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Current Conditions

Remote mountain and desert travel conditions are highly variable and can change quickly.

We recommend checking weather and road conditions early and often. Here’s a snapshot of the current conditions in Lee Vining.

Lee Vining weather

Here are the current weather conditions in Lee Vining from the Mono Lake Committee’s weather station.

Road conditions

Road conditions can change quickly. Always check road conditions before you travel by visiting the Caltrans website or calling 1-800-GAS-ROAD.

Mountain pass roads

Mountain Pass Roads

This information was last updated on May 30, 2023.Please visit Caltrans for the most up-to-date conditions.

ROADSTATUSCOMMENTS
Tioga (120 W)CLOSEDClosed three miles west of Highway 395, probably until late June or early July.
Sonora (108)CLOSEDStill in winter closure; no estimated opening date.
Monitor & Luther (89)OPEN
Ebbetts (4)CLOSEDStill in winter closure; no estimated opening date.
Carson (88)OPEN
Echo Summit (US 50)OPEN
Donner (I-80)OPEN
Highway 395OPEN

Tioga Pass plowing update | Tioga Pass opening dates

Mono Basin area roads

This information was last updated on May 30, 2023. Please visit Caltrans for the most up-to-date conditions.

ROADSTATUSCOMMENTS
Highway 395OPEN
Tioga Road (120 W)CLOSEDClosed three miles west of Highway 395, probably until late June or early July.
Benton (120 E)OPEN
June Lake Loop (158)OPEN
Bodie (270)CLOSEDStill in winter closure; no estimated opening date.
Hawthorne (167)OPEN
Mammoth Lakes (203)OPENClosed at the Mammoth Mountain Inn due to snow (no access to Devils Postpile and Red’s Meadow).
South TufaOPEN
Panum CraterOPEN
County ParkOPEN
Old MarinaOPEN
Lundy Lake RoadCLOSEDOpen to Lundy Lake Resort; washed out and snow-covered past the resort.
Saddlebag LakeCLOSEDStill in winter closure; no estimated opening date.

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