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The Latest Breaking News from Yosemite National Park

Hundreds of boulders come crashing down, blocking popular long-distance trail in Yosemite National Park

The rockfall will delay the reopening of the trail following the winter closure

Advnture · Apr 26, 2024

10 biggest mistakes to avoid when visiting Yosemite National Park

Avoid spending too much time waiting in queues and too much money on gas so you can focus on the magic and majesty of this world-famous park

Advnture · Feb 15, 2024

A Northern California tribe works to protect traditions in a warming world

The Oak Fire last year threatened the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation's way of life. Now the tribe is restoring ancient heritage sites and cultural practices in collaboration with local agencies.

WEKU · Sep 19, 2023

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A popular climbing area in Yosemite National Park has been closed due to a crack in a granite cliff

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Teenager who went missing 37 years ago may be buried in Yosemite National Park

Susan Robin Bender was 15 years old when she vanished from a Modesto Greyhound station in 1986

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Have you seen these giant piles of rocks at Yosemite? Rangers say knock 'em down

If you've been feeling like you want to knock over giant piles of rocks, then Yosemite National Park might be your playground.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023

Hunt for backpacker who mysteriously disappeared from group in Yosemite National Park

The search for the missing 24-year-old is now in its third day and his family fear the worst after he vanished while hiking in the park with a group

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

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Climbing El Capitan? Yosemite's divisive permits for overnight climbers here to stay

Yosemite National Park has made permanent a divisive overnight rock climbing permitting system aimed at protecting wilderness and monitoring visitors as the sport has grown rapidly in popularity.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 3, 2023

'Like sitting on the 101 in LA': Yosemite visitors wait in line for hours to enter park

Waterfalls may be flowing freely at Yosemite National Park after record-breaking precipitation, but lines out of the park have often been at a standstill this season — the first summer without a reservation system since before the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2023

Arson suspect in California's Oak fire faces potential life term in prison

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged a onetime firefighter Tuesday with aggravated arson and other felonies that carry a potential life sentence for allegedly igniting the devastating Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 20, 2023

Yosemite's Mist Trail hike with majestic waterfall views to get $5 million upgrade

LOS ANGELES — Three thousand people a day visit the Mist Trail, which has views of two majestic waterfalls and is arguably the most popular hike at Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023

Yosemite flood risk, closures block some springtime visitors

Much of the famed valley at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Yosemite National Park will be closed for days due to flooding from melting snow

The Sierra Nevada region where the park is located experienced snowfall at over 300% than usual this past winter. Flooding may happen into May and June, the park said.

WEKU · Apr 26, 2023

'My California road trip was filled with bears, beers and Back to the Future III'

Tuolumne in California's Yosemite park has a raw beauty that must be seen - but you need to learn the important rule of thumb if you do spot a wild black bear!

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023

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Advnture · Apr 12, 2023

8 easy hikes in Yosemite National Park

These easy hikes in Yosemite entail largely flat and sometimes paved trails, but still deliver some of the most dazzling views in the park

Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023

Yosemite plans for limited reopening Saturday after weather closed the park for weeks

Yosemite National Park plans to "restore minimal public access" Saturday, after shuttering for almost a month because of multiple strong winter storms and atmospheric river systems that dumped record-breaking snow, caused several rock falls and damaged many park facilities.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023

Historic snowfall means Yosemite will remain closed through weekend, perhaps longer

Yosemite National Park will remain closed through at least early next week — if not longer — as park officials continue to respond to historic snowfall that buried cabins and blocked roads, according to national park officials.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2023

Mountains of snow close Yosemite, other California parks after recent winter storms

LOS ANGELES — After the recent winter storms dumped up to 15 feet of snow on some areas of Yosemite National Park, the park has been closed with no estimated time of reopening.

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WEKU · Mar 3, 2023

Yosemite National Park, blanketed by snow, is closed temporarily

The park has been closed since Saturday as park crews work to restore critical services. Meanwhile, more heavy snow is forecast to fall over the park this weekend.

Axios · Mar 2, 2023

In photos: California declares emergency in 13 counties as record snowfall shuts Yosemite

Yosemite and other parks in the state have closed due to massive snowfall.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

Yosemite breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing national park indefinitely

Cabin roofs at Yosemite National Park are almost completely covered with snow. At the park's Badger Pass ski area, snow is up to the second floor of the lodge. In the Yosemite Valley, snow accumulation broke a 54-year-old daily record — by multiple inches.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023

It’s ‘firefall’ season in Yosemite. Here’s how to see the glowing phenomenon

LOS ANGELES — It’s a winter migration that seems to get bigger every February: Thousands of photographers and nature-lovers flock to Yosemite National Park to see a natural phenomenon nicknamed “the firefall.”

Los Angeles Times · Dec 30, 2022

2 killed in Yosemite rock slide, a hazard that poses 'substantial risk' to parkgoers

LOS ANGELES — Two people died in a rock slide Tuesday at Yosemite National Park, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 30, 2022

2 killed in rock slide at Yosemite National Park

LOS ANGELES — Two people died in a rock slide at Yosemite National Park, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office.

Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022

Yosemite planned to destroy homes in El Portal long before telling owners, records show

FRESNO, Calif. — Sheets of paper that read, “This property is not abandoned,” were taped in windows and on the sides of the mobile home that Lynn Harbin owned for the past 34 years near Yosemite National Park.

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