Yosemite National Park’s Firefall phenomenon is expected to return in a few weeks, and for the first time in three years, reservations to enter the park will not be required.

In a move that highlights the ongoing debate between easy public access to national parks and preservation of their natural ...

Yosemite National Park won't require reservations in 2026 for visitors hoping to see one of its most famous natural ...

"No reservations are required this year," said a Yosemite National Park statement emailed to SFGATE. The park is encouraging ...

When conditions are just right, the waterfall transforms into a magical spectacle, with its waters resembling scorching hot ...

In mid to late February, something really special happens in Yosemite: the Firefall phenomenon. This is when the setting sun’s light hits the trickling waterfall named Horsetail Fall on the face of El ...

"Firefall" occurs when the sun is setting as beams of sunlight shine down on Horsetail Fall at a particular angle. As it does, the water shines bright and looks like a river of molten lava from a ...

In late January, the news cycle starts getting everyone excited about the potential of watching the lava-like waterfall flowing off the eastern cliff of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. A spectacle that ...