When Will Tioga Road Open?

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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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Just a rumor...from an insider Yosemite Valley, just now...
Administrative vehicles access, final inspection this weekend, and...
Hopefully, if all passes muster, 120 open next week!
Just heard the same thing from a little birdy. :)
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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I wonder if they will have the campground open for the holiday weekend? That would ease a lot of crowd pressure in the valley.
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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Tioga Road
Updated May 13, 2016

Road crews are still working to make the road safe to open, including clearing fallen trees and rocks, removing hazard trees, plowing side roads, and plowing turnouts. There is still no estimated opening date.

The road will be open to bicycles only on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15. Be sure to obey "no stopping zone" signs and watch for administrative vehicle traffic.
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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AlmostThere wrote:
dandaman49 wrote:I am planning on doing a short 2 night trip to Glen Aulin with my cousins on memorial day. For some of them it will be their first time backpacking in the sierra, I hope the road is open by then!
I hope they like wading... There is a section of that route that is flooded in high melt. And there is still snow in Tuolumne Meadows, though it is melting.

They'll be fine. I told everyone to bring sandals with a backstrap for the flooded section. I've done it in spring before and its never been dangerous.

I entered the park through the 41 entrance yesterday and asked the ranger when the 120 will open. He said that is was already clear and they were just waiting for the final word, and said he expected it to open next weekend.
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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he expected it to open next weekend.
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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condition report from the pass 5 days ago - lots of snow up there

http://www.monolake.org/today/2016/05/1 ... ins-closed
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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Date: May 17, 2016
The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will open for all vehicular traffic tomorrow, Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at noon.
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,84622
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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Aww yea!
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Re: When Will Tioga Road Open?

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Aww yea!
Will probably be closed during this storm which hits Fri-Sun.
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Tioga Road... to Open on Wednesday, May 18

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Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park to Open on Wednesday, May 18

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tio ... may-18.htm
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