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title: "Yosemite Day 3 — Glacier Point"
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# Yosemite Day 3 — Glacier Point

Day 3 · Glacier Point + Tunnel View · keep in glovebox · check nps.gov/yose road conditions the night before 
Day 3 — Glacier Point + Tunnel View Loop 
Oakhurst → Hwy 41 N → past Wawona → right on Glacier Point Rd at Chinquapin → Glacier Point · ~1h50, 50
mi each way 
Yosemite Valley 
Half Dome 
Chinquapin 
to Wawona 
Glacier Point Rd 
1 
Oakhurst 6:00a 
2 
Badger Pass 4:00p 
3 
McGurk Meadow 2:00p 
4 
Sentinel Dome / Taft Pt 8:45–1p 
5 
Glacier Point 7:50a 
6 
Tunnel View 5:00p (optional) 
Hwy 41 N 
main route optional 
N 
Schedule 
6:00 AM Depart Oakhurst 
Packed breakfast & lunch — no real food at Glacier Point . Fuel up before leaving. 
7:50 AM Glacier Point 
Park at the lot. Short paved path to the overlook — El Cap, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls panorama. 
8:45 AM Sentinel Dome hike 
Drive back 2 mi to the trailhead. 2 mi RT, 400' gain. The payoff hike of the trip — 360° dome views. 
11:00 AM Taft Point (optional, older kids) 
2.2 mi RT, 200' gain, same trailhead as Sentinel Dome. Cliff-edge fissures, no railings — keep younger kids
close. 
1:00 PM Picnic lunch 
At Glacier Point or a road pullout. 
2:00 PM McGurk Meadow 
1.6 mi RT, 150' gain. Easy, wildflowers, possible great gray owl. Good for younger kids. 
4:00 PM Badger Pass Ski Area sign 
Quick photo stop on the way back down Glacier Point Rd. 
5:00 PM Tunnel View (optional) 
Drop into the Valley via Wawona Rd for late-afternoon light on El Cap and Half Dome. 
7:00 PM Back in Oakhurst 
Dinner — South Gate Brewing or Pizza Factory. 
Bring: packed breakfast & lunch, lots of water (exposed granite hikes), sun hats, sunscreen, layers (Glacier Point is ~7,200
ft — cooler than the Valley), sturdy shoes for Sentinel Dome.