Tioga Pass Road Opening and Closing Dates
See the current Tioga Pass conditions on the Mono Lake Committee website.
The Tioga Road was completed in 1915 and paved in 1937. Note the short season during World War II. The section within Yosemite National Park was rebuilt in 1961 and the section east of the park was rebuilt during 1965–1970.
1933–2020
Average Tioga Pass Road Opening Date: May
28
Average Tioga Pass Road Closing Date:
November 3
Year |
Opening Date |
Closing Date |
Days Open |
| 1933 | 8-Jul | 30-Sep | 84 |
| 1934 | 17-May | 28-Sep | 134 |
| 1935 | 21-Jun | 11-Oct | 112 |
| 1936 | 1-Jul | 9-Sep | 70 |
| 1937 | 23-Jun | 13-Oct | 112 |
| 1938 | 5-Jul | 16-Oct | 103 |
| 1939 | 5-Jun | ||
| 1940 | 8-Jun | 20-Oct | 134 |
| 1941 | 20-Jun | 16-Oct | 118 |
| 1942 | 27-Jun | 13-Oct | 108 |
| 1943 | 25-Jun | 4-Sep | 71 |
| 1944 | 27-Jun | 4-Sep | 69 |
| 1945 | 24-Jun | 10-Sep | 78 |
| 1946 | 9-Jun | 6-Oct | 119 |
| 1947 | 24-May | 14-Oct | 143 |
| 1948 | 25-Jun | 22-Sep | 89 |
| 1949 | 28-May | 16-Oct | 141 |
| 1950 | 30-May | 26-Oct | 149 |
| 1951 | 26-May | 23-Oct | 150 |
| 1952 | 21-Jun | 13-Nov | 145 |
| 1953 | 22-May | 18-Oct | 149 |
| 1954 | 26-May | 14-Nov | 172 |
| 1955 | 28-May | 8-Nov | 164 |
| 1956 | 16-Jun | 24-Oct | 130 |
| 1957 | 25-May | 3-Nov | 162 |
| 1958 | 22-Jun | 22-Oct | 122 |
| 1959 | 16-May | 30-Oct | 167 |
| 1960 | 27-May | 31-Oct | 157 |
| 1961 | 26-Apr | 27-Oct | 184 |
| 1962 | 26-May | 1-Nov | 159 |
| 1963 | 30-May | 2-Nov | 156 |
| 1964 | 16-May | 31-Oct | 168 |
| 1965 | 29-May | 4-Nov | 159 |
| 1966 | 27-May | 6-Nov | 163 |
| 1967 | 17-Jun | 18-Nov | 154 |
| 1968 | 4-May | 3-Nov | 183 |
| 1969 | 6-Jun | 3-Nov | 150 |
| 1970 | 15-May | 1-Nov | 170 |
| 1971 | 14-May | 10-Nov | 180 |
| 1972 | 11-Apr | 7-Nov | 210 |
| 1973 | 18-May | 11-Nov | 177 |
| 1974 | 17-May | 28-Oct | 164 |
| 1975 | 29-May | 30-Oct | 154 |
| 1976 | 10-Apr | 29-Dec | 263 |
| 1977 | 8-Apr | 20-Nov | 226 |
| 1978 | 3-Jun | 10-Nov | 160 |
| 1979 | 18-May | 3-Nov | 169 |
| 1980 | 6-Jun | 2-Dec | 179 |
| 1981 | 15-May | 12-Nov | 181 |
| 1982 | 28-May | 8-Nov | 164 |
| 1983 | 30-Jun | 11-Nov | 134 |
| 1984 | 19-May | 5-Nov | 170 |
| 1985 | 8-May | 10-Nov | 186 |
| 1986 | 24-May | 6-Dec | 196 |
| 1987 | 8-May | 23-Nov | 199 |
| 1988 | 29-Apr | 13-Nov | 198 |
| 1989 | 12-May | 24-Nov | 196 |
| 1990 | 17-May | 19-Nov | 186 |
| 1991 | 26-May | 14-Nov | 172 |
| 1992 | 20-May | 29-Oct | 162 |
| 1993 | 4-Jun | 11-Nov | 160 |
| 1994 | 26-May | 10-Nov | 168 |
| 1995 | 30-Jun | 6-Dec | 159 |
| 1996 | 31-May | 24-Oct | 146 |
| 1997 | 13-Jun | 10-Nov | 150 |
| 1998 | 1-Jul | 6-Nov | 128 |
| 1999 | 28-May |
1-Jan 2000 |
218 |
| 2000 |
18-May |
9-Nov |
175 |
|
2001 |
12-May |
20-Nov |
192 |
|
2002 |
24-May |
6-Nov |
166 |
|
2003 |
31-May |
31-Oct |
153 |
|
2004 |
14-May |
17-Oct |
156 |
|
2005 |
24-Jun |
25-Nov |
154 |
|
2006 |
17-Jun |
26-Nov |
162 |
|
2007 |
11-May |
6-Dec |
209 |
|
2008 |
21-May |
30-Oct |
162 |
|
2009 |
19-May |
12-Nov |
177 |
| 2010 | 5-Jun | 19-Nov | 167 |
| 2011 | 18-Jun | 17-Jan 2012 | 213 |
| 2012 | 7-May | 9-Nov | 186 |
| 2013 | 11-May | 18-Nov | 191 |
| 2014 | 2-May | 13-Nov | 195 |
| 2015 | 4-May | 1-Nov | 181 |
| 2016 | 18-May | 16-Nov | 182 |
| 2017 | 29-Jun | 14-Nov | 139 |
| 2018 | 21-May | 20-Nov | 184 |
| 2019 | 1-Jul* | 19-Nov | 145 |
| 2020 | 15-Jun | 6-Nov | 144 |
Average: |
29-May | 3-Nov | 159 |
Earliest: |
8-Apr | 4-Sep | 69(least) |
Latest: |
8-Jul | 17-Jan | 263(most) |
Average by Decade |
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| 1933-39 | 19-Jun | 2-Oct | 103 |
| 1940-49 | 15-Jun | 30-Sep | 107 |
| 1950-59 | 1-Jun | 30-Oct | 151 |
| 1960-69 | 24-May | 3-Nov | 163 |
| 1970-79 | 8-May | 11-Nov | 187 |
| 1980-89 | 21-May | 17-Nov | 180 |
| 1990-99 | 4-Jun | 15-Nov | 165 |
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2000-09 |
25-May |
11-Nov |
171 |
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2010-19 |
23-May |
22-Nov |
188 |
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If the road opened and then closed briefly again, the earliest opening and latest closing date is used. Days open refers to the number of days between these dates and does not reflect closures within these dates. For example, in 1999 the pass was closed from Nov. 18-Dec. 23, but the "days open" figure includes these 35 days that it was closed. *2019: The road opened on Jun. 21 with entry allowed only during 10:00-11:00am and 3:00-4:00pm daily. It opened without restrictions on Jul. 1. |
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Pre-1994 data compiled by Bob Gregg. Post-1994 data compiled by the Mono Lake Committee. |
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