5/5 Marina W. 8 months ago on Google
lovely
place
to
stop!
right
behind
the
parking
lot
there
is
a
little
viewpoint
area
with
a
stone
wall
and
some
seating
options.
a
yosemite
conservancy
volunteer
was
there
when
i
arrived
and
was
sharing
information
with
folks
as
well
as
letting
people
look
through
their
telescope
to
take
a
peek
at
the
hikers
climbing
up
a
particularly
challenging
part
of
half
dome.
there
are
also
two
short
trails/
walks
starting
directly
from
the
parking
lot
(detailed
below).
i
unfortunately
didn’t
have
time
to
wander
down
the
trail
that
goes
down
from
the
view
point
but
it
looked
great
and
was
told
that
it
was
a
quick
and
easy
walk
through
the
trees
with
great
views.
i
did
walk
up
the
dome-type
structure
that
is
just
across
the
street
behind
the
parking
lot
for
the
viewpoint.
definitely
recommend
doing
that.
it
is
probably
a
20-40
minute
walk
up
and
back
down
to
the
parking
lot
depending
on
your
pace.
there
were
great
views
of
half
dome
in
the
distance,
numerous
other
peaks,
and
if
you
looked
out
in
the
opposite
direction
from
the
top
of
the
“mini
dome”
you
can
see
a
beautiful
alpine
lake
nearby
and
a
few
other
bodies
of
water.
there
were
lots
of
neat
california-native
alpine
plants
growing
out
of
the
rock,
which
is
so
remarkable,
especially
because
the
conditions
are
so
harsh
up
there
at
that
high
of
an
altitude.
definitely
recommend
stopping
here,
especially
if
you
don’t
have
a
ton
of
time
or
aren’t
looking
to
do
any
big
hikes
but
are
driving
through
and
want
to
see
some
cool
views/plants/
experience
the
nature
of
yosemite!
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