Stretch your legs on this hike to Lower Yosemite Falls. As you walk towards the tallest waterfall in North America, you’ll get an impressive view of both tiers. As you get closer, you’ll feel ...

From June 16 through Aug. 15, the park’s peak season, reservations will be required every day for entry between 6 a.m. and 3 ...

There’s a reason this is one of the most popular hikes in Yosemite Valley. The 1/2-mile stroll to Lower Yosemite Falls is almost entirely flat, paved, and perfect for little legs. Plus ...

Located at the eastern edge of Yosemite Valley ... If you don't want to hike up the often slippery Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada falls, you can always take the John Muir Trail, which features ...

classic hikes to lesser-known gems. We’ll spend time in Yosemite Valley and venture up into the high country of Tuolumne Meadows to visit waterfalls, high peaks, stunning viewpoints and giant Sequoia ...

Visible around Yosemite Valley, the best places to see Yosemite Falls without a hike are Sentinel Meadow and Yosemite Chapel (home to Sunday services and wedding ceremonies). For an up-close view ...

But only park historians and a few Muir devotees even know where the little log cabin was, just yards from the Yosemite Falls Trail. Maybe that's not such a bad thing, for here one can experience ...

The Eau Claire Adventure Center (EAC) runs outdoor trips year round to give UW-Eau Claire students cheap chances to get outdoors and travel to some truly breath-taking destinations. I’m talking about ...

California is home to three of the best national parks in the country, according to Lonely Planet. The travel guide recently combed through all 63 protected nature destinations in the contiguous 48 ...

California is home to some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world, and three of its iconic national parks have ...