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TAKE THE ROAD. KEEP THE MEMORIES.

Across Yosemite’s high country

Bishop, California → Merced, California

Turn a cross-Sierra drive into a day of mountain scenery, with selected stops along Tioga Road when it is open.

One-way travel day

Yosemite National Park · NPS / Cindy Jacoby · Photo credits

Your dayOne-way travel day
Set out fromBishop, California
DiscoverYosemite National Park
A DAY TO REMEMBER

The journey

Turn a cross-Sierra drive into a day of mountain scenery, with selected stops along Tioga Road when it is open.

Save a full Yosemite Valley visit for a separate day rather than adding it to the crossing.

Make it your day

Set out

Begin in Bishop and choose your route toward Merced, California.

Along the way

Turn a cross-Sierra drive into a day of mountain scenery, with selected stops along Tioga Road when it is open. Save a full Yosemite Valley visit for a separate day rather than adding it to the crossing.

Arrive

Finish in Merced, California. This is a one-way journey; a return drive is not included.

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.
Half Dome is one of the most recognizable granitic formations in the world. · NPS / Cindy Jacoby
Upper Yosemite Fall and Merced River in spring
Upper Yosemite Fall and Merced River in spring · NPS Photo

Choose the exact roads and stops when planning your drive. Check seasonal access, reservations, weather, and opening times before setting out. Photographs show the named destination or an optional stop, not every view along the drive.