Time is running out to see one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and most fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few ...

Yosemite’s annual “firefall” returned Feb. 21, drawing visitors to see the glowing cascade. The rare effect appears only ...

Thousands of visitors are flocking to Yosemite National Park to witness the phenomenon known as Firefall, a natural light ...

Yosemite National Park staff say stormy conditions could make it difficult, even impossible, to view the annual firefall at Horsetail Falls.

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

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".

This past weekend, travelers to Yosemite National Park in California were treated to an incredible natural spectacle: ...

Sunset phenomenon at national park’s Horsetail waterfall still drew large crowds even with freezing temperatures ...

At this time of year, if conditions are just right, Horsetail Fall on the eastern ridge of El Capitan in Yosemite National ...

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.

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.