Pack snacks and drinks for the trip. – Catherine Parker Glacier Point is considered one of the best views accessible by car in Yosemite. From Glacier's high country vantage point, visitors are ...

Tourists refer to the natural phenomenon as the “firefall,” although park officials reserve that term for the days when people used to push bonfires off Glacier Point. According to Yosemite ...

GRAB YOUR PASS NOW! Distance: 0.5 miles Type of Trail: Loop Glacier Point offers one of the most stunning spots in all of Yosemite, and the best thing is that you can pretty much drive to the view.

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Often described as Glacier Point without the guardrails, Taft Point affords spectacular views of Yosemite Falls and El Capitan. The 2.2-mile round-trip hike travels through forest and summertime ...

If you are up for a (big) challenge, you can take the 4-mile hike from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point. With the viewpoint towering 3,200 feet from the valley floor, you are up for a grueling ...

Glacier and Colorado ’s Rocky Mountain National Park introduced their day-use reservation system in 2021. A handful of other parks require reservations to visit specific locations, like Cadillac ...

The series promises “spectacular visuals of the geology, flora, and fauna of Glacier Point to El Capitan, Yosemite Falls and more.” As for Costner, he’s expected to bring viewers along on a ...