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At the top of Yosemite National Park’ s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos ...

One of my favorite National Parks Road Trip itineraries is the Majestic Mountain Loop. This three-park (Sequoia, Kings C ...

While deer may not instantly come to mind when thinking of dangerous animals, you should take caution if you come across this ...

Perfect weather, stunning scenery, and more room to roam—here’s why spring and fall are the best times to visit.

As promised earlier this month, Yosemite National Park will be re-opening the Tuolumne Meadows campgrounds for the summer.

On top of these crowds, the ticketed day-entry system to enter the park, the huge popularity of Yosemite’s campgrounds and ...

Lords and ladies, mock battles and mystery, and feasting and axe-throwing are among the sensory treats that should bring out ...

Now we know the valley and surrounding area as Yosemite National Park – one of America’s most popular national parks, with 3,897,070 million visitors in 2023 – designated in 1890.

Yosemite National Park can be just as dangerous as it is beautiful, as the new Netflix series Untamed is going to show. TV ...

Grant Cline, 18, from Frisco, died in a fall while rock climbing at Royal Arches, a popular climbing spot below North Dome, according to the Mariposa Gazette. He was living in employee housing inside ...

For two days, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search for a man who was reported as an "at risk missing ...