Yosemite's firefall — the winter convergence of sunbeams and falling water that has drawn growing crowds to the national park's Horsetail Falls — will be different this year. At least for those hoping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yosemite National Park won’t require reservations in 2026 for visitors hoping to see one of its most famous natural spectacles.

As the sun drops behind El Capitan, hundreds of strangers stand shoulder to shoulder in the cold, waiting to see if a thin waterfall will ignite—or quietly fade to gray. There’s a moment in late ...

In a move that highlights the debate between easy access to national parks and preservation of natural resources, the Trump administration has dropped a reservation requirement for people who visit ...

It's that time of year, once again. Yosemite National Park's famous natural phenomenon, the Firefall, will once again be making an appearance. Visitors can catch the firefall from mid-to-late February ...

Horsetail Falls on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Every year, come February, Yosemite National Park's iconic monolith, El Capitan, lights up orange in a unique ...

It’s nearly time for one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February in California, lucky visitors can catch a glimpse of the “firefall,” a ...

Yosemite National Park won’t require reservations in 2026 for visitors hoping to see one of its most famous natural spectacles. For the last three years, the popular California park has required ...