Local craft beers from Yosemite National Park gateway towns of Mariposa and Oakhurst are now available on tap near the base of Yosemite Falls. YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA –  Rock climbing inspired Mountain Room Lounge at Yosemite Valley Lodge now offers craft beer from two local breweries. The lounge is one of those places that feels impossibly cool. The room has ...

MARIPOSA – LIVE OAK FIRE UPDATE 4pm– The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office and CAL FIRE have lifted all fire advisories for the Live Oak Fire in Mariposa County. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. There is not an update for acreage. Yaqui Gulch Rd will remain closed from Hwy 140 to Guadalupe Creek Rd. To view current ...

MARIPOSA, CA. – The Live Oak Fire that started on May 27th, 2021 off of  Live Oak Rd in the Yaqui Gulch area west of Mormon Bar in Mariposa County is being reported at 25% containment as of 8:00 am this morning. The fire has burned approximately 250 acres with the cause still under investigation.  No evacuations have been ordered ...

Bay Area Company Brings Award-Winning Disaster Relief Efforts to Madera and Mariposa County Expanding its Network with Local Restaurants, Food Truck Operators, Caterers and Food Purveyors to Feed Locals when Disaster Strikes, Off the Grid (OTG), the Bay Area’s premier food truck and catering experience company, is preparing Madera and Mariposa County for wildfire season well before disaster strikes. The ...

Free day-use passes for Lakes McClure and McSwain now available at Mariposa County Library MARIPOSA – Library cards in Mariposa County will now let you check out a lot more than books. Under a new program, card-holders can now check out Lakes McClure and McSwain for fishing, biking, boating, picnicking and more. Beginning in June single day-use passes for Lakes ...

One-Way Traffic Control Delays Expected on State Route 49 MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct one-way traffic control for road work this week at two locations on State Route 49. • Crews will perform grinding operations from the Madera/Mariposa County line to Varain Road from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. beginning Monday, May 24 to ...

Yosemite National Park Fire Crews are planning for a 439-acre prescribed burn in Yosemite Valley this week. YOSEMITE – The project will focus on seven units east of El Capitan Crossover toward Leidig Meadow. Depending on weather and air quality, this project is planned to start today, Monday May 24, 2021. Ignition could last three days with smoke lingering in ...

CAL FIRE Madera- Mariposa -Merced Unit will be conducting a vegetation management training burn on Monday, May 24. The training burn will take place on the Grupe Ranch located on Oak Grove Road in Mariposa County. The training will consist of burning 78 acres of annual grass, oak woodland and sparse brush. The purpose of the burn is to train ...

The summer season has officially started for the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) The public transit system which runs coach service to Yosemite National Park commenced its summer schedule this week from both Merced and Mariposa along Highway 140 as well as from Sonora and Groveland along Highway 120. Last week, service on the Highway 41 corridor from Fresno ...

 The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has released its 2021 Community Wildfire Prevention Progress for customer and community safety NORTH FORK – We are continuing to evolve our Community Wildfire Safety Program to improve and strengthen our electric system. Keeping customers and communities safe from wildfires and reducing the impact of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events are our ...