Conditions change by the hour at elevation — always check the agency's own status page before you drive.
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Glacier Point
Elev 7,214 ft

Glacier Point Road

Yosemite National Park, California

The road to Yosemite's grandest overlook. It's plowed only as far as Badger Pass all winter, and the last miles to the point open once the snow comes off — anywhere from late March in a dry year to mid-July after the record 2023 winter.

This year

Live plow-season reports load here. For today's conditions, go straight to Yosemite NP's status page.

Conditions change by the hour at 7,214 feet — check Yosemite NP's status page before you drive.

Plow progress: Yosemite NP's plowing updates.

Usually open by
May 15
median of 30 years
Earliest ever
March 28
2015
Latest ever
July 15
2023
Usually closes
November 14
median of 27 years
The opening record, 1995–2025 One gate per year at the date the road fully opened — taller gates are dates that repeated. The orange gate is the median: May 15.
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Opened March 28 — 2015 Opened April 14 — 2014 Opened April 19 — 2016 Opened April 20 — 2012 Opened April 28 — 2018 Opened April 30 — 2021 Opened May 2 — 2008 Opened May 3 — 2013 Opened May 4 — 2007 Opened May 5 — 2009 Opened May 10 — 2019, 2025 Opened May 11 — 2017 Opened May 14 — 2004, 2024 Opened May 15 — 2000, 2001 Opened May 17 — 2002 Opened May 22 — 1997 Opened May 24 — 1996 Opened May 25 — 2005, 2006 Opened May 27 — 2011 Opened May 28 — 1999 Opened May 29 — 2010 Opened May 31 — 2003 Opened June 11 — 2020 Opened July 1 — 1995, 1998 Opened July 15 — 2023 Median opening: May 15 across 30 years Median · May 15 Earliest · March 28, 2015 Latest · July 15, 2023

Usually opens in May, a few weeks ahead of Tioga. Closes with the first lasting storm, usually mid-November. The winter closure covers the road beyond the Badger Pass Ski Area turnoff.

Will it be open for your trip?

If your dates start…The road was already open inThat's
May 16 of 30 years 20%
May 1517 of 30 years 57%
June 126 of 30 years 87%
June 1527 of 30 years 90%
July 129 of 30 years 97%
July 1530 of 30 years 100%

Odds come from the full record below — past springs, not a promise about this one.

Every year on record

Year Opened Closed Notes
2025 May 10 November 12
2024 May 14 November 11
2023 July 15 November 14 Latest opening on the books after the record 2023 winter.
2022 — — Did not open — closed all season for road work.
2021 April 30 December 7
2020 June 11 November 5 Opening delayed by the COVID-19 park closure.
2019 May 10 November 25
2018 April 28 November 20
2017 May 11 November 14
2016 April 19 November 16
2015 March 28 November 2 Earliest opening on the books, in the driest snow year.
2014 April 14 November 28
2013 May 3 November 18
2012 April 20 November 8
2011 May 27 November 19
2010 May 29 November 7
2009 May 5 November 12
2008 May 2 December 12
2007 May 4 December 6
2006 May 25 November 27
2005 May 25 —
2004 May 14 —
2003 May 31 October 31
2002 May 17 November 5
2001 May 15 —
2000 May 15 November 9
1999 May 28 November 23
1998 July 1 November 6
1997 May 22 November 12
1996 May 24 November 5
1995 July 1 December 11

Record drawn from NPS Yosemite: historical seasonal opening and closing dates . Last checked August 14, 2026.