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Yosemite-Tioga Road scheduled to open Saturday

Yosemite News Release

June 15, 2011

For Immediate Release

Media Contacts:

Scott Gediman 209-372-0248

Kari Cobb 209-372-0529

Tioga Road to Open in Yosemite National Park

Visitors urged to take safety precautions while traveling on road

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. for all vehicle traffic. The Tioga Road, bounded on both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada.

Vault toilets are available in several locations along the road.

There are several no-stopping zones along the road, which are clearly marked with road signs.

Due to the heavy snowpack this past winter (199% of normal) and a cool spring, there is still several feet of snow in the Tuolumne Meadows area.

Hiking opportunities are extremely limited and visitors are urged to use extreme caution in the area. Additionally, ice is prevalent throughout the area and stream crossings are treacherous.

All campgrounds along the Tioga Road are closed. All commercial services, including the gas station, store, and village grill, are also closed.

There are no anticipated opening dates for any of these facilities at this time.

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Permalink Reply by potatomutato on June 15, 2011 at 11:40am

ah, you beat me to it! i was excited to hear that it was opening up so early on MammothInfo. thought for sure it would be in July.

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Permalink Reply by Yose FJ (David) on June 15, 2011 at 1:10pm

The only problem with the press release is, the Village Grill is in Yosemite Valley--and is open for the season. The TM grill on the otherhand, won't be flipping burgers for a while.

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Permalink Reply by daPitbull on June 15, 2011 at 7:04pm

Good news. We were planning on going up to Lost Coast next weekend. Maybe we'll head through Tioga and go to Bodie instead. Any idea what the weather has been like out there?

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Permalink Reply by Yose FJ (David) on June 15, 2011 at 8:24pm

Should be really nice, I bet it would be a nice drive. Like the coast tho, I dress in layers--it will be chillier along Tioga Road. The Bodie forecast looks like our, a 20% chance of thunder showers Friday and Friday eve, then clear.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Bodie&state=C...