Live national decision tool

Is Tioga Road open across Yosemite today?

A fast east-west Yosemite decision: current NPS conditions first, source excerpt second, no seasonal-date guess substituted for the actual road status.

Current decision

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This page will not invent a current answer if the source fails.

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The decision

What this tool is trying to answer

Tioga Road is a trip-shaping route. When it is closed, east-west itineraries can change by hours. Historical opening dates are interesting, but they are not today’s answer, so this page checks current NPS conditions instead of predicting from the calendar.

Check current status on the morning of a long crossing.
Do not treat a historical opening date as a current road report.
Construction delays can matter even when the road is technically open.

How to use this result

Make the decision from the status, freshness and evidence together

Start with the current decision, then check the timestamp and source excerpt before changing a route, reservation or departure time. A green-looking condition is only useful when the underlying source is current. If the tool returns VERIFY or LIVE SOURCE UNAVAILABLE, open the official source instead of treating an old reading as an all-clear. Recheck close to departure because roads, alerts, water levels and mountain weather can change after you first plan the trip.

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