If you're unfortunate enough to not snag a reservation for Yosemite's firefall, here's how you can experience it in 2025 without one. The post Visit Yosemite’s Firefall in 2025 — without a ...

Icicles are seen at Tunnel View in Yosemite Valley as public interest in the annual Firefall at Horsetail Fall approaches this month. Photographed Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite National Park.

Firefall at Yosemite: Reservations are required in 2023. Pictured is the Yosemite Firefall at Horsetail Fall on February 24, 2021 in Yosemite, California. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Image) ...

There’s a special reason to visit Yosemite in mid-to late February. That’s because the sunset can lead to a “firefall” effect on Horsetail Fall if conditions are right.

Here's how to see Yosemite's firefall at Horsetail Fall, a natural phenomenon that occurs each February in Yosemite National Park.

The experience of watching Firefall lasts 30 minutes max, just before sunset, so you still have the entire day to explore Yosemite Valley in the winter.

When and how to see 'Firefall' at Yosemite in 2023 This year, the dazzling Firefall event at Yosemite National Park will run through the end of February.

For two weeks of the year, Horsetail Fall becomes firefall. The phenomenon only occurs in February, drawing thousands of revelers to the park.