Lee Vining Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway

19.4 km
Length
+14 m
Ascent
−960 m
Descent
3,031 m
Highest point
10.6%
Max gradient
0h 26min
Drive time (approx.)
Lee Vining Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway map
19.4 km · 3,031 m

Elevation profile

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What does Lee Vining Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway look like?

Yosemite Park - panoramio
Yosemite Park - panoramio · David Balmer · CC BY 3.0
View of Lee Vining Canyon from Tioga Road
View of Lee Vining Canyon from Tioga Road · Original: Brian Grogan, National Park Service employee derivative work: Hike395 · Public domain
Mono Lake from Tioga Road, CA 2015 (32126987965)
Mono Lake from Tioga Road, CA 2015 (32126987965) · inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +) · CC BY-SA 2.0
2013-09-19 16 02 15 Panorama of Lee Vining Canyon from California State Route 120
2013-09-19 16 02 15 Panorama of Lee Vining Canyon from California State Route 120 · Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-09-19 16 09 00 Panorama of Lee Vining Canyon from California State Route 120
2013-09-19 16 09 00 Panorama of Lee Vining Canyon from California State Route 120 · Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0
17 25 210 tioga
17 25 210 tioga · Dsdugan · CC BY-SA 4.0
17 25 140 lake
17 25 140 lake · Dsdugan · CC0
West u.s.a 7 332 (14354669423)
West u.s.a 7 332 (14354669423) · rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0

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Start and finish

Start
Tuolumne County
37.91090, -119.25788
Finish
Lee Vining
37.95006, -119.11320

Along the road

Toilets

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 3.6 km.

Parking

42
Ellery Lake Lookout 4.7 km · 2,899 m
41 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 19.4 km.

Viewpoints

11
Tioga Lake Overlook 1.1 km · 2,975 m
Ellery Lake Lookout 4.7 km · 2,898 m
9 unnamed places along the road, from 1.1 km to 19.3 km.

Restaurants and cafés

1
Whoa Nellie Deli 19.1 km · 2,101 m

Fuel

1
Mobil 19.1 km · 2,100 m

EV chargers

1
Rivian Adventure Network 19.2 km · 2,099 m