Yosemite’s Popular John Muir Trail Closed After Rockfall

Yosemite’s Popular John Muir Trail Closed After Rockfall
Yosemite National Park visitors take a look at El Capitan rock formation, left, and Bridalveil Fall from Tunnel View in Yosemite Valley on Tuesday, June 14, 2023. Craig Kohlruss/The Sacramento Bee/TNS
Jill McLaughlin
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The National Park Service has closed a 1,000-foot section of the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park until further notice after a rockfall sent boulders and trees onto it.

The large rockfall occurred on April 15, obstructing the trail between Clark Point and the top of Nevada Fall, a 600-foot high waterfall on the Merced River in the park.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.