California's seasonal passes

Every California road on the roster, with the dates it has opened and closed year by year. Pick a pass for its full record and this spring's status.

Ebbetts Pass

CA-4 8,730 ft Sierra Nevada, California

Usually opens in May.
Glacier Point Road

7,214 ft Yosemite National Park, California

Median opening: May 15 · record spans 30 years
Lassen Park Highway

CA-89 8,512 ft Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Median opening: June 2 · record spans 47 years
Monitor Pass

CA-89 8,314 ft Sierra Nevada, California

Usually the first of the southern Sierra passes to open, often in April.
Sonora Pass

CA-108 9,624 ft Sierra Nevada, California

Usually opens in May, a few weeks before Tioga in most years.
Tioga Pass

CA-120 / Tioga Road 9,943 ft Yosemite National Park, California

Median opening: May 23 · record spans 68 years

Watching a spring trip? The opening watch board follows every pass at once.