Seasonal closure · SR-120 · California

Is Tioga Pass open?

Usually closes in November and reopens late May or June. Below: what the Caltrans QuickMap feed is posting for SR-120 right now, and the dates the National Park Service gives, quoted from its own page. This is a park road inside Yosemite National Park. The Park Service runs it, and the state feed may not carry its gate.

Posted for SR-120 right nowCaltrans QuickMap via MileCheck · loading

Reading the Caltrans QuickMap feed…

Reports whose route is SR-120, or whose text names Tioga Pass. Reloads every five minutes. Ramp, lane and shoulder reports are labeled, not counted as closures.

Usually closes: Typically sometime in November
Usually reopens: Typically late May or June (2026: May 15)
Closure segment: Lee Vining Gate through Yosemite NP (Caltrans announces closure at the gate; NPS gives timing)
2026-27 dates: No 2026-27 dates were posted on the source page when it was read.
Who decides: The National Park Service.

What the National Park Service says

“Tioga Road is typically open to vehicles from late May or June until sometime in November. Plowing typically begins around April 15.”

Source: www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm, read October 2, 2026.

Where to look next

Official source

Caltrans QuickMap

California's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Park road

Yosemite National Park

The Park Service decides when this road closes and reopens. Its page carries the current status.

Winter roundup

Which roads close for winter in California?

Every seasonal closure MileCheck lists for California, with the dates each agency gives.

Road conditions

California road conditions

Every closure and crash Caltrans QuickMap is posting, on one map with the mile marker.

Cameras

California highway cameras

Every Caltrans QuickMap camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

Questions, answered

When does Tioga Pass close for the winter?

Typically sometime in November That is what the National Park Service publishes, read October 2, 2026. The gate goes in when the snow does, so the date moves from year to year. No 2026-27 dates were posted on the source page when it was read.

When does Tioga Pass reopen?

Typically late May or June (2026: May 15) Plowing and avalanche work set the day, and the agency announces it when the road is ready.

Where exactly does it close?

Lee Vining Gate through Yosemite NP (Caltrans announces closure at the gate; NPS gives timing). The rest of SR-120 is handled like any other road in California.

Where do I check whether Tioga Pass is open today?

Caltrans QuickMap is the official source for the state highway, and the Park Service page for Yosemite National Park carries the park road's status. The block at the top of this page reads the same Caltrans QuickMap feed every five minutes and lists what is posted for SR-120. If the feed cannot be reached, the page says so instead of showing an empty list.

Does the MileCheck app show this closure?

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