Yosemite National Park's famous Firefall will alight in mid-February, but visitors need to plan now if they want a front row seat.

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.

Photographer Evan Russel and fine artist James McGrew set out to capture an elusive natural phenomenon. But as they discovered, nature can be fickle.

UPROXX’s National Park Expert, Emily Hart, breaks down the new reservation system at Yosemite National Park for the February 2023 firefall.

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.

I went during the earliest part of the firefall window for weekend reservations, Saturday, Feb. 11, a date not even rated on Yosemite’s firefall viewing guide for the chances of seeing it.