Roads(See plowing updates during spring road opening.) Clearing of the Tioga Road 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, even in late spring, because weather in April and May can affect plowing progress significantly.
Notes by Year Note: Snowpack shows the percent of average for the Tuolumne River drainage (which includes the higher elevation areas of Tioga Road).
2023: Glacier Point Road opened later due to construction. Mariposa Grove Road opened late due to a road failure. Caltrans has a list of recent closing and opening dates for other passes in the Sierra Nevada. 2011-2012: Re-opened December 16, 2011–January 17, 2012.
2010: Mariposa Grove Road opened March 26, then was closed at some point until it reopened on May 19 1999-2000: Re-opened December 23, 1999–January 1, 2000. CampgroundsThe only campgrounds listed are those with opening and closing dates that are based on conditions, which vary from year to year. Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, and campgrounds in Yosemite Valley are not listed because they open and close on a fairly consistent schedule or are open all year. (See table with this year's estimated opening and closing dates.)
Notes by Year 2023: Bridalveil Creek, Crane Flat, White Wolf, and Yosemite Creek did not open due to heavy snowpack. Tuolumne Meadows was still under construction.
2022: Tuolumne Meadows, Crane Flat, and Bridalveil Creek closed due to rehabilitation projects. Porcupine Flat closed. 2020-2021: Most campgrounds closed during the COVID-19 pandemic 2019: Crane Flat was additionally open from May 25–June 4, July 3–July 7, and July 12–14; it opened late due to sewer repairs 2018: Bridalveil Creek closed early due to the Ferguson Fire; Crane Flat was closed July 29–August 14 as a result of the Ferguson Fire; Tamarack Flat was closed August 3–15 as a result of the Ferguson Fire 2017: Bridalveil Creek was closed August 16–25, then closed early, as a result of the Empire Fire 2015: White Wolf closed early as a result of a fire 2014: Bridalveil Creek was closed July 27–August 3 as a result of a fire; Crane Flat was closed July 26–August 7 as a result of a fire; Yosemit eCreek was closed July 27–August 15 as a result of the fire 2014: Bridalveil Creek was closed July 27–August 3 as a result of a fire; Crane Flat was closed July 26–August 7 as a result of a fire; Yosemit eCreek was closed July 27–August 15 as a result of the fire
2013: Crane Flat was additionally open May 24–27; Tamarack Flat was closed June 8–17 for a tribal event, August 27–September 20 as a result of the Rim Fire, and closed early due to a government shutdown; White Wolf and Yosemite Creek closed early due to the Rim Fire 2011: Crane Flat closed early as a result of a fire; Yosemite Creek open Friday and Saturday nights only beginning September 12 2009: Crane Flat closed early as a result of a fire; Porcupine Flat closed early due to snow TrailsThe only trails that are routinely closed in Yosemite are the Mist Trail to Vernal Fall, the John Muir Trail between Clark Point and near the top of Nevada Fall (including the "ice cut"), and the Four Mile Trail.
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Last updated: March 22, 2024