Yosemite Presents...
Watch this 15-minute video for an orientation to visiting Yosemite National Park. 
¡Bienvenidos a Yosemite! A special welcome video for the Hispanic community living within a day's drive of Yosemite. 
Chinese History 
Is working for Yosemite your dream job? Watch this movie for information about the variety of National Park Service jobs in Yosemite. 
Every spring, both visitors and locals look forward to the opening of the Tioga Road, a high-elevation pass that crosses Yosemite National Park. Get a glimpse of what it takes to clear snow and ice from a section of the highway known for dangerous avalanches. 
Yosemite's bears are adept at finding your food! This short, subtitled (no audio) video provides an overview of how you can protect bears while visiting Yosemite. 
Who would have thought that giant sequoia groves need to be burned in order to be saved? Learn how early park managers discovered the importance of fire the hard way, and see how fire is carefully managed today. 
Restoring a Meadow 
Floods in Yosemite Valley aren't uncommon during spring, when the Merced River swells with melted snow. The largest, least common floods occur during winter—most recently in January 1997. See what the Valley looked like during floods in May 1996 and January 1997. 
In spring 2006, a rockslide buried a section of Highway 140 outside Yosemite (which has since reopened). The slide remained active for weeks, allowing rare views of a rockslide in motion. This footage was shot after the main slide, but while movement was still occuring. |
Yosemite Voices
Yosemite Nature Notes
Did You Know?
Unrestricted camping is no longer allowed in Yosemite Valley because of damage it causes. The placement of campgrounds and campsites has changed over the past 75 years in response to a growing understanding of river dynamics, geologic hazards, and the park's natural and cultural resources.