Re: Highway 120 to park border

State Route 120 W is now open between Lee Vining and the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park. The park entrance remains closed at this time and vehicles will NOT be able to drive into the park from the Mono County side.

Any word yet on Saddleback Lake Road. If open, is it open as far as Sawmill Campground?

Assuming you mean Saddlebag Lake Road- Forest Road, it shows as open.

That's it. Thank you.
Jim

Mono County Tourism posted to Facebook this picture from Saddlebag Lake, which was taken Saturday:



The post said the road had been cleared up to the lake.

I've only been to Saddlebag once but, IIRC, that picture was taken from the edge of the parking area (more or less). The road may be "cleared up to the lake" but there may not be any place to leave your car once you're up there!

I did love the hike up there (especially the east and north sides of the lake...I did a clockwise loop, going out across all the scree on the west side and I didn't much care for that part). Between COVID, heavy winters and some family health issues at home, we haven't been able to get to Yosemite since 2019...I really miss it.

Wow, that's still a lot of snow. I like going up there if the boat taxi is running so I don't have to walk the sides of the lake and can just get across.

View of Saddlebag Lake taken Sunday, 7/31