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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Okay, you're getting some not accurate info here. I live a few hours drive from the park and have been through all of the entrances. The easiest entrance is 140 through Merced, but even it has hills and curves. But it's the best road as it follows the Merced River and stays at the lowest elevation. So if you were coming from San Jose, I'd tell you to take 140. But just because it's the easiest, doesn't make it the best since you are coming from the East.
You can get over Tioga Pass in your motorhome. Motorhomes do it all the time. I've done it numerous times in my 35 foot DP with a toad. So why Take Tioga? Well from Reno to the Yosemite Valley coming down 395 and going over Tioga Pass is 216 miles. From Reno taking I-80 to Sacramento and then down 99 to 140 and to the Yosemite Valley is 323 miles. So the question, do you want to drive 110 extra miles just to avoid climbing one steep grade? No way in heck would I drive an extra 110 miles just to avoid Tioga Pass. That is assuming you are leaving soon as the snow weather may come early this year.
And I should mention that extra 110 mile drive will take you through Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto. Basically an ugly drive with lots of traffic. The Tioga Route keeps you in nice scenery all the way.
You can get over Tioga Pass in your motorhome. Motorhomes do it all the time. I've done it numerous times in my 35 foot DP with a toad. So why Take Tioga? Well from Reno to the Yosemite Valley coming down 395 and going over Tioga Pass is 216 miles. From Reno taking I-80 to Sacramento and then down 99 to 140 and to the Yosemite Valley is 323 miles. So the question, do you want to drive 110 extra miles just to avoid climbing one steep grade? No way in heck would I drive an extra 110 miles just to avoid Tioga Pass. That is assuming you are leaving soon as the snow weather may come early this year.
And I should mention that extra 110 mile drive will take you through Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto. Basically an ugly drive with lots of traffic. The Tioga Route keeps you in nice scenery all the way.
