The Latest Breaking News from Yosemite

These easy hikes in Yosemite entail largely flat and sometimes paved trails, but still deliver some of the most dazzling views in the park

The national park is open again but intense storms mean the specter of climate crisis is more evident than ever

Yosemite National Park plans to "restore minimal public access" Saturday, after shuttering for almost a month because of multiple strong winter storms and atmospheric river systems that dumped record-breaking snow, caused several rock falls and damaged many park facilities.

LOS ANGELES — After the recent winter storms dumped up to 15 feet of snow on some areas of Yosemite National Park, the park has been closed with no estimated time of reopening.

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Nearly unprecedented levels of snow have buried the park, with the powder piling up to 15ft deep in some areas

Storms push snow depths to near record levels in Sierra Nevada mountains, as brutal weather stretches across western US

Cabin roofs at Yosemite National Park are almost completely covered with snow. At the park's Badger Pass ski area, snow is up to the second floor of the lodge. In the Yosemite Valley, snow accumulation broke a 54-year-old daily record — by multiple inches.

LOS ANGELES — There’s something special about a holiday trip to a national park.

FRESNO, Calif. — Sheets of paper that read, “This property is not abandoned,” were taped in windows and on the sides of the mobile home that Lynn Harbin owned for the past 34 years near Yosemite National Park.

LOS ANGELES — The headlines screamed what anyone would consider a colossal feat: An 8-year-old boy climbed to the top of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan on Saturday, becoming one of the youngest people to summit the world famous rock.