Glacier Point Rd view of Half Dome

This spot is not at Glacier Point proper, but rather it is about 1,500 feet prior to the Glacier Point parking lot on Glacier Point Road. Glacier Point Road is off of Wawona Road (continuation of Highway 41 in Yosemite National Park) and is about 7 miles south of Yosemite Valley and 17 miles north of the south entrance to the park. Make your way to Glacier Point Road; if you are coming from the south park entrance, you will turn right, and if you are coming from the valley, you will be making a left. Continue on Glacier Point Road for approximately 15.34 miles. You will know you are getting close to Glacier Point Road when the turns become very tight. Just before the spot, the road will make a slight right turn and you will be facing Half Dome through the trees, immediately after that view the road makes a sharp left U-turn. The spot is off the right hand side of that U-turn and is recognizable as a flattened, sandy granite slab with smaller boulders separating it from the road. You will have to park on the opposite side of the road after the U-turn. Be aware of oncoming traffic when parking. If you make it to the Glacier Point parking lot you have gone too far.