Lifestyle
Kings Canyon National Park is only a five-hour drive from Los Angeles and boasts a glacier-carved valley, a roaring river, hulking granite mountains, massive ancient trees and countless waterfalls. It’s like Yosemite without the crowds.
California
Yosemite National Park visitors won’t be required to make reservations when heading to the park, but fees still apply.
San Francisco Zoo officials say they have released a rare toad inside Yosemite National Park, where it had not been seen in 11 years.
Charles Barrett was convicted of repeatedly raping a woman in August 2016 while he worked and lived at the national park.
Park officials posted a photo on Instagram on Tuesday of multiple toilet paper rolls abandoned near Rancheria Falls.
The High Sierra Camps offer gourmet meals and showers to visitors who want an elevated experience in the wild.
Yosemite officials are starting up reservations for February weekends at Horsetail Fall in the hope of curtailing damage to surrounding areas by visitors.
Following the death of 20-year-old Grace Rohloff, climbers say adding more footholds could make the trek less harrowing.
World & Nation
The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history from Indianapolis-based foundation Lilly Endowment Inc.
The body of 61-year-old Kirk Thomas-Olsen was discovered in Yosemite National Park more than 20 days after he was expected to return from a solo hike.