All of the roads in Yosemite National Park are scenic, but the most famous scenic drive is along the Tioga Road, a 46-mile (62 km) drive from Crane Flat to Tioga Pass. The road is typically open from late May or early June through sometime in November. (Check current road conditions.)
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Some typical driving times from Yosemite Valley:
- Wawona/Mariposa Grove: about an hour
- Glacier Point: about an hour
- Crane Flat: 30 minutes
- Hodgdon Meadow/Big Oak Flat Entrance: 45 minutes
- Hetch Hetchy: 1.5 hours
- Tuolumne Meadows: 1.5 hours
- Tioga Pass: 1.75 hours
