Nature can be pretty lit. A breathtaking “firefall” illuminated Yosemite National Park Wednesday when the sunset light on a waterfall made it appear like a trickle of a flame.

The "firefall" is returning to Yosemite National Park this week, but tourists will have to act fast for a chance to see the fleeting wonder. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest ...

Each February, Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall glows fiery orange at sunset, creating the Firefall illusion. This rare spectacle ...

Original article source: 'Firefall' is back at Yosemite and here's how you can see it this year Firefall happens at Horsetail Fall in February each year. Photo taken Feb. 5, 2025 shows the phenomenon.

Yosemite's 'firefall' phenomenon is here, but visitors say getting there is 'treacherous and unsafe' By Katie Sunku Wood , SFGATE Updated Feb 12, 2019 12:10 p.m.

You can join hundreds of other Firefall admirers at the park, but you'll need to hurry up. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 71°F. Thursday, June 26th 2025 Today's e-Edition.

The "firefall" phenomenon at California’s Yosemite National Park is back. In mid-February each year, the sun hits the Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to create an illusion that looks like ...

Reservations are required to enter Yosemite National Park, California in February 2021, when many come to see Horsetail Fall change into a “firefall” at sunset.

"Firefall" usually occurs in mid- to late-February. Due to its popularity, the park is implementing traffic and parking restrictions Feb. 13 to 27, from noon to 7 p.m.

How to see the firefall on Horsetail Fall at Yosemite National Park, California. You don’t need reservations in 2022 but there are Yosemite Valley restrictions.