Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan has recently served as a medium from which activists have expressed messages of distress or protest. In February, park rangers held an upside-down American ...

A U.S. flag is hung upside down below Upper Yosemite Fall during a protest against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite National Park, Calif., on March 1, 2025.

New rule prohibits flags larger than 15 sq ft. An updated rulebook for Yosemite National Park would criminalize activists for flying certain flags within the world-renowned landscape. Skip to content ...

Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan has recently served as a medium from which activists have expressed messages of distress or protest. In February, park rangers held an upside-down American ...

Yosemite National Park updates rulebook, ... In February, park rangers held an upside-down American flag from the historic mountain as federal cuts were made to the National Park Service.