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A weekly wrap-up of adventure news. From the inspiring to the tragic, here’s some of what you missed and a few things to look forward to.

Teton officials mull backcountry ski closures, Yosemite closes biggest campground until 2025, and the men's half-marathon record falls

Yosemite National Park reports that smoke will be visible in various areas once conditions allow for fall and winter prescribed burning.

The price to camp in Yosemite National Park would go up under a plan released by the National Park Service.

Wildfire concerns near Yosemite grow as controlled burns nixed FacebookTwitterEmail Half Dome is barely visible through the smoke from some small burn piles ignited in Ahwahnee Meadow in January 2021.NPS Photo John Goss is worried about a gap. As the fire management officer for Sierra National Forest, he’s worried about a lot of things right now: California’s unprecedented dryness, the below average snowpack, the preponderance of dead and drought-weakened trees. These are the indicators tha...

Entry reservations no longer required: A beginner’s guide to visiting Yosemite National Park Leslie Harvey © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Editor’s note: This piece has been updated with additional information. Few national parks loom quite as large as Yosemite National Park. Located in the High Sierra of Northern California, Yose...

As of press time, some trails, campsites, and businesses are closed due to COVID-19 precautions. To check for safety protocols and potential closures, check individual websites before you go. It’s no exaggeration to say that some of the most formative outdoor experiences of my adult life happened at Yosemite National Park in California. It’s where I went backpacking for the very first time (and where I learned that you do not, in fact, need to haul along a full-size pillow and roughly ten ...

Crane Flat Prescribed Burn area in Yosemite National Park Yosemite, CA – Smoke will be visible in the Crane Flat area of Yosemite National Park next week due to a prescribed burn to take place over about five days, but the smoke may linger for up to two weeks. Park fire crews are pr...