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 March 27, 2024.Please visit Caltrans for the most up-to-date conditions.

ROADSTATUSCOMMENTS
Tioga (120 W)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure starting at the lower gate (4.5 miles west of Highway 395), probably until late May. See a list of past opening dates here.
Sonora (108)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure.
Monitor & Luther (89)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure.
Ebbetts (4)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure.
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 March 27, 2024. Please visit Caltrans for the most up-to-date conditions.

ROADSTATUSCOMMENTS
Highway 395OPEN
Tioga Road (120 W)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure starting at the lower gate (4.5 miles west of Highway 395), probably until late May. See a list of past opening dates here.
Benton (120 E)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure.
June Lake Loop (158)CLOSEDThe north junction is still in its winter closure; the south junction is open.
Bodie (270)CLOSEDStill in its winter closure.
Hawthorne (167)OPEN
Mammoth Lakes (203)OPENStill in its winter closure starting at the Mammoth Mountain Inn (no access to Devils Postpile/Red’s Meadow).
South TufaOPEN
Panum CraterOPEN
County ParkOPEN
Old MarinaOPEN
Lundy Lake RoadCLOSEDStill in its winter closure starting at the junction with the Lundy Dam Road (no access to the boat launch, Lundy Lake Resort, or the Lundy Canyon trailhead).
Saddlebag LakeCLOSEDStill in its winter closure, probably until late May.

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