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MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide California Byway Highway # "Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road" Miles ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 End of Tioga Pass Road on Scenic Tioga Pass Road on State Highway #120, ends at the junction of State Highway #120 Big Oak Road just outside Yosemite Valley within Yosemite National Park, California. Altitude: 6158 feet 0.6 Tuolumne Grove Trail Tuolumne Grove Trail Head, Tioga Pass Road, Tuolumne Grove, is a Head sequoia grove located near Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park, California Altitude: 6188 feet 3.7 Old Big Oak Flat Road South to Tamarack Flat Campground in Yosemite National Park. Has 52 campsites, picnic tables, food lockers, fire rings, and vault toilets. Altitude: 7018 feet 6.2 Old Tioga Road Trail To Old Tioga Road, Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, lies in Hetch Hetchy Valley, which is completely flooded by the Hetch Hetchy Dam, in Yosemite National Park, California. Wapama Falls, in Hetch Hetchy Valley, Lake Vernon, Rancheria Falls, Rancheria Creek, Camp Mather Lake. Altitude: 6772 feet 6.2 Trail to Tamarrack Flat Altitude: 6775 feet Campground 13.7 Siesta Lake Altitude: 7986 feet 14.5 White Wolf Road To White Wolf Campground, located outside of Yosemite Valley, just off Tioga Pass Road in California. Altitude: 8117 feet 16.5 Access To Luken's Lake, Yosemite Creek Trail, Altitude: 8182 feet 19.7 Access A mountainous Road/Trail, Quaking Aspen Falls, is a seasonal water fall, that stream relies on rain and snow melting, dries up in summer, located just off Tioga Pass Road, in Yosemite National Park, Altitude: 7500 feet 20.3 Quaking Aspen Falls East of highway. Aka Tioga Pass Falls. A 25-ft waterfall off Tioga Pass Rd, Yosemite National Park. The falls dry up around August, but the stream above and below the falls flows all year-round. Altitude: 7585 feet 22.9 Campground Access road to Campground Yosemite Creek, located in Yosemite National Park, Off Tioga Pass Road, California. Altitude: 8304 feet 23.9 Porcupine Flat Campgrund Located just outside Yosemite Valley, on Tioga Pass Road, Porcupine Creek. Altitude: 8097 feet 25.0 A Trail Connects to North Dome Trail. Altitude: 8146 feet 26.0 A Trail To Porcupine Flat, North Dome Trail, Indian Rock, Lehmite Falls, a series of long, steep falls, located in Yosemite National Park, off Tioga Pass Road, Bridal Veil Falls. Altitude: 8146 feet 27.2 Siesta Lake A lake in Yosemite National Park, located on Tioga Pass Road, California. Altitude: 8425 feet 27.5 Snow Creek Trail Runs through Yosemite Valley to Mirror Lake, in Yosemite National Park, California. Altitude: 8547 feet 27.7 Access Access Road to May Lake in Yosemite National Park, is a Lake and a high Sierra Camp, Tents and Cabins are offered here at Campground MayLake for stay to backpackers near the lake. A grand view of Mount Hoffman, a mountain peak at the center of the Yosemite National Park on Sierra Mountain Range, is offered, Altitude: 8553 feet Page 1/4 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Jun-04 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 29.5 Olmsted Point A viewing area on Tioga Pass Road, located in Yosemite National Park, like Glacier Point that offers an amazing view of Half Dome, Tenaya Canyon, and elevated view of Tenaya Lake. Altitude: 8396 feet 30.2 Trails near Tenaya Lake Altitude: 8228 feet 31.5 Tenaya Lake A lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows, Campground Tenaya Lake, popular spot for camping for tourists on Tioga Pass Road, in Yosemite National Park, California. Altitude: 8186 feet 32.9 View from Highway View of Medicott Dome, Pywiack Dome. Altitude: 8304 feet 37.9 Cathedral Lakes Trail This trail offers grand views of Unicon Peak, Cathedral Peak and Sawtooth range mountains, reaches Cathedral Lakes, Cathedral Peak is the crowning summit of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California. Altitude: 8570 feet 38.4 Tuolumne Meadows Visito South of highway. Altitude: 8579 feet Center 38.6 Yosemite Park National North to Soda Springs Parsons Memorial Lodge, Glen Aulin Trails, Road Tuolumne Meadows, Pothole Dome, located in Yosemite National Park, along the Tioga Pass Road. Altitude: 8589 feet 39.5 Toulumne Meadows A gentle, dome-studded meadowy section of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park. Tuolumne Meadows has a good view of the Cathedral Range, Lembert Dome and Mount Dana. Camping is available at the Tuolumne Meadows campground. Excellent hiking and rock climbing are accessible from Tuolumne Meadows, on the Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park. Altitude: 8583 feet 39.6 Yosemite National Park Cathdral Peak, Lembert Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, Lembert Dome, a Road granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California; it soars 800 feet above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows. The Parsons Memorial Lodge is a small building built by the Sierra Club at the northern end of Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park, which is a National Historic landmark. Ranger Station, Falls on Dana Fork of Tuolumne River near Tuolumne Lodge. Altitude: 8599 feet 42.6 A Trail Runs through Yosemite National Park. This mountain road leads to two ponds close to the Tioga Pass Road in the Yosemite National Park, California. Altitude: 9245 feet 44.1 Dana Fork, Tuolumne River Altitude: 9449 feet 44.9 Sierra Pond East of Tioga Pass Road, California. Altitude: 9633 feet 45.2 Access Access road/trail through the Yosemite National Park, Parker Pass Creek, near Mono Pass, California. Altitude: 9705 feet 46.7 Yosemite Entrance Entrance at Tioga Pass, Ranger Station, Tuolumne Meadows Pond, Gaylor Lake, located at a distance of 30 mins walk from the Yosemite Entrance on the Tioga Pass Road. Altitude: 9934 feet 47.5 Trail To Bennetville, California. Several Ponds are spotted on the trail, a wagon trail, entrance to Old Mines. Altitude: 9721 feet 47.8 Tioga Lake A small glacier-carved lake in the Inyo National Forest, on Tioga Pass Road at the entrance of Yosemite National Park, California. Tioga Lake offers spectacular views, as well as trout fishing, a picnic area, and a 13-site managed campground. Altitude: 9662 feet Page 2/4 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Jun-04 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 48.6 Tioga Pass Resort Located by the roadside of Tioga Pass Road, in Yosemite National Park, California. Altitude: 9554 feet 48.8 Saddlebag Lake Road North to Camp Ground Bernetville, Campground Saddlebag, Campground Sawmill, located on and near Saddlebag Lake, a lake created by Saddlebag Dam, in the Yosemite National Park Area off Tioga Pass Road, California. Altitude: 9524 feet 49.0 Ellery Lake Located in Yosemite National Park, on the Tioga Pass Road, California. Kayaking and fishing are popular here. Altitude: 9528 feet 55.2 Poole Power Plant Road Altitude: 7398 feet 56.9 Access Crosses Lee Vining Creek. Altitude: 7215 feet 57.4 Log Cabin Mine Road Leads to Log Cabin Mine. Altitude: 7201 feet 57.6 Utility Road Altitude: 7152 feet 58.5 Access Vista Point Road leads to Mono Lake, Como Lake Altitude: 6893 feet 58.6 Starting Point of Byway This Byway starts from United States Highway #395 off thje town of Tioga Road Lee Vining, California, located in Mono County, California. Lee Vining is situated near Lee Vining Canyon, one of two ice climbing venues in California. East entrance to Yosemite National Park, Mono Lake, Tioga Road/Bi Oak Flat Road Byway runs through the Tioga Pass, which is the highest mountain pass, in Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Altitude: 6844 feet Campground Bigfoot Campground & RV Park 39810 State Highway 299, PO Box 280, Junction City, CA, 530-623-6088 (Lat/Long = 37.893030, -119.095651) Indian Flat RV Park 9988 Highway 140,, El Portal, CA, 209-379-2339 (Lat/Long = 37.668206, -119.846804) June Lake RV Park & Lodge PO Box 55, June Lake, CA, 760-648-7967 (Lat/Long = 37.780704, -119.074648) Yosemite Lakes Resort 31191 Hardin Flat Road, Groveland, CA, 209-962-0100, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.812224, -119.943180) Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family 20450 Old Highway 120, Groveland, CA, 209-962-7690, Lodging [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.826854, -120.190713) Yosemite Westlake Campground & RV Park 6554 Greeley Hill Road (also called J132, Greeley Hill, CA, 209-878-3847, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.746144, -120.128323) Museum or Cultural Magnolia Salon and Hotel Jeffrey 1 Main St., Coulterville, CA, 209-878-3472 (Lat/Long = 37.710776, -120.197238) Northern Mariposa County History Center 10301 Highway 49, Coulterville, CA, 209-878-3015 (Lat/Long = 37.710853, -120.197303) Bed and Breakfast Blackberry Inn 7567 Hamilton Station Loop, Groveland, CA, 209-962-4663, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.812730, -120.065830) Blackberry Inn Bed and Breakfast P.O. Box 1064, Groveland, CA, 888-867-5001, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.838340, -120.231530) Page 3/4 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Jun-04 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Cinnamon Bear Inn Bed and Breakfast Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 800-845-2873, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.624170, -118.838610) Coltiva Guest Cottage 5017 Broadway, Coulterville, CA, 209-878-3473, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 37.714320, -120.194770) McCaffrey House Bed and Breakfast Inn 23251 Highway 108, PO Box 67, Twain Harte, CA, 209-586-0757, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 38.036300,
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    Yosemite Guide @Yosemitenps

    Yosemite Guide @YosemiteNPS Yosemite's rockclimbing community go to great lengths to clean hard-to-reach areas during a Yosemite Facelift event. Photo by Kaya Lindsey Experience Your America Yosemite National Park August 28, 2019 - October 1, 2019 Volume 44, Issue 7 Yosemite, CA 95389 Yosemite, 577 PO Box Service Park National US DepartmentInterior of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Year-round Route: Valley Yosemite Valley Shuttle Valley Visitor Center Summer-only Route: Upper Hetch Yosemite Shuttle System El Capitan Hetchy Shuttle Fall Yosemite Tuolumne Village Campground Meadows Lower Yosemite Parking The Ansel Fall Adams Yosemite l Medical Church Bowl i Gallery ra Clinic Picnic Area Picnic Area Valley l T Area in inset: al F e E1 t 5 Restroom Yosemite Valley i 4 m 9 The Ahwahnee Shuttle System se Yo Mirror Upper 10 3 Walk-In 6 2 Lake Campground seasonal 11 1 Wawona Yosemite North Camp 4 8 Half Dome Valley Housekeeping Pines E2 Lower 8836 ft 7 Chapel Camp Yosemite Falls Parking Lodge Pines 2693 m Yosemite 18 19 Conservation 12 17 Heritage 20 14 Swinging Center (YCHC) Recreation Campground Bridge Rentals 13 15 Reservations Yosemite Village Parking Curry Upper Sentinel Village Pines Beach il Trailhead E6 a Curry Village Parking r r T te Parking e n il i w M in r u d 16 o e Nature Center El Capitan F s lo c at Happy Isles Picnic Area Glacier Point E3 no shuttle service closed in winter Vernal 72I4 ft Fall 2I99 m l Mist Trai Cathedral ail Tr op h Beach Lo or M E4 ey ses erce all only d Ri V ver E5 Nevada Fall To & Bridalveil Fall d oa R B a r n id wo a a lv W e i The Yosemite Valley Shuttle operates from 7am to 10pm and serves stops in numerical order.