The Big Oak Flat Road (continuation of Highway 120 west into Yosemite) is closed from just inside the park boundary to Merced Grove. The road will be closed at least until mid-June 2023 and possibly into July 2023. Work is expected to begin mid-May.
Visitors entering Yosemite via Highway 120 from the west can reach Hodgdon Meadow and Hetch Hetchy, but not other areas of the park (including Yosemite Valley).
Visitors staying in Rush Creek Lodge, Evergreen Lodge, Groveland Hotel, Hotel Charlotte, Yosemite Riverside Inn, Yosemite Westgate Lodge, Sonora Inn and Hotel Lumberjack can reach Yosemite Valley by taking Highway 120 west to Priest-Coulterville Road (toward Coulterville). From Coulterville take Highway 49 south to Mariposa. From Mariposa, take Highway 140 east to Yosemite. Travel time is 2 hours and 10 minutes one-way.
I stayed at the Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal last night. The Yosemite View Lodge is a nice hotel with a superb location, just two miles form the west entrance to Yosemite Park. ... Read More