Great views and altitudes up to 10,000 ft Very surprised to find gas and food at the top More

This was the first week that Tioga Pass was open for the season so it was a great opportunity to get access to high elevation trails without a lot of people or hot weather. More

This is a good road to explore the area. There is a dirt road that runs up the mountain that includes early settler info. Birds and flowers identified. Any road in this area leads to adventure More

Usually open late May to late October. Forested for the first half, it opens up onto majestic granite vistas, including a view back towards Yosemite Valley and a large alpine lake. We had the rare pleasure of driving it in January of this year also due to extreme lack of snow. Saw dozens of people skating on frozen alpine lakes.... More

The pass is always closed in the winter time due to heavy snowfall, but this season, for the first time in the last eighty years, the Tioga Pass is open for travel from Eastern Sierra. Seeing frozen waterfalls and people playing ice hockey on a high alpine lake, walking on thick ice, watching out for bears is something else. This... More

The drive over Tioga Pass is the most scenic, awe-inspiring drive one can take. Generally closed in October due to snow, this year the pass is still open and thoroughly spectacular to see. Dark evergreens are punctuated against the granite and winter grasses, and all the lakes and streams are frozen. Spectacular! More

Tioga Pass is stunning. Go. Be prepared for a delay entering the park on busy days. Use your gears going down the long grade into Lee Vining. Stop and take in the amazing views. If you have time, drive up to Saddlebag Lake (easy dirt road), take the water taxi (fee - or walk the 1+ mile one way) across... More

This is a gorgeous drive with a lot to see and a lot of great trails! More

My husband and I drove Tioga Pass near the end of October 2011. The road is usually closed by the beginning of November every year because of snow but the day we were there the weather was gorgeous. It took 2 or 3 hours to get through Yosemite on Tioga Pass. We stopped along the way to enjoy the beautiful... More