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Tuolumne Meadows Shuttle Bus

Use the free Tuolumne Meadows shuttle bus for service in the greater Tuolumne Meadows area from June through mid September (dates vary from year to year).

The shuttle provides service between Tuolumne Meadows and Olmsted Point every half hour between 7 am and 7 pm, as follows:

  1. Tuolumne Meadows Lodge (7 am to 6 pm)
  2. Dog Lake Parking
  3. Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center
  4. Lembert Dome
  5. Tuolumne Meadows Campground and Store
  6. Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center
  7. Cathedral Lakes Trailhead
  8. Pothole Dome
  9. East end of Tenaya Lake
  10. Sunrise Lakes Trailhead (west end of Tenaya Lake)
  11. May Lake Trailhead
  12. Olmsted Point (7:30 am to 6 pm)
 

The shuttle also provides service between Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and Tioga Pass (with a stop at Mono Pass), as follows:

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Tuolumne Lodge   
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Mono Pass   

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Tioga Pass
    

9:00 am 9:10 am 9:15 am
Noon 12:10 pm 12:15 pm
3:00 pm 3:10 pm 3:15 pm
5:00 pm 5:10 pm 5:15 pm


 
No free shuttle service is available between the Tuolumne Meadows area and Yosemite Valley or other areas of the park. However, DNC offers a tour bus to and from Tuolumne Meadows (one-way tickets available) and YARTS offers a Highway 120 East bus, as well.
Upper Yosemite Fall with spring runoff  

Did You Know?
Yosemite Falls is fed mostly by snowmelt. Peak flow usually happens in late May, but by August, Yosemite Falls is often dry. It begins flowing again a few months later, after winter snows arrive.

Last Updated: August 16, 2006 at 18:37 EST