Time is running out to see one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and most fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February, Yosemite visitors can catch a glimpse of the “firefall,” a ...

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".

The rare mesmerizing scene can be glimpsed at sunset around mid to late February at Yosemite Valley in California.

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

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A view of the firefall at Yosemite's Horsetail Falls in 2019. (Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times) Yosemite's firefall — the winter convergence of sunbeams and falling water that has drawn growing crowds to ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- Yosemite National Park's natural "firefall" phenomenon over the Horsetail Fall has officially returned. Raj Pillai captured these images of what looks like a river of fire at ...

From mid to late February, Horsetail Fall may glow orange when it's backlit by sunset, turning it into the "Firefall." Wednesday, January 14, 2026 YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KFSN) -- A rare ...

It’s that time of year, once again. Yosemite National Park’s famous natural phenomenon, the Firefall, will once again be making an appearance. Visitors can catch the firefall from mid-to-late February ...

On February 19, Yosemite National Park officials announced the park would be closed to visitors through at least midnight on February 20 due to heavy snowfall and falling trees. A winter storm is also ...

Every year from mid- to late February, the setting sun hits Yosemite's Horsetail Fall along the eastern edge of the soaring El Capitan at just the right angle, creating the illusion that the ...

Yosemite National Park won’t require reservations in 2026 for visitors hoping to see one of its most famous natural spectacles. For the last three years, the popular California park has required ...