Tag: road closures
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Update: Big Oak Flat Road Closure
Here’s some more information on the Big Oak Flat Road closure. Yosemite National Park Spokesperson Scott Gediman says a boulder, “the size of a house,” fell into the road and brought with it tree branches and several smaller rocks. Gediman says the best case scenario is that the debris will be removed over the coming…
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Highway 140 Closed Due to Fire
Highway 140 is closed west of El Portal due to a fire burning outside of Yosemite National Park. Currently there is no access to Yosemite Valley from Mariposa via Highway 140. Highways 41 and 120 are open to Yosemite Valley. For more information on the Highway 140 road closure call Caltrans at (800)427-7623
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Yosemite Takes a Snow Day
The first of a string of winter storms pounded Yosemite downing trees and power lines, causing rock slides and burying the park under several feet of snow.