Sonora, CA…The 63rd annual Mother Lode Round-Up Parade is Saturday May 7, 2022. The parade will start at 10:00 am and will last approximately three hours. Although open containers will be temporarily allowed between 10:00 am and the parades end within the cordoned area of the parade, glass containers are strictly prohibited. Several streets will be closed so the community is encouraged to plan ahead. Detours will be posted for those streets that will be closed. The following are the major street closures:  S. Washington Street between Restano and Hwy 108 will be closed at 8:00 am. N. Washington St. from Snell/Elkin to S. Washington St. at Restano will be closed at 9:30 am. Closures for all side streets between Stewart St. and Green St. will commence between 8:30 am – 9:30 am. Portions of Snell St. and School St. will also be closed. Westbound Mono Way traffic will be detoured onto Stewart St. at Restano. Vehicle traffic seeking access to Stockton Rd will need to use Hwy 108 at the Mono Way onramp.

Residents living in the Tuolumne St, Calaveras St., Nevada St., and Oregon St. areas will be allowed access to their neighborhood from Highway 108 at the South Washington Street closure.

“No parking” will be allowed on Washington St from Elkin St. to Toby St. between 5:00 am and the end of the parade. In addition, all side Streets between Green St. and Stewart St. will be no parking zones, as well as School St., Wykoff St., and portions of Snell St. The parking restrictions also apply to Stockton Rd. between Washington St. at 70 W. Stockton Rd (Yoshoku Restaurant).
We encourage spectators to arrive before 9:00 am.

Access for parade participant drop-off will end at 9:00 am.

Motorists traveling eastbound on Stockton Rd will be detoured at Forest Rd.

Motorists can expect heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic after the parade, so we ask for your patience and use of extreme caution when traveling in this area.