Yosemite National Park offers some of the most beautiful and rewarding hiking experiences in California. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced hiker, there are trails that will give you a great ...

Yosemite Search and Rescue responded to a total of 247 incidents at Yosemite National Park in 2025, compared to 191 total ...

Angela Lin avoided risky sports. Surfing? Too dangerous. Swimming too far from the beach? Scared of sharks. Rock climbing? No way. But she loved the outdoors. Making plans with her boyfriend and two ...

Yosemite Search and Rescue, the team that responds to emergencies in Yosemite National Park, is often lauded for its complex, technical rescues on El Capitan’s sheer granite and Half Dome’s slick, ...

A 29-year-old Google software engineer was killed hiking in Yosemite National Park when a branch from a giant sequoia tree fell and hit her on the head. Angela Lin, an engineer at Salesforce and then ...

Of the top five “most loved” hiking trails in the country, two of them are in California — and one of those is in Yosemite National Park. In Yosemite, Half Dome via the Muir Trail is the fifth “most ...

Yosemite National Park is defined by its overwhelming magnitude. Granite cliffs rise thousands of feet into the California sky, and waterfalls thunder with a power that vibrates in your chest. But ...

As the sixth most visited national park in 2024, Yosemite has a well-known congestion problem that should be of no surprise to anyone who visits. While timed entry reservations aim to help alleviate ...