Last year, in an attempt to cut down on traffic gridlock and overcrowding during busy summer weekends, Yosemite officials ...

Farrington noted that another rock slide closed Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park last year. In fact, many of Yosemite’s spectacular rock features, including Yosemite Valley itself, were carved ...

The slide crashed down across Highway 140, a scenic winding route along the Merced River between the town of Mariposa and Yosemite’s Arch Rock entrance.

Waterfalls are raging ... Glacier Point with a background view of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) On Friday, Padilla’s staff said he hadn’t ...

On Thursday, Caltrans geologists investigated the area and flew drones to take 3-D images ... aside Yosemite Valley for preservation in 1864, visitors who wanted to see the park's waterfalls ...

In these seven postcard-worthy state parks, you can marvel over similarly stunning vistas and find hiking, biking, rafting ...

The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers instituting a system to protect special places from excessive use, but it’s not alone.

Located within McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, about 60 miles northeast of Redding, this aquatic marvel sits in a region many Californians drive past rather than to. The journey takes you ...

Nestled within McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, about 60 miles northeast of Redding, this natural wonder requires a bit of a journey to reach. The drive takes you through stretches of pine ...

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