It’s a road trip in California that will see us take in Yosemite National Park and San Francisco. But our first stop is LA.

Yosemite and Yellowstone, two iconic American national parks, offer distinct experiences. Yosemite boasts dramatic, cinematic ...

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 ...

The system will be the least restrictive the park has ever implemented, with reservations required every day from June 15 to Aug. 15, 2025, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., as well as over Memorial Day ...

With California’s Yosemite Valley far beneath him, Alex Honnold free solos— which means climbing without ropes or safety gear—up a crack on the 3,000-foot southwest face of El Capitan.

The Pacific Crest Trail, that legendary 2,650-mile path stretching from Mexico to Canada, passes right through Castle Crags State Park. During hiking season, you might encounter through-hikers taking ...

Obata, detained in a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent, urged turning to "Great Nature" to ...

The park sequoias are restricted to two small groves, a few miles apart, on the Tuolumne and Merced divide, about seventeen miles from Yosemite Valley.

About 1.5 miles in, you’ll reach the aptly named Vernal Fall Footbridge, which serves as both a scenic viewpoint and a decision point for hikers. This spot offers a perfectly respectable view of the ...

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo.– Three rivers in Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closing for fishing early in the day due to warm water temperatures and low water flow. Madison, Firehole and ...

A new Trump administration policy urging national park visitors to flag “negative” information about America at the sites is backfiring. Instead of reporting the disparaging information on ...

The park is down about 20% from its normal full-time staff of 350. Due to the federal hiring freeze, those positions are not being filled for now.