At a glance

Observed operational status
As of
2026-09-25
Construction delays
Yes
Recheck required
Yes
Road
open

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Observed operational status

Recorded for: Tioga Road Corridor

As of
2026-09-25
Construction delays
Yes
Recheck required
Yes
Road
open
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    As of September 25, 2026, Tioga Road is open with published construction delays and the wilderness-center-to-Lembert-Dome trail has an alternate route; conditions remain volatile.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Getting there

Access profile

Recorded for: Tioga Road Corridor

Endpoints
Crane Flat to Tioga Pass
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Scenic drive miles
46
Services
extremely limited
Typical vehicle season
May or June through October or November
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS identifies Tioga Road as a 46-mile scenic drive from Crane Flat to Tioga Pass.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Seasonal transportation profile

Recorded for: Tioga Road Corridor

Operational status requires current check
Yes
Yarts highway 120 east
Conditions permitting
Yes
Stops
  • Crane Flat
  • White Wolf
  • Tuolumne Meadows
Typical season
daily July through September
Yosemite valley tuolumne hikers bus
Stops
various Tioga Road trailheads
Typical season
approximately mid-June to early September
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS describes the 2026 regional and internal transportation network: year-round Highway 140 YARTS; seasonal Highway 120 east, Highway 120 west, and Highway 41 YARTS; Valley shuttles; the Mariposa Grove and Badger Pass shuttles; the Glacier Point Tour; the Yosemite Valley-to-Tuolumne Meadows hikers bus; and the Tuolumne Meadows shuttle. It states that Hetch Hetchy has no public transportation and that seasonal service depends on dates and conditions.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Routes and geography

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Lukens Lake Trail reviewed segment

Allowed uses
Hiker/Pedestrian|Pack and Saddle
Distance status
published at route level only
End coordinate
Latitude
37.8505206
Longitude
-119.6152103
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
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Path
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Sha256
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Route role
official mainline
Source feature id
18552
Source feature name
Lukens Lake Trail
Source geometry id
{34D335E6-B385-4E93-A9A4-522019F96F87}
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.8654271
Longitude
-119.6216945
Surface
Native
Xy accuracy
unknown
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public Trails features identify the complete named May Lake Trail and Lukens Lake Trail geometries selected against the official NPS day-hike descriptions.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-route-features-20260926.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: May Lake Trail reviewed segment

Allowed uses
Hiker/Pedestrian|Pack and Saddle
Distance status
published at route level only
End coordinate
Latitude
37.8441673
Longitude
-119.4910489
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
nps-trail-19452
Path
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Sha256
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Route role
official mainline
Source feature id
19452
Source feature name
May Lake Trail
Source geometry id
{C7AE7A2A-58C2-4734-B11F-0BECAE529FA7}
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.8325331
Longitude
-119.4910966
Surface
Native
Xy accuracy
unknown
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public Trails features identify the complete named May Lake Trail and Lukens Lake Trail geometries selected against the official NPS day-hike descriptions.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-route-features-20260926.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Ordered route geometry

Recorded for: Lukens Lake from Tioga Road

Distance status
published at route level only
Route shape
out and back objective corridor
Segment ids
  • route-segment-yosemite-west-tioga-nps-18552
Start node id
trailhead-lukens-lake-tioga
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The NPS day-hike page identifies the May Lake and Tioga Road-to-Lukens Lake route starts, objectives, round-trip distances, and named trail corridors used for this graph.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Ordered route geometry

Recorded for: May Lake Day Hike

Distance status
published at route level only
Route shape
out and back objective corridor
Segment ids
  • route-segment-yosemite-west-tioga-nps-19452
Start node id
trailhead-may-lake
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The NPS day-hike page identifies the May Lake and Tioga Road-to-Lukens Lake route starts, objectives, round-trip distances, and named trail corridors used for this graph.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Recorded for: Lukens Lake from Tioga Road

Elevation gain ft
200
Objective entity ids
  • waterbody-lukens-lake
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-lukens-lake-tioga
Published time
1 to 2 hours
Round trip miles
1.6
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Crane Flat, grove, White Wolf, and western Tioga Road route starts, mileage, time, elevation, road season, limited services, water planning, and parking constraints.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Recorded for: May Lake Day Hike

Elevation gain ft
485
Objective entity ids
  • waterbody-may-lake
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-may-lake
Published time
1 to 2 hours
Round trip miles
2.4
Trailhead road miles from tioga
1.75
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Crane Flat, grove, White Wolf, and western Tioga Road route starts, mileage, time, elevation, road season, limited services, water planning, and parking constraints.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Recorded for: North Dome from Porcupine Creek

Elevation gain ft on return
580
Objective entity ids
  • peak-north-dome
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-porcupine-creek
Published time
5 to 7 hours
Round trip miles
10.4
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Crane Flat, grove, White Wolf, and western Tioga Road route starts, mileage, time, elevation, road season, limited services, water planning, and parking constraints.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Recorded for: Ten Lakes Day Hike

Elevation gain ft
2200
Objective entity ids
  • place-ten-lakes-basin
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-ten-lakes
Published time
7 to 9 hours
Round trip miles
12.6
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Crane Flat, grove, White Wolf, and western Tioga Road route starts, mileage, time, elevation, road season, limited services, water planning, and parking constraints.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Recorded for: Ten Lakes to Tenaya Lake

Elevation gain ft
4350
Objective entity ids
  • waterbody-tenaya-lake
One way miles
20.4
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Overnight permit required
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-ten-lakes
Reverse direction possible
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes selected west-Tioga backpacking itineraries, distances, elevation gains, permit demand, and route endpoints.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Facilities and services

Visitor facility profile

Recorded for: Tenaya Lake

Beach access
Yes
Kayaking
Yes
Parking areas
several
Picnic areas
2
Picnic tables
Yes
Swimming
Yes
Vault toilets
at some parking areas
Wheelchair accessible picnic areas
1
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS describes seasonal Tioga Road access and Tenaya Lake parking, picnic, beach, swimming, kayaking, and vault-toilet context.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

More planning facts

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Tenaya Lake East Beach Parking

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
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Path
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Sha256
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Latitude
37.837945900084804
Longitude
-119.45191523011195
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: West Tenaya Lake Parking

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
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Path
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Sha256
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Latitude
37.826804741848285
Longitude
-119.46844017354749
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: May Lake Trailhead Vault Toilet

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
facility-may-lake-vault-toilet
Path
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Sha256
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Latitude
37.83250588973495
Longitude
-119.49131890595218
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Porcupine Creek Vault Toilet

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
facility-porcupine-creek-vault-toilet
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.80654841942195
Longitude
-119.54520434080752
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Ten Lakes Vault Toilet

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
facility-ten-lakes-vault-toilet
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.85179476439931
Longitude
-119.57646780810573
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Tenaya Lake East Beach Vault Toilet

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
facility-tenaya-east-beach-vault-toilet
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.837579907054085
Longitude
-119.45186446006173
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Lukens Lake Trailhead

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
trailhead-lukens-lake-tioga
Path
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Sha256
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Latitude
37.850520618484154
Longitude
-119.61521026629141
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: May Lake Trailhead

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
trailhead-may-lake
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.83270605676563
Longitude
-119.49115354494799
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Porcupine Creek Trailhead

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
trailhead-porcupine-creek
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.80657549942046
Longitude
-119.54526085581983
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Ten Lakes Trailhead

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
trailhead-ten-lakes
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.85219328643257
Longitude
-119.57652272516046
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Yosemite Creek Trailhead

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
trailhead-yosemite-creek
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.85212080534091
Longitude
-119.57769880334445
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Reviewed map point

Recorded for: Olmsted Point

Geometry snapshot
Feature id
viewpoint-olmsted-point
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson
Sha256
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Latitude
37.81066650110157
Longitude
-119.48555089250716
Navigation grade
No
Source ids
  • source-nps-public-pois-feature-service
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Reviewed NPS Public POIs identify selected grove, White Wolf, Tioga Road, trailhead, parking, restroom, lake, and viewpoint features.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/nps-yose-west-tioga-pois-20260925.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

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Which road, construction, transportation, facility, water, smoke, and trail conditions apply on the visit date?

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Evidence for 25 published claims
Published ChangeSet history

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