Glacier Point Road
A 16-mile road between Chinquapin and Glacier Point.
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Glacier Point Road Details
You'll enjoy some nice views from this 16-mile road between Chinquapin and Glacier Point, and the Yosemite Ski and Snowboard Area and a campground at Bridalveil Creek are located along the way. The road also serves as the trailhead for the more than a dozen hiking paths, including the Four Mile Trail, trails to Sentinel Dome and Taft Point, and the scenic Panorama Trail to Illilouette Fall. NOTE: In July and lasting until early September, you may be required to use a free shuttle from Badger Pass to Glacier Point between 10 am to 4:30 pm when the Glacier Point parking lot fills. If you arrive at the Badger Pass turnoff before 10 am or after 4:30 pm, you can drive to Glacier Point (and all trailheads). If you arrive between 10 am and 4:30 pm and the Glacier Point parking lot is full, park rangers will have you park at Badger Pass and use the free shuttle to get to Glacier Point or other locations along the Glacier Point Road. Parking is available at Badger Pass for RVs and trailers. The free shuttle leaves Badger Pass every 20 minutes and stops at Sentinel Dome/Taft Point trailhead, Washburn Point, and Glacier Point. Upon request or flag-down, the shuttle stops at McGurk Meadow, Ostrander Lake, and Mono Meadow trailheads. The first shuttle leaves Badger Pass at 10 am, the last shuttle leaves Badger Pass at 4:30 pm, and the last shuttle leaves Glacier Point at 5:30 pm. (No shuttle service of any kind is available after 5:30 pm.)
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Glacier Point Road
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El Portal View (G1)
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Badger Pass Ski Area (G2)
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Chinquapin (W5)
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Logging Railroad (W6)
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