California · Hiking

Tenaya Lake Sidewalk

1.12-mile out-and-back trail around Tenaya Lake in California.

Tenaya Lake SidewalkPhoto: Jeffrey Pang from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.1 mi
round trip
8,165 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Easy
difficulty

Is Tenaya Lake Sidewalk open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Tenaya Lake Sidewalk

Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    41° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 7.3 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Tenaya Lake Sidewalk is a short out-and-back trail in California's national park system, covering 1.12 miles with a maximum elevation of 8,165 feet. The route follows a sidewalk around Tenaya Lake.

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