Re: May Lake hike

Is May lake accessible? Anyone been there this year?

I'm planning to be in the Tioga pass area next weekend. Will I need to go across streams to get to May lake?

No creeks to cross to get to May Lake. And it should be reasonably open and clear by now.

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Was thinking of going to May Lake for sunrise photography. Makes sense?

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Was thinking of going to May Lake for sunrise photography. Makes sense?

It's all good in Yosemite
You might consider climbing up on the ridge behind the May Lake HSC for the best views, especially at sunrise.

Read the following update on May Lake trailhead and hike on the Yosemite Facebook page:

Reponse from Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park: The road is not open.
From the Tioga road to May Lake on the May Lake trail, the trail is snow free until 1/4 mile south of Snow Flat. After that the trail is covered with 2-4 feet of snow and very difficult to navigate. From Snow Flat on we hiked along the May Lake road to the trail head. The May Lake road still has a lot of snow ranging from 2-8ft deep. From the trail head to May Lake there is 99% snow coverage at an average depth of 6ft. May Lake is still frozen over and the High Sierra Camp is completely covered in snow.

· July 7 at 11:59am · Edited

Still frozen over ??
6 feet of snow on the trail ??

WoW !!

Can't say first-hand...

Other than... I know that area holds snow longer than others...

Took this Friday...



(well... that... and May Lake is accessible year round ... )

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2017 06:51PM by chick-on.

Was at Saddleback on Saturday. The owner said he thinks they'll be open Aug. 1st. Tons of snow up there

was actually nice to actually literally see some amount of snow

just felt like someone pulling on my leg...

Have fun,
QueRrrrresssSTeewhY

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May Lake 7/13. Road to trailhead parking lot still closed. There is a downed tree across the road about 1/4? mile in. We could have driven our SUV over the piles of snow on the road but near the end the melted area was too narrow to get a car through and would have to be plowed to widen it. You can easily walk across or go around the snow on the road. In a few places there is still some snow piles on the trail, only a few feet high which again you can easily cross over or go around. A few trees that have fallen across the trail that we either walked around or stepped over. We did not walk around the lake so I can't say how it is but the area we did had lots of clear areas so it was easy to walk around. Lake is mostly still frozen over. Unfortunately we couldn't stay long since my son started to get a migraine. It definitely was beautiful.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2017 09:27AM by parklover.

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May Lake 7/13. Road to trailhead parking lot still closed. There is a downed tree across the road about 1/4? mile in. We could have driven our SUV over the piles of snow on the road but near the end the melted area was too narrow to get a car through and would have to be plowed to widen it. You can easily walk across or go around the snow on the road. In a few places there is still some snow piles on the trail, only a few feet high which again you can easily cross over or go around. A few trees that have fallen across the trail that we either walked around or stepped over. We did not walk around the lake so I can't say how it is but the area we did had lots of clear areas so it was easy to walk around. Lake is mostly still frozen over. Unfortunately we couldn't stay long since my son started to get a migraine. It definitely was beautiful.

Pics ?

My husband took some and I still have not seen them. I took a few with my phone. I wish there was an easier way to post pictures on here. If I figure it out, I will post some.

I'm not familiar with the app Tapatalk, but I've read that it's easy to post pictures from your phone to forums like this one if you use the app.

So Tioga lake is probably my best bet for sunrise photography? Want to catch some alpenglow and reflections. Other ideas?