Yosemite’s acting Superintendent, Raymond McPadden, has issued a new rule as part of the park’s Superintendent’s Compendium in response to the increase in protest flag displays. The policy prohibits ...

Surrounded by the natural beauty of Sierra National Forest and just two miles from the south entrance of Yosemite National Park, Tenaya at Yosemite is already a great hotel option for amateur ...

Each February, Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall glows fiery orange at sunset, creating the Firefall illusion. This rare spectacle lasts minutes and requires ideal conditions: snowmelt, clear skies, and ...

Yosemite’s Firefall! For just a few days each year, the setting sun perfectly aligns with Horsetail Fall, making it glow like a river of fire cascading down the cliffs. This rare and mesmerizing event ...

In recent years, Yosemite has faced overcrowding from visitors rushing to see the natural spectacle. The problem escalated in 2022, when nearly 2,500 visitors crammed into an observation area to ...

First, storms need to deliver rain and mountain snow to the Yosemite area leading up to Feb. 21 to feed Horsetail Fall. In years of drought, the waterfall runs dry, and the firefall can't happen.

Visiting Yosemite National Park firefall at Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in February 2025? Your guide to reservations, parking and photos.

Visiting Yosemite National Park firefall at Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in February 2025? Your guide to reservations, parking and photos.

“ It was really striking, and eventually, the following year, that riverbank gave way and eroded into itself.” Photographers prepare to shoot Firefall in Yosemite National Park on Feb. 22, 2016.