U.S. News Insider Tip: With ongoing construction along Glacier Point Road, drivers can wait up to 30 minutes during their drive to the lookout point. Pack snacks and drinks for the trip.

Reached via the same trailhead as Sentinal Dome, this is the other must-do short hike along Glacier Point Road. The rocky trail ends at Taft Point, which is a rather scary but incredible overlook ...

If you head clockwise, the trail climbs 2 miles to Panorama Point, which rewards hikers with ... Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier, and, on a clear day, peaks as far south as Oregon's ...