Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road
Department of Transportation.
This byway offers a spectacular passage over the Sierra Nevada. Drive through the highest automobile pass in California and experience an elevation change of over one mile. Experience glacier-carved granite peaks, pristine lakes, wildflower-covered meadows, and lush evergreen forests with Giant Sequoia groves in this serene yet rugged landscape.
Directions
Getting to the Byway:
Sacramento, CA
* Get on CA-99 south.
* Turn left on CA-4 east.
* Turn right on CA-4 east.
* Turn onto CA-120.
* Stay on CA-120 until you reach Yosemite National Park.
* The byway begins on CA-120 at Yosemite National Park.
San Francisco, CA
* Get on I-80.
* Merge onto I-580 east.
* Continue straight as you merge onto I-205.
* Get onto I-5 north and get off on CA-120 east.
* Stay on CA-120 until you reach Yosemite National Park where the byway begins.
Navigating the Byway:
* Begin at the Big Oak Flat entrance to Yosemite National Park, at the State Route 20 junction south of Mather.
* Follow SR 120 as it winds through Yosemite National Park.
* End at the Tioga Pass gate.
