The system will be the least restrictive the park has ever implemented, with reservations required every day from June 15 to Aug. 15, 2025, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., as well as over Memorial Day ...

YOSEMITE, Calif. – As summer nears, visitors will be able to enjoy all the campgrounds at Yosemite National Park for the first time in six years, park officials announced Wednesday.

The summer season is bringing a reason to celebrate—finally—at Yosemite National Park. Following several years of challenges, beginning in 2020 with closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

Pong turtle. Image by Pexels. Before European settlement and the establishment of Yosemite National Park in 1890, western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) thrived in the region’s waterways.

Stock image of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at Yosemite National Park. iStock / Getty Images Plus "Part of the reason is the distance. It has a separate entrance about 1.5 hours from the popular ...

The US National Park Service has laid out a schedule for when you will need a reservation to drive into or through Yosemite this year. On certain days between May 24 and and Sept. 1 the ...

7 Best State Parks in California—Including a ‘Mini Yosemite’ and an Ancient Redwood Forest The Golden State may be famous for its national parks, but its state park system is worthy of ...

This summer is likely to bring bigger crowds, longer entry waits, closed trails, uncleaned toilets, uncollected trash and more at national parks. If you go, plan ahead to avoid headaches.

Sequoia National Park’s caverns are having a moment right now The stunning Crystal Cave has been closed for four years. No more. The sprawling subterranean landmark will be open again this summer.

The stalactites and stalagmites of Sequoia National Park’s Crystal Cave, a sprawling subterranean wonder that’s been closed for four years, will be accessible again this summer. But to get in ...