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Kings Canyon, deeper than the Grand Canyon, offers stunning views but remains less visited due to its remote location.

Perfect weather, stunning scenery, and more room to roam—here’s why spring and fall are the best times to visit.

Yosemite's most underrated trail, like many of the park's most popular routes, gets its name from historical figures. Olmstead Point was named after landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and his ...

Sierra Nevada Adventure Guide Redefines Outdoor Literature True Nature: Hidden in the High Sierra, the groundbreaking new ...

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 ...

Most visitors to Yosemite National Park flock to the iconic Yosemite Valley, with its sweeping views of El Capitan and Yosemite Falls. But for those looking to escape the crowds and discover a ...

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.

A reservation will be required to drive into or through Yosemite National Park during peak times on some days between May 24 and Sept. 1.