Visitors will only be able to access the park via Highway 140 and El Portal Road, with a short detour. Hetch Hetchy, a valley and reservoir in the park, will reopen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily but ...

Since February 21, the park has seen more than 15 feet (4.6 meters) of snow at Tuolumne Meadows, higher than the average single story house. Warmer storms left behind 21 inches (53 centimeters) of … ...

The park will be open from sunrise to sunset starting Saturday, with very limited services available. The only access to Yosemite Valley will be via Highway 140 and El Portal Road, with a short ...

A fourth sizeable dot on the map is also within plausible range of the national park – Las Vegas is a 400-mile drive away, across the “border” in Nevada. The advantage of heading to Yosemite ...

As one of the first national parks, Yosemite helped pave the way for the National Park System, and over its sprawling 1,200 square miles — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — the park ...

Yosemite Valley will be open from sunrise until sunset Saturday and Sunday, park officials said. The only route to take to Yosemite Valley is Highway 140 and El Portal Road, with a short detour in ...

Severe weather recovery will keep Yosemite National Park closed until Saint Patrick's Day – and that's an optimistic scenario, the park says. The weekslong closure started on Feb. 25, as workers ...

Every year, crews driving huge snow plows remove snow that buries the fabled route seven feet deep or more. This year had near-average snow. On April 1, the snowpack was 85% of normal in the park ...

The entrance to Yosemite National Park along Highway 140 in Mariposa County on April 23, 2024. (Photo: Paul Rogers, Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: May 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM PDT ...