment. Snow and ice buried the road and caused significant damage to sections of the 46-mile route and adjacent facilities. Since 1980, the road has only opened in July twice, on July 1st in 19. Plowing usually begins around April 15th. Tioga Road is typically open to vehicles from late May or June until sometime in November. In the previous snowiest years, Tioga Road opened in late June or early July. Yosemite had a record snowpack (over 240% of the average) as of April 1st, 2023. According to KQED the latest dates the pass had opened previously were July 19th, 1917, and July 15th in 19. The opening of the popular route through Yosemite National Park’s high country had been delayed due to historic snowfall during the winter. | Picture: Yosemite National Park Instagram National Parks crew inserting detonators to blast boulders so they can clear Tioga Road. Make sure you check the National Park website for regular updates on current conditions before traveling. Other campgrounds in Yosemite Park along Tioga Road will not open this year. There is no estimate when Tamarack Flat or Porcupine Flat Campgrounds will be open. Please note that reservations are required at this time first-come-first-served camping is not available until October.Ĭlosed: Bridalveil Creek, Crane Flat, Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat, and Tuolumne Meadows Open: Upper Pines, Lower Pines, North Pines, Camp 4 | Picture: Yosemite National Park Instagram Yosemite Campground Information A lot of the infrastructure around Yosemite National Park has been damaged beyond repair. to 5:00 p.m., and a general information desk near the visitor center, which will be open from 9:00 a.m. | Picture: Yosemite National Park InstagramĪlso opening this weekend will be the Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center, which will be open from 8:00 a.m. Extensive damage to the roads in some parts will mean that traffic will be one-lane in some parts. Be mindful that marked trails may be harder to find and follow and always make sure to have GPS, as well as a compass and a map. Stay on trails to protect growing plants and plan for wet feet. Please also be aware that Meadows and some trails are flooded and that there is still snow up there in shady areas as low as 8,000 feet, as well as extensive snow coverage above 9,000 feet. Digging out garbage cans along Tioga Road. Utility crews discovered a torn line at the sewage ponds, and the wastewater treatment plant cannot operate until this is repaired and the groundwater level lowers. However, there will be no water, no stores or food service, and no fuel. Vault and portable toilets will be available. ![]() ![]() Please drive carefully and allow for delays due to traffic lights at damaged locations and longer delays when contractors are making repairs. There will be sections of Tioga Road that will only be open in one direction due to extensive damage to the road from the snow. The crew at Yosemite National Park has been hard at work to get the road through the park open, removing snow, blasting rocks & boulders, removing trees in danger of falling on the road, and clearing residual debris off the road. Tioga Road, CA, will re-open to vehicles this Saturday, July 22, 2023, from 8:00 a.m., the latest opening in the road’s history. ![]() Tioga Pass will open this Saturday, July 22, 2023. ![]()
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