This Central Valley city is the largest in the region and serves as a gateway to not only Yosemite National Park but also ...

Napa is just over an hour from San Francisco, and although not strictly on the way to Yosemite, it makes an excellent detour ...

Summer is here, and for many Americans, the great outdoors is calling. Camping website the Dyrt released its annual ...

Yosemite National Park's spring landscape wows visitors after one of the wettest winters on record in California. By Jonathan Lloyd • Published May 2, 2023 • Updated on May 2, 2023 at 9:43 am ...

Yosemite National Park is famous for towering waterfalls, giant sequoia trees and massive granite cliffs. But at an out-of-the-way spot near the park’s western boundary few visitors ever see, a ...

Now we know the valley and surrounding area as Yosemite National Park – one of America’s most popular national parks, with 3,897,070 million visitors in 2023 – designated in 1890.

Of these, Yosemite is the most visited national park in California, with an average of 4.4 million visitors annually over the past three years, according to the National Park Service.

9:53 a.m. Aug. 28, 2024: A previous version of this story said Kings Canyon is west of Fresno. It is east. Just five hours north of Los Angeles sits a national park that should be on your outdoor ...

For Yosemite National Park road information, call 209-372-0200, Caltrans said on its QuickMaps website. Loading… This story was originally published March 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM.

Yosemite National Park is famous for towering waterfalls, giant sequoia trees and massive granite cliffs. But at an out-of-the-way spot near the park’s western boundary few visitors ever see, a ...