In winter, a hush and holy stillness settles over Yosemite National Park. It is, by any standards, a most magical and ...

Republican leaders in Congress need to work with their Democrats to end the shutdown and resume full operations at Yosemite, ...

Upper Yosemite Fall plunges 1,430 feet in a single, breathtaking free-fall. Then comes the middle cascades, tumbling another 675 feet through a series of dramatic drops. Finally, Lower Yosemite Fall ...

California may not boast the 14ers of Colorado or the wild, soaring wilderness areas of Alaska, but it definitely has plenty ...

We talk often in the outdoors community about the risks that wild animals, like bears, mountain lions and rattlesnakes, pose.

A view of Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley from the Upper Yosemite Falls Trail on July 7, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted ...

Experience 2 nights and 3 days in Yosemite National Park. - Day 1: Hike the Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls, then set up basecamp at Little Yosemite Campground. - Day 2: Tackle a challenging ...

These national parks offer families the best trails, views, and seasonal experiences to enjoy together in the crisp autumn air.

We needed a reservation to get into Yosemite National Park on Aug. 31 and failed to get one, so we left downtown Sonora around 9 a.m. to try to walk the popular Carlon Falls Trail, which begins off ...

Of the top five “most loved” hiking trails in the country, two of them are in California — and one of those is in Yosemite National Park. In Yosemite, Half Dome via the Muir Trail is the fifth “most ...

A 29-year-old Google software engineer died at Yosemite National Park earlier this month after a tree branch fell and struck her on the head while she was walking a popular trail. Angela Lin was ...