YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Savvy adventurers know that there are nearly endless ways to explore the national park system beyond the most famous viewpoints and trails. One of the

Federal wildlife officials have decided to list the Sierra Nevada red fox as an endangered species.

The body of Fred Zalokar was found and recovered after he failed to return from a weekend hike, officials said.

When a park ranger showed up to assess the cub's body they saw the mother nearby. She'd spent at least six hours calling to her cub.

‘Now here I am, standing between a grieving mother and her child. I feel like a monster,’ writes Yosemite Park Ranger who found dead black bear cub

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park and by evening covered more than 6 square miles, triggering evacuations in areas of two counties. (July 12)

A cycle of extreme heat, drought and wildfires is threatening California's power supply.

Crowds, lines, and permits. Here's how to visit a park this summer without melting down.

Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Half a dozen national parks have instituted online reservation systems to spare visitors from hours-long wait times.

Half a dozen national parks have instituted online reservation systems to spare visitors from hours-long wait times.

The National Park Service expects a busy summer as the country begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Last year 237 million people flocked to national parks to escape from COVID-19.

Advance reservations required from May 21 to September 30, with similar rules at Rocky Mountain and Glacier national parks.

In this photo provided by Jason Torlano, Zach Milligan is shown on his descent down Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Two men climbed some 4,000 feet to the top of Yosemite's Half Dome in subfreezing temperatures and skied down the famously steep monolith to the valley floor. He specializes in using ropes to work in high-altitude and dangerous settings. AdHe said he tried to ski down Half Dome each of the past three years, but called it off after finding unsuitable snow. This year, an early February storm filled Yosemite with fresh powder, including about 2 to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of snow at the peak of Half Dome.

Yes, Yosemite National Park was designated by an Act of Congress on Oct. 1, 1890, making it the third national park in the United States, after Yellowstone (which happened in 1872) and Sequoia (1890). This was truly the birth of the national park concept, since this was the first time in history that land was set aside purely for preservation and recreation for all people.”Here are those photos:A decal for the Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, California, from 1955. (Getty Images)A vintage illustration of "Greetings from Yosemite National Park, California" -- a large letter vintage postcard from the 1930s. (Getty Images)A room with a wonderful view over the Yosemite Waterfalls at the Yosemite National Park in California. (Ansel Adams/National Park Service/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)Yosemite National Park brings in about 4 million visitors a year, according to the NPS.

The fire grew by nearly 20,000 acres to 142 square miles (368 square kilometers). The name of the firefighter killed in the nearby El Dorado Fire was being withheld until family members are notified. More than 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 5,468 square miles (14,164 square kilometers) in California this year, including many since a mid-August barrage of dry lightning ignited parched vegetation. The El Dorado Fire has burned more than 34 square miles (89 square kilometers) and was 59% contained, with 10 buildings destroyed and six damaged. ___Associated Press writer John Antczak in Los Angeles and Daisy Nguyen in San Francisco contributed to this report.

FILE - This 1907 photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows naturalist John Muir in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The Sierra Club is reckoning with the racist views of founder John Muir, the naturalist who helped spawn environmentalism. The San Francisco-based environmental group said Wednesday, July 22, 2020, that Muir was part of the group's history perpetuating white supremacy. Executive Director Michael Brune says Muir made racist remarks about Black people and Native Americans, though his views later evolved. (Courtesy of U.S. National Park Service via AP)

FILE PHOTO: Yosemite Valley is seen in Yosemite National Park, California, U.S., March 30, 2019. National Park Week begins April 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson(Reuters) - Some 170 people who have spent time in Yosemite National Park in recent weeks have suffered from a gastrointestinal ailment consistent with norovirus and two have been diagnosed with the illness, park officials said on Thursday. Most of those who became ill spent time in Yosemite Valley during or around the first week in January, park spokesman Scott Gediman said in a written statement, while the number of new cases reported has declined in the past several days. Gediman said Yosemite was undertaking extensive cleaning and enhanced sanitation protocols following the outbreak.

Approximately 170 people have come down with gastrointestinal illness, officials at Yosemite National Park announced Thursday. "Most of the cases occurred on and around the first week of January 2020 and there has been significant decline of new cases reported over the past several days," according to park officials. "Yosemite National Park officials and medical professionals with the National Park Service Office of Public Health (OPH) are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the illness and are continuing to conduct interviews with affected people. Officials said they are working to prevent additional illnesses and Yosemite National Park "continues to undertake extensive cleaning and enhanced sanitation protocols," according to the statement. Norovirus spreads very easily, including through direct contact with an infected person, touching a surface or object contaminated with norovirus, or eating food or drinking liquids contaminated with norovirus.

A 29-year-old woman died Thursday after falling 500 feet from a dangerous dome at Yosemite National Park, park officials said. The climber was hiking the treacherous Half Dome, which is described by the National Park Service as a "great challenge." She fell from the dome's cables just before noon and plunged 500 feet down rocky terrain. The Half Dome is more than 8,800 feet above sea level. Permits are required by the park for climbers wishing to summit the dome, and the park urges people not to assume the task unprepared.

(CNN) - A Yosemite National Park visitor died after falling from the cables at the Half Dome on Thursday morning, according to National Park officials. Danielle Burnett, 29, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, fell over 500 feet down a rocky surface and was pronounced dead when the Park Rangers arrived on the scene, National Park Public Affairs Officer Scoot Gediman said in a statement to CNN. The last death on the famous Half Dome was in May of 2018, when a hiker slipped and fell during dangerous weather conditions. A guide for hikers strongly indicates caution when climbing the cables, and notes that "since 1919, relatively few people have fallen and died on the cables. The cables are only up from about May to October due to weather, and permits are required to make the hike.

(CNN) - The urge to get a bit closer to Yosemite National Park's waterfalls or Yellowstone National Park's majestic bears is so tempting. Our national parks are not zoos, with animals caged to protect you from aggressive behavior, and it's not safe to ignore the rules, National Park Service officials say. (The park service's 419 sites include the 61 famous national parks, national seashores and lakeshores, historic parks and national monuments.) Talk to a ranger, get your National Park Service passport stamped at a visitor center, and head out safely to explore these amazing national parks. Layers, layers, layers.

Getty Images(CNN) - Three visitors were injured, one fatally, in falls in Yosemite National Park last week, and officials are imploring tourists to avoid venturing off-trail. A 21-year-old man died after he slipped and fell from the base of a waterfall in the California park, National Park Service officials told CNN on Monday. In two incidents July 29 and Wednesday, another visitor and the man fell 20 feet after slipping on wet boulders near the base of Bridalveil Fall, officials said. Park officials declined to release his name or the nature of his death, citing privacy laws. The third incident occurred Thursday at Lower Yosemite Fall, where a visitor slipped off a boulder and became trapped between rocks underwater in Yosemite Creek.

We leave you this Sunday Morning in Yosemite National Park in California ...amidst towering cliffs and roaring waterfalls. Videographer: Lance Milbrand

A child is recovering from California's first case of the plague in nearly a decade. Officials believe the disease may have been contracted on a camping trip in Yosemite National Park. Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil joins CBSN with details.

There are plenty of maps and apps that can guide you to Yosemite National Park. But what if you want to see the top of El Capitan? Carter Evans shows you can climb or just click.

Police believe escaped convict David Sweat is in a densely wooded area of northern New York state. Law enforcement officers numbering 1,200 continue the search after authorities gunned down his partner, Richard Matt. Anna Werner reports; There are plenty of maps and apps that can guide you to Yosemite National Park. But what if you want to see the top of El Capitan? Carter Evans shows you can climb or just click.

Remarkable time-lapse film captures the relaxing and breathtaking experience of spending a few days in Yosemite National Park. Video courtesy of Casey Kiernan Photography . See more work on Vimeo

01/14: Feds foil plot to attack U.S. Capitol; Historic free-climb of Yosemite's El Capitan An American supporter of ISIS is under arrest for allegedly planning to bomb the U.S. Capitol and shoot members of Congress. Investigators made the arrest Wed. outside a gun range in Cincinnati, Ohio; Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are expected to reach the top of the cliff Wednesday. The duo will make history as the first to free-climb the Dawn Wall. John Blackstone reports from Yosemite National Park.

Climbers nearing top of Yosemite’s El Capitan After more than two weeks scaling the hardest climb in the world, two climbers are nearing the top of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone is following the trek that’s being described as "mission impossible.”

Pilot dies while fighting wildfire near Yosemite An air tanker that was working to extinguish a wildfire in California crashed near Yosemite National Park, leaving the pilot dead. The fire began Tuesday afternoon. Bigad Shaban reports.

Yosemite wildfire slows spread due to cooler weather Cooler temperatures and light rain helped firefighters gain control of the blaze in Yosemite National Park. Firefighters are still working to completely douse the wildfire. Gayle King reports.

Massive wildfires rage across northern California Firefighters are battling fierce wildfires in both Yosemite National Park and in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Firefighters believe that they have the blazes largely contained, but the severely dry conditions require them to remain vigilant until every ember is extinguished. John Blackstone reports.