Best Road for 40 ft. coach from Jackson Wyoming to Yosemite
Traveling from Jackson Wyoming to Yosemite in our 40 ft coach with tow - Would like reccommendation on what highway and gate to is safest and best to take and enter. Thank You so much.
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I just came out of Jackson to west of Yosemite by way of South Lake Tahoe. The first part is easy... do not take 22 west out of Jackson, take 89 to Alpine and then 26 to Idaho Falls and then I-15 to Twin Falls. 93 down to I-80 to Fernely, NV... get fuel there at $2.35. The Phillips just north of Jackson is your best bet when leaving.
I agree Tioga Pass will be interesting in a 40' DP but it's the shortest way... dropping down from Fernley. This was my fourth time at Yosemite over many decades and I was very disappointed... Huge burnt areas, half of remaining trees dead from the pine beetle, and very little water resulting in NO Yosemite Falls, not even a wet area on the rock face. Between that and the smoke it was not very appealing.
Tahoe was much nicer as very few dead trees or burnt areas BUT from there Yosemite is a interesting drive (49 in particular) and 120 less so but you can see for miles without a single green tree. We stayed in Sonora at the fairgrounds and drove the toad into Yosemite.
120 into Yosemite from the west had a sign that said what I have done on occasion..."Turn off your AC for the next 8 miles"... yes it was that steep although not as steep as the old road that went up the other side of the valley without any switchbacks.
Where are you headed after Yosemite?
I agree Tioga Pass will be interesting in a 40' DP but it's the shortest way... dropping down from Fernley. This was my fourth time at Yosemite over many decades and I was very disappointed... Huge burnt areas, half of remaining trees dead from the pine beetle, and very little water resulting in NO Yosemite Falls, not even a wet area on the rock face. Between that and the smoke it was not very appealing.
Tahoe was much nicer as very few dead trees or burnt areas BUT from there Yosemite is a interesting drive (49 in particular) and 120 less so but you can see for miles without a single green tree. We stayed in Sonora at the fairgrounds and drove the toad into Yosemite.
120 into Yosemite from the west had a sign that said what I have done on occasion..."Turn off your AC for the next 8 miles"... yes it was that steep although not as steep as the old road that went up the other side of the valley without any switchbacks.
Where are you headed after Yosemite?
