As for the thousands of visitors who flock to Yosemite every year to witness the firefall, the projected viewing window for ...

Yosemite National Park officials said the famed Horsetail Fall glow-up is likely to be absent this week as clouds and snow ...

Between February 10 and 26, for a few minutes at sunset, Horsetail Fall glows like molten lava or cascading fire spilling down El Capitan. It is called the Yosemite "Firefall".

Firefall was a bust. Then all the national park's campgrounds had to be evacuated.

Firefall week is “one of the most challenging operation periods of the winter” for park rangers and search-and-rescue teams ...

For about two weeks in February, hikers in the park can see what looks like bright red and orange flames plunging over the ...

As the sun drops behind El Capitan, hundreds of strangers stand shoulder to shoulder in the cold, waiting to see if a thin waterfall will ignite—or quietly fade to gray. There’s a moment in late ...

This year, the visitors can witness the 'firefall' without making any reservations, unlike the previous years.

Learn more about the science behind Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall, which glows like fire every February, and will return between Feb. 10 and Feb. 26, 2026.

Yosemite National Park won’t require reservations in 2026 for visitors hoping to see one of its most famous natural spectacles. For the last three years, the popular California park has required ...

Officials at Yosemite National Park said they are preparing for an influx of visitors to witness the annual "firefall" phenomenon at Horsetail Fall, as no reservations will be required this year.