Park officials are expecting big crowds for the holiday weekend and say one of the keys is to make sure visitors are prepared ...

Unless you arrive before sunrise, or wait until mid-afternoon, you'll need a reservation to get into Yosemite National Park ...

Catherine Parker "Giant" seems to be an understatement for this grove of sequoia trees in the southernmost section of Yosemite. Mariposa Grove of the Giant Sequoia is one of three groves in the ...

The iconic Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, visited by a million people every year, is now closed as firefighters battle the Washburn Fire that threatens to engulf it. This stand of trees on ...

But visitors will not be able to walk through Mariposa Grove, home to hundreds of giant sequoia trees iconic for their massive size and extraordinary life span. Fifteen sequoia trees in the grove ...

California event that signifies the changing of the seasons in the High Sierra, Yosemite National Park officials plan to open Glacier Point Road to motor vehicles on Saturday. The 16-mile-long road, ...

The burn was first reported from a trail near Mariposa Grove, famed for its 500 towering ancient giant sequoias. Thankfully, the rare and historic trees appear to remain safe for now: Not a single ...

The fire had been entirely within the national park since breaking out July 7, when visitors to the Mariposa Grove of ancient sequoias reported smoke. Authorities have not said how the fire ...

Library of Congress The trunk of the famous Wawona tunnel tree in Upper Mariposa Grove, California, measured 26 feet in diameter. The tree (pictured here with a stagecoach) was a popular tourist ...