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California - Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road
Description: This byway offers one of the most spectacular passages over the Sierra Nevada. You'll drive through the highest automobile pass in California and experience an elevation change of over one mile from west to east. Views include towering granite peaks, pristine lakes, wildflower-covered meadows, and lush evergreen forests with Giant Sequoia groves. See how ancient glaciers created the serene, yet rugged, landscape.
Time to Allow: 2 hours and 45 minutes
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Reproduced with permission from the National Scenic Byways Online: www.byways.org
"The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes highways that are outstanding examples of our nation's beauty, history, culture, and recreational experience by designating them as All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways. The roads being featured were designated by the Secretary of Transportation from nominations submitted by the states and federal land management agencies. These designations provide a compass for people from all over the world to explore America's treasured open roads."
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