The OPG / Old Priest Grade

The OPG / Old Priest Grade Howdy! Let me introduce myself. I'm Old Priest Grade, a narrower road and the original highway 120 to Yosemite National Park. The OPG™ 2011

I was here a long time before my brother, New Priest Grade. My road climbs from about 910 feet (280 m) AMSL elevation to about 2,450 feet (750 m) at Priest Station, California, over a distance of about 2.7 miles (4.3 km).

05/14/2026

Tioga Road
May 13, 2026

Tioga Road will open for the season to all traffic on Friday, May 15, at 8 am. Limited services will be available along Tioga Road; bring your own appropriate levels of food and water. Vault and portable toilets will be available along Tioga Road (but not drinking water). No other services will be available along Tioga Road.

Tioga Road will be open to bikes on Thursday, May 14 (please watch for administrative vehicle traffic).

Tioga Road is typically open to vehicles from late May or June until sometime in November. Plowing typically begins around April 15.

In some years, Tioga Road opens to cycling one or more days before opening to vehicles. If this occurs this year, we'll provide that information here.

05/02/2026

Old Priest Grade to be CLOSED Monday, May 4, 2026 through Friday, May 8, 2026 from 6:30am to 2:00pm.

Yosemite National Park is closed to tourists through Friday, February 20, 2026. Please check back to find out if this PA...
02/20/2026

Yosemite National Park is closed to tourists through Friday, February 20, 2026. Please check back to find out if this PARK ALERT gets lifted.

Yosemite National Park is closed through Friday due to heavy snowfall and falling trees. Visitors with lodging reservations may enter the park through the Hwy. 140 (Arch Rock) entrance.

02/19/2026

February 19, 2026
Highway 120 Update!

The Groveland Holiday Christmas Craft Fair takes place this Friday and Saturday!
11/26/2025

The Groveland Holiday Christmas Craft Fair takes place this Friday and Saturday!

In case all of our posts haven’t gotten to you yet, the 2025 Groveland Holiday Christmas Craft Fair takes place at Tenaya Elementary School gym this Friday and Saturday!

9 am to 4 pm both days! See you there!

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