Search and rescue officials at Yosemite National Park are urging visitors to take care around its freezing, fast-moving water as the peak summer season approaches. The park's search and rescue ...

A major shakeup in leadership is underway at the National Park Service. Late last week ... offers had their last day on April 18. Yosemite’s superintendent, Cicely Muldoon, sent her ...

According to Climate Central, Yosemite National Park could experience 26 such days annually, while Great Smoky Mountains National Park may see 23 – up from a historical average of just three.

Its main island is about 50 miles long and nine miles wide—19 times the size of Manhattan—and sees less than one percent of the average number of visitors to Yosemite National Park when it ...

Half Dome, one of the top attractions in Yosemite National Park, which was already coping with traffic and overcrowding before the staffing cuts this year.Credit...Loren Elliott for The New York ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park Service advises travelers to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid hourslong delays. – Catherine Parker Unless ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park Service advises travelers to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid hourslong delays. – Catherine Parker Unless ...

Saturday, April 19, 2025, was the first day of National Park Week, an annual celebration of America’s 433 national parks. Admission to all parks was free that day, and many of the parks have ...