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The road is usually open from June through October. In winter, Glacier Point Road closes due to snow, and access to Glacier Point from the Badger Pass Ski Area is only by ski or snowshoe. [6] Glacier Point can also be reached via the Four Mile Trail, which ascends the 3,200 feet (980 m) in 4.6 miles (7.4 km). This moderate to strenuous trail ...
It is situated five miles (8 km) south-southeast of the Chinquapin intersection of Wawona Road (HWY 41 continuation) with Glacier Point Road in the southern area of Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point Road provides the access to this ski area. During high snow level and/or ski season, Glacier Point road terminates at Badger Pass Ski Resort.
A shuttle bus from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point is available for a fee from June to October, when Glacier Point Road is open. The bus leaves the Yosemite Lodge at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and takes a little over an hour to get to Glacier Point. There is no regular shuttle bus service from Glacier Point down to Yosemite Valley. [3] [4]
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After leaving Crane Flat, Big Oak Flat Road turns southeast towards Yosemite Valley, while SR 120 continues east as Tioga Pass Road (or often simply Tioga Road). [2] The highway retains that name as it travels through Tuolumne Meadows , over Tioga Pass at an elevation of 9,945 feet, and through the Lee Vining Canyon on its 59-mile (95 km ...
Chinquapin was Yosemite's second ski area, opening after the construction of the Wawona Tunnel, which enabled winter access. Initially, skiing took place on a glacial moraine east of the horse stables near the Pines Campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Later, the ski operations moved from Chinquapin to Badger Pass along the Old Glacier Point Road ...
The park can be divided into five sections—Yosemite Valley, Wawona/Mariposa Grove/Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch Hetchy, and Crane Flat/White Wolf. [134] Numerous books describe park trails, while the National Park Service provides free information. Between late spring and early fall, much of the park can be accessed for backpacking ...