In 1868, Watkins was awarded a medal for landscape ... legislation preserving Yosemite Valley. The law was an important first step in the creation of the National Park Service in 1916.

This momentum created the Centennial Medallion program, which honored Yosemite National Park and Bidwell Park in Chico as beacons of our profession's enduring legacy. Some of our ongoing triumphs ...

On February 14, over 1,000 full-time employees—including park rangers, maintenance staff, and trail managers— were also laid ...

The woman was found in need of medical help inside a facility at Yosemite National Park. She died a day later at a Fresno ...

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 ...

A woman has died after being found with severe injuries at Yosemite National Park last Thursday, the National Park Service said. NPS, in a statement to USA TODAY Thursday said it "is investigating the ...

Yosemite National Park is a vast protected area in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, covering an area of over ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Yosemite National Park has been dealing with overcrowding issues for decades, according to National Park Service officials. In 1980, Yosemite welcomed 2 million visitors.

Yosemite National Park has been dealing with overcrowding issues for decades, according to National Park Service officials. In 1980, Yosemite welcomed 2 million visitors. By 1996, that number had ...

California is home to three of the best national parks in the country, according to Lonely Planet. The travel guide recently ...

Just as the spring tourist season is getting started, a major rockslide has closed one of the primary routes into Yosemite National Park. The slide came crashing down across both lanes of Highway ...