Finally, on October 1st, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law a bill creating Yosemite National Park. The cavalry was given the task of protecting the national parks. Under Captain ...

Covering an area of more than 750,000 acres, Yosemite National Park is abundant evidence of some of Mother Nature's best work. Despite its enormous size, the majority of Yosemite's 4 million ...

An American flag was hung upside down from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday in protest of the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce, which included thousands of ...

Glacier National Park saw a massive spike in visitors during 2024. The same held true for other major parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite. In order to manage the bigger crowds, Yosemite and other ...

As visitors descended on Yosemite National Park to witness its iconic “Firefall” event, an upside-down American flag was hung on a park summit to protest the ongoing federal job cuts carried ...

February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading ...

In California's Yosemite National Park, almost a dozen staffers received termination notices on Feb. 14, 2025. Then, in late February, photographs spread widely claiming to show a protest from ...

A striking sight unfurled thousands of feet over the steep granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday — and it wasn’t the annual firefall. A group of six demonstrators ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park Service advises travelers to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid hourslong delays. – Catherine Parker Unless ...