Glacier Point
The great overlook, 3,200 feet straight above the valley, face to face with Half Dome. Add Taft Point, a dizzying cliff with no rails.
- Open
- About late May to November; check the park's site
- Price
- Park entrance fee
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Glacier Point Road, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About an hour by car from the valley.
Why Go
You can drive here in summer, or hike up the Four Mile Trail. Nearby, an easy 2.2-mile round trip leads to Taft Point, and a short climb tops Sentinel Dome.
Tips
- In summer, parking fills by midmorning. Stay well back from the cliffs at Taft Point.
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