The event occurs only in February, when the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle ...

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

The natural phenomenon appears for only minutes at sunset, drawing photographers and visitors from across the country ...

A spectacular, natural phenomenon is getting ready to light up the evening sky at a national park in the US state of ...

This year, the visitors can witness the 'firefall' without making any reservations, unlike the previous years.

Between February 10 and 26, for a few minutes at sunset, Horsetail Fall glows like molten lava or cascading fire spilling down El Capitan. It is called the Yosemite "Firefall".

“Yosemite National Park is preparing to welcome visitors for the 2026 Horsetail Fall viewing period, projected for February 10–26, when the setting sun can illuminate the waterfall on El Capitan with ...

Yosemite National Park staff say stormy conditions could make it difficult, even impossible, to view the annual firefall at Horsetail Falls.

Yosemite National Park is bracing for thousands of visitors who want to see the "firefall" at Horsetail Fall.

Each February, Yosemite’s Waterfall becomes the stage for one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles: the “Firefall.” When ...

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 ...

Learn more about the science behind Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall, which glows like fire every February, and will return between Feb. 10 and Feb. 26, 2026. Once a year, a waterfall at Yosemite National ...