Those reservations booked up quickly when they were made available in the fall, but there are a few ways to enjoy Horsetail without your weekend entry in hand. KEEP IN MIND, of course, that cloud ...

Every February, Yosemite National Park experiences a Firefall, a natural phenomenon that appears at Horsetail Fall (and one of the reasons winter is a great time to visit). When conditions align ...

Dubbed the firefall, it takes place on the park's eastern side at El Capitan when the sunlight reflects through the famed Horsetail Waterfall. And now, it got easier to experience. As the firefall ...

San Luis Obispo photographer David Lalush captured the “firefall” phenomenon at Yosemite National Park on Feb. 11. DAVID LALUSH www.lalush.com “Horsetail Fall can glow orange when it’s ...

Reservations will still be required for the park’s upcoming, wildly popular Firefall event at Horsetail Fall trail ... in day use visitation during high use season.” The new “Peaks Hours ...

The firefall is a naturally occurring event that illuminates Yosemite’s Horsetail waterfall with light from the setting sun, giving the waterfall a bright orange glow, as if it were alight.

The firefall occurs when the setting sun shines on Horsetail Fall at just the right angle, giving the appearance the waterfall is made of fire. The peak dates to see the event are around Feb. 21, when ...