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South Entrance can be approached along Highway 41
North from Fresno California. The Wawona Road continues into Yosemite
Valley. (Open all year, although chains may be required anytime from
October through April)
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Arch Rock Entrance can be approached along Highway 140
West from Merced. The El Portal Road continues into Yosemite Valley.
(Open all year, although chains may be required anytime from October
through April)
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Big Oak Flat Entrance can be approached along Highway
120 West from Modesto and Manteca. The Big Oak Flat Road continues
into Yosemite Valley and to the Tioga Road. (Open all year, although
chains may be required anytime from October through April)
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Tioga Pass Entrance can be approached along Highway
120 East from Lee Vining and Highway 395. (Open late May/early June
through October/November; overnight parking not permitted beginning
October 15th.)
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Hetch Hetchy Entrance along the Hetch Hetchy Road can
be approached from the Evergreen Road immediately west of the Big Oak
Flat Entrance and provides access to Hetch Hetchy Valley. (Open all
year, although it may close for periods during and after storms and
chains may be required anytime from October through April)
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Glacier Point Road, while not providing entrance to
the park, provides access to Glacier Point, (late May/early June
through October/November; overnight parking not permitted beginning
October 15th) and to the Badger Pass ski area in winter (December
through March).
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Mariposa Grove Road, is a two-mile road from South
Entrance to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. This road is open
usually from sometime in April through November, depending on
conditions. When this road is closed, you can walk up the road to the
Mariposa Grove.
