Drivers circle round a parking zone in Yosemite National Park in search of spots Saturday. Many guests have created unofficial spots since Yosemite ended peak-time reservations. Brooke Park/SF Chronicle Visitors make their manner out of crowded parking heaps in Yosemite Village final May. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/SF Chronicle National Park Service ranger Kate Trust walks on…
Yosemite National Park’s month-to-month visitation numbers for March grew by over two-thirds this 12 months, in response to latest information. The rise in guests comes as the park approaches a reservation-free and doubtlessly chaotic summer time season. According to a month-to-month public use report revealed by the National Park Service, Yosemite recorded 225,817 leisure guests…
Crowds collect in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Valley ran out of parking earlier than 11 am Saturday, May 2, 2026, weeks earlier than the summer season rush sometimes brings the park’s heaviest crowds. Brian van der Brug/TNS Yosemite Valley ran out of parking earlier than 11 am Saturday, forcing Yosemite National Park to warn visitors…
The life and legacy of excessive climber and BASE jumper Dean Potter will likely be explored in a brand new four-part HBO docuseries airing Tuesday night. “The Dark Wizard” is described by Warner Bros. as an “up-close and unflinching portrait” of Potter, who created a reputation for himself by his infamously treacherous free solo climbs,…
Dean Potter was an elite rock climber and high-altitude slackliner who died in 2015 in a wingsuit BASE soar in Yosemite Valley. A docuseries about Potter’s profession referred to as “The Dark Wizard” is premiering on HBO. Eric Perlman/HBO Filmmakers Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer have been gathering analysis on the late Yosemite climbing legend…
A rockslide in Mariposa County has triggered the full closure of a bit of state Route 140, a preferred highway into Yosemite National Park. At about 9 am Sunday, a particles slide measuring 100 cubic yards fell throughout each lanes of the highway close to the city of Incline, Caltrans spokesperson Anthony Presto confirmed to…
Bennymarty/Getty Images Yosemite National Park is thought for its epic rocky landscapes sought out by journey seekers {and professional} climbers, who danger their lives summiting beautiful however seemingly impassible buildings. However, you do not have to be the love youngster of Elastigirl and Jason Bourne to bag…
A view of the welcome signal close to the entrance of Yosemite National Park in California on Dec. 13, 2025. Anadolu/Getty Images At 3:15 pm on an unseasonably heat Thursday in mid-March, Yosemite National Park‘s Arch Rock Entrance had no line. Cruising by the entrance station, the cause grew to become clear: There was no…
Article initially by Visit Yosemite, Madera CountyMarch 25, 2026 OAKHURST, CA- Located simply 14 miles south of Yosemite National Park, Bass Lake It is understood by locals and guests for its glowing heat waters, abundance of out of doors actions, family-friendly resorts, and wonderful lakeside eating. Many households return yr after yr, making this vacation…
As the ice and snow melts, Yosemite National Park is about to burst into a world of colorful wildflowers. [–> Spring in the park means waterfalls and beautiful blooms, attracting crowds of visitors. [–> As of Wednesday, March 25, waterfalls were flowing fiercely in Yosemite Valley — and wildflowers in parts of the park weren’t…
