Yosemite National Park welcomes approximately four million visitors every year. Not surprisingly, travelers from around the world are drawn to the 748,000 acres of natural beauty which include ...

A major rockslide closed both lanes of Highway 140, one of the primary routes into Yosemite National Park, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Caltrans has shut the two-lane highway between Briceburg and ...

A major rockslide closed both lanes of Highway 140, one of the primary routes into Yosemite National Park, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Caltrans has shut the two-lane highway between Briceburg and ...

Yosemite National Park: Caltrans announces opening date for road closed by huge rockslide Crews rappel down cliffs on Highway 140 along the Merced River to break free loose boulders ...

Everything changed in 1926, when Highway 140 was built along the other side of the Merced River. The road, nicknamed “The All Weather Highway,” allowed motorists to easily drive to Yosemite at ...

Yosemite National Park with a partial view of El Capitan on the left and Merced River in the foreground. Staff at the park have been told to prepare for ‘chaos’ amid new rules under the Trump ...

Yosemite ranks as the third deadliest national park in the United States with 125 fatal incidents having occurred from 2014 to 2023. Yosemite listed as third deadliest among U.S. national parks ...

Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park is one of the most popular things to do in the park. You can expect to see spectacular views of Yosemite Valley including El Capitan, Half Dome, and ...

Day-use picnic areas—any one of them an excellent option for a relaxing lunch, a cooling swim, or wetting a line—are scattered along the shore of Merced River and parallel Route 140 in Briceburg.

Ackerson Meadow in Yosemite National Park includes 400 acres of tree-covered Sierra Nevada foothills, grassland and a creek that flows into the Tuolumne River. (Robb Hirsch/The Trust for Public ...