Every February, something magical happens deep in Yosemite National Park. A waterfall called Horsetail Fall starts to glow, looking like fire or molten lava falling down a cliff. The phenomenon, known ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Between February 10 and 26, Yosemite National Park visitors may catch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of firefall during sunset at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park on Feb. 20, 2025. (Anadolu / Getty Images) Yosemite ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Each February, there’s a window in which the setting sun may illuminate a waterfall so that it looks like fire.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of firefall during sunset at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park on Feb. 20, 2025. (Anadolu via Getty Images) Yosemite ...

FRESNO, Calif. — It’s time for one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February in California, lucky visitors can catch a glimpse of the ...

Could Firefall be a bust this year? #Firefail? That has been a growing concern on social media with Horsetail Fall running at a trickle. But some rain is expected this week along with up to up to a ...

Yosemite National Park is scrapping the timed-entry reservations that had limited access to Horsetail Fall’s famous “firefall,” throwing open the projected viewing window, Feb. 10–26, to anyone who ...

Yosemite National Park is preparing for one of its most awaited annual natural spectacles, the Horsetail Fall ‘Firefall’ viewing period, from February 10 to 26, 2026, the park announced in a social ...