Exploring Yosemite Village’s historic buildings, museums, and education centers is a great way to connect to the park.

But it’s not just taking dangerous photos that have led to deaths at Yosemite. According to a National Park Service dashboard that tracked deaths by the top five recreational activities ...

one of the primary routes into Yosemite National Park, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Caltrans has shut the two-lane highway between Briceburg and the Yosemite Cedar Lodge near El Portal. (Photo: Caltrans ...

Farrington noted that another rock slide closed Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park last year. In fact, many of Yosemite’s spectacular rock features, including Yosemite Valley itself, were carved ...