Yosemite National Park is turning to the public for help in reimagining one of its most breathtaking — and treacherous — trails. For many, the Mist Trail is also the first and last leg of ...

The Horsetail Fall 'Firefall' is a celebrated event in Yosemite. See the beauty for yourself by visiting El Capitan this February. People make their way to the Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National ...

The jewel-like lakes of the High Sierra in Yosemite National Park are awe-inspiring sights. But for more than a hundred years they've also been biologically disrupted, stocked each year with non ...

Yosemite National Park, widely regarded as the birthplace of modern rock climbing has attracted generations of climbers seeking to scale iconic El Capitan and its famous routes. The history of ...

Finally, on October 1st, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law a bill creating Yosemite National Park. The cavalry was given the task of protecting the national parks. Under Captain ...

Subscribe today. Two American rock climbers from Utah with less-than-household names recently set a new speed record in Yosemite National Park. On October 20, Tanner Wanish and Mike Vaill ...

If you have extra time, Yosemite Valley is worthwhile. U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park Service ... Yosemite's most famous waterfalls ...

ponds and lakes that look calm and shallow carry unsuspecting swimmers to the falls, resulting in death. For more information about hiking safety, visit Yosemite National Park's website.

In August of this year, three researchers made a stunning discovery: The world’s largest sugar pine, by volume, was in Yosemite National Park. The discovery marked the end of a four-decade ...

Upper Yosemite Falls is reflected in the Merced River at Swinging Bridge in Yosemite National Park. Tracy Barbutes / For The Washington Post When Donald Trump was president in 2019, he attempted ...

He was the public voice for setting aside the high country around Yosemite Valley as a national park in 1890, as well as for General Grant and Sequoia national parks. His efforts to make a large ...

whose crusading led to the creation of California’s Yosemite National Park in 1890. Nearly 4 million visitors came to this temple of granite cliffs and towering waterfalls in 2023. Most spent ...