Here are the five best day hikes in Yosemite, with picks for all skill levels, whether you're an avid hiker or lacing up your ...

Outside my window in Mariposa, California, in the Sierra foothills, I can see that the leaves have turned. Yosemite National Park and the surrounding mountains are an incredible year-round destination ...

Of the top five “most loved” hiking trails in the country, two of them are in California — and one of those is in Yosemite National Park. In Yosemite, Half Dome via the Muir Trail is the fifth “most ...

Three thousand people a day visit Mist Trail, which has views of two majestic waterfalls and is arguably the most popular hike at Yosemite National Park. Mist Trail is now going to get a $5 million ...

What do California's most popular national park and a historic landmark in San Francisco have in common? In their 2025 study of America’s most loved hiking trails, outdoor adventure website KÜHL found ...

As someone who is slightly afraid of heights, there are plenty of things that are forever off my bucket list. However, there ...

At Yosemite National Park, a landscape defined by breathtaking views and stunning scenery, the Mist Trail stands out. The seven-mile round trip, which begins near Happy Isles in the eastern edges of ...

Yosemite is a dancing valley. The incredible landscape — massive cliffs and giant waterfalls — are the product of millions of years of motion as granite mounds pushed to the surface and glaciers and ...

Oakhurst, California, is a gateway city to Yosemite National Park. This is because Oakhurst lies only 16 miles (24 Minut ...

Winter visitors to Yosemite hoping to admire the snow and the park’s legendary firefall might be disappointed to find that a popular Yosemite Valley trail closed this week. “The trail between Happy ...