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Wawona Tunnel was bored through solid granite bedrock, and carries Wawona Road through a granite mountain on the south side of the Merced River. [5] It is located on one of the three main roads providing access to Yosemite Valley, the most visited section of the park. Wawona Road becomes California State Route 41 on exiting the park. After ...
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. [7] 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 ...
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]
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.
My first day in the park – and first time ever in Yosemite – is onboard a yellow shuttle with the Yosemite Summer Tour. ... Glacier Point Road will open July 1 from 6 am through July 4 at 10 ...
SR 145 south to SR 99 north / Road 145 – Madera, Millerton Lake: Oakhurst: 35.48: SR 49 north – Ahwahnee, Mariposa: Mariposa MPA 0.00-4.92: Fish Camp: 4.92: North end of state maintenance near Yosemite National Park south entrance: Yosemite National Park Southern/Mariposa Grove Entrance Station; park fee or pass required for entry [24 ...
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The hike to Ostrander Lake is a long and strenuous 12.7 miles (20.4 km) out and back hike starting from the trailhead located just after Bridalveil Creek on the Glacier Point road. [2] This hike requires a Backcountry Permit, if staying overnight, which is available at the Wilderness Center in Yosemite Village. The hike begins with a fairly ...