Click here for maps of Yosemite National Park. A version of this article originally appeared in the National Geographic book 100 Parks, 5000 Ideas . This article was updated August 8, 2022.

A deadly fungus has killed millions of bats across North America over the past decade. To protect the bats in the park, biologists first need to document the many places they roost.

With California’s Yosemite Valley far beneath him, Alex Honnold free solos— which means climbing without ropes or safety gear—up a crack on the 3,000-foot southwest face of El Capitan.

On February 15, 2016, neuropsychologist and National Geographic Your Shot member Sangeeta Dey snapped this photograph of Yosemite National Park's Horsetail waterfall, illuminated by the sunset.

1. The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley. Best for: Architecture lovers Built in 1927 and designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the Ahwahnee is a stellar example of National Park Rustic Architecture ...

Last weekend, I ventured to our state’s most-visited national park — Yosemite — for a whirlwind 48-hour tour. Turns out, there’s a lot you can do and see in the land of the Ahwahneechee ...

Activists hung a giant transgender pride flag from a famous landmark in Yosemite National Park on Tuesday morning.. A coalition of transgender, queer and LGBTQIA+ ally rock climbers hung the 55-by ...