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Yosemite National Park is announcing public scoping in preparation of the El Portal Road Reconstruction—Pohono Bridge to the Big Oak Flat Road Intersection Project. This project will be accompanied by an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental effects of a range of project alternatives. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/eproadscoping.htm

The Tioga Road and the Glacier Point Road have closed for the winter season due to snow and icy conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/roads1128.htm

The Glacier Point Road will open to visitors on May 4, 2007 at noon. Glacier Point is located about 30 miles from Yosemite Valley off the Wawona Road, the section of State Highway 41 inside the park. Limited services are available at Glacier Point, including portable toilets and hand washing …

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road (Highway 120 East through Yosemite National Park) will open for the season on May 11, 2007 at noon. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tiogaopen2007.htm

Public review and comment will be sought on the Environmental Assessment (EA) to be released in June, 2007 https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/eproad053007.htm

Yosemite National Park is announcing the public comment period for the Glacier Point Road Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA outlines a range of feasible project alternatives, including a no action alternative, and analyzes the environmental effects of each. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gpscope.htm

Winter conditions bring the opportunity for a variety of cold- weather activities, including snow-shoeing, cross-country and downhill skiing, ice skating, and winter hiking and backcountry use. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/winterclosures07.htm

The El Portal Road is a park road that begins at the western boundary of Yosemite National Park. It begins at the eastern end of California State Highway 140 and continues 7.5 miles east to the Pohono Bridge. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/eproadwork07.htm

Road to Mariposa Grove Opened April 26, 2008; Tioga Road Plowing Progressing Well https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gproadopen08.htm

Visitors urged to take safety precautions for upcoming Memorial Day Weekend https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tiogaopen2008.htm

With the arrival of the first winter storm of the season, the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will close this evening at 7:00 p.m. The storm is bringing rain to the Sierra Nevada region with significant snowfall expected at higher elevations. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tiogaroad102808.htm

The Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will open for all vehicles on Friday, November 21, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/gproad1108.htm

The Tioga Road and the Glacier Point Road have closed for the winter season due to snow and icy conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/winterclosures08.htm