State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station.

[3][4][5] Tioga Pass is the most direct route from Bishop or Mammoth Lakes, California to Fresno, Merced, and Stockton.

A popular recreation and camping area exists just north of the summit of the pass at Tioga Lake.

Less than 7 miles to the southwest of the pass, inside Yosemite National Park, is Tuolumne Meadows.

Some of the wildlife in the area include birds of prey, marmots, bobcats, and occasionally bighorn sheep can be seen.