Yosemite National Park officials said the famed Horsetail Fall "firefall" is very unlikely to appear this week as a powerful ...

A winter storm is threatening to dampen one of nature’s rarest spectacles, as severe weather in Yosemite National Park is obscuring the park’s famous firefall, shortening an already brief viewing ...

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.

Yosemite National Park is bracing for thousands of visitors who will descend on the area to see the setting sun illuminate a ...

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

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.

It’s time for one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February in ...

As the sun drops behind El Capitan, hundreds of strangers stand shoulder to shoulder in the cold, waiting to see if a thin ...

You've probably seen the striking image on your Instagram feed: a towering wall of stone cut down the center by what appears to be a glowing stream of lava flowing down the rock face. The sight at ...

The spectacle of the setting sun that transforms a waterfall in Yosemite National Park into a glowing "firefall" returned this week -- but those looking to make the trek are being warned about current ...

With no reservations required for Yosemite's Firefall this year, overcrowding is likely. Here’s how to see Firefall, where to stay, and more.