It was the federal government’s first act to preserve a part of nature for the common good—a precursor of the National Park Service, now enjoying its centennial—and it might not have ...

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.

You can visit national parks across California for free on Saturday, April 19, according to the National Park Service. The ...

Federal authorities are investigating after a woman died after she was found with severe injuries at Yosemite National Park last week, according to the National Park Service. "NPS is investigating ...

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 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 ...

LATEST March 31, 1:35 p.m. Despite a drafted news release circulating last week about the apparent approval of a 2025 reservation system for Yosemite National Park, no such release has been issued ...

The FBI is investigating the death of a National Park Service worker who law enforcement ... California — injured at an employee housing unit in Yosemite Valley on March 20.