Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road

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89.1 km

Length

+2,471 m

Ascent

−854 m

Descent

3,032 m

Highest point

8.2%

Max gradient

1h 59min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 3,032 m

-4 °C partlycloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 58%

At the start

6 °C clearsky

wind 2 m/s · clouds 2%

	Min	Max	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	-6 °C	6 °C	6 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	-4 °C	8 °C	3 m/s	clearsky
Monday 26 Oct	-3 °C	5 °C	5 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 3:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 99%

Roads nearby

Lee Vining Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway

19.4 km
Length: +14 m
Ascent

Tioga Pass

98.4 km
Length: +2,095 m
Ascent

Sonora Pass

126.6 km
Length: +3,411 m
Ascent

89.1 km · 3,032 m

Elevation profile

What does Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road look like?

Tuolumne Meadows - Olmsted Point Overlook - 1 · Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0

Tuolumne Meadows - Tenaya Lake from Stately Pleasure Dome - 3 · Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0

Tiogapas (14147831760) · rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0

Expansion joints, Yosemite (19436250882) · Margaret W. Carruthers · CC BY 2.0

Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park, United States Jun 25, 2017 033944 PM · Wizz4prep · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tenaya Lake - Flickr - S. Rae · S. Rae from Scotland, UK · CC BY 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Tuolumne County

37.81508, -119.87518

Finish

Tuolumne County

37.91045, -119.25793

Along the road

Parking

116

Yosemite Creek Parking 46.0 km · 2,277 m

Porcupine Creek Parking 53.8 km · 2,483 m

Sunrise Lakes Parking Lot 63.3 km · 2,491 m

Dog Lake Parking 79.1 km · 2,679 m

Mono Pass Parking 87.1 km · 2,956 m

111 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 89.1 km.

Toilets

Crane Flat Campground Loop A Bathroom 13.0 km · 1,909 m

Crane Flat Campground Loop B/C Bathroom 13.0 km · 1,909 m

TM Public Camp Comfort Station 76.5 km · 2,615 m

TM Public Camp Comfort Station 76.8 km · 2,616 m

Tuolumne Campground Restroom 77.8 km · 2,622 m

27 unnamed places along the road, from 1.7 km to 89.1 km.

Viewpoints

View on Tenaya Lake 61.5 km · 2,554 m

Disappearing Meadows 84.8 km · 2,874 m

14 unnamed places along the road, from 11.0 km to 86.6 km.

Fuel

Crane Flat Service Station 13.9 km · 1,877 m

Visitor centres

Yosemite Toulumne Meadows Visitor Center 75.6 km · 2,616 m