MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Tioga Pass: Yosemite Tioga Road
Crane Flat to Lee Vining
- Distance
- 59 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 40m
- Climb
- 5,840 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Best from July through September, when the road is open and the high country is clear of snow.
- Closures
- Closed every winter, usually from November until late May or June. Yosemite charges an entrance fee and has required reservations at times in summer; check the park website before you go.
- Fuel
- Fuel is available at Crane Flat and in Lee Vining. Do not count on fuel in Tuolumne Meadows.
- Watch For
- Thin air and cold at altitude, a steep descent with drop offs in Lee Vining Canyon, visitors stopping in the road for wildlife and views, sand on the pavement, and wildlife.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Tioga Road, State Route 120, crosses the high country of Yosemite National Park past Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake and Tuolumne Meadows. It tops out at Tioga Pass, the highest highway pass in California, then drops steeply down Lee Vining Canyon toward Mono Lake.
Stops
- StartCrane Flat
- FinishLee Vining
