“We’ve tried various (management) plans over the years” to curb crowd size, Yosemite National Park Service officials said, including a weekend reservation system in February to limit visitors ...

Bookings near public lands are already down around the country as travelers face the uncertainty brought on by DOGE cuts.

Marc said many of the photographers he met at the El Capitan picnic area waiting for the seasonal display referred to as the Firefall ... CEO of Visit Yosemite Madera County, told the San ...

Nature lovers flock to Yosemite National Park every February to witness the majestic “firefall” event ... vertical rock formation in Mariposa County, California, on Saturday evening by ...

Demonstrators unfurled a giant ‘Distress flag’ after 11 full-time Yosemite staff members were laid off amid the Trump administration’s federal employee purge ...

On Saturday, some of the fired workers marched at Yosemite ... had reserved spots to see the firefall were also moved. Michelle Treseler, 39, who lives in Marin County, Calif., ...

The stunt was timed with the last weekend of the annual Firefall spectacle ... Harvey of Mariposa County, adding: “No hand of man.” Shortly after hanging the banner, Yosemite National Park ...

A group of frustrated Yosemite National Park staffers hoping ... But Rebecca Harvey of Greeley Hill (Mariposa County) said: “I would rather see nature — no hand of man.” ...