Vol. I  ·  No. 58
Monday, November 9, 2026  · 
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Dome Fire, Yosemite

29 updates on the record · current state below, history beneath it

closed Area east of Wawona Road, south of Glacier Point Road, north of Wawona, east to the Bridalveil Creek trailheadWawona, Mariposa Co., CaliforniaChilnualna Falls trail reopened; rest of the area still closedchecked 2026-10-26

Conditions described here were accurate only as of the date shown and may have changed. This is not a substitute for current official information from the agency with jurisdiction. See the full notice. Full notice.

  1. closed Chilnualna Falls Trail Reopens in the Dome Fire AreaChilnualna Falls trail reopened; rest of the area still closed
  2. closed Dome Fire Reaches 100 Percent Containment6,788 acres, 100% contained; trail closures not yet lifted
  3. closed Dome Fire Crews Cut to 278 as Yosemite Takes Back Command6,788 acres, 95% contained; Glacier Point Road open
  4. closed Yosemite Takes Back the Dome Fire at 95 Percent Contained6,788 acres, 95% contained; Glacier Point Road open
  5. closed Dome Fire Reaches 95 Percent; Yosemite Takes Back Command Thursday6,788 acres, 95% contained; Glacier Point Road open
  6. closed Dome Fire Reaches 73 Percent as Rain and Snow Arrive6,788 acres, 73% contained; Glacier Point Road open
  7. closed Dome Fire Lines Hold Through the Wind; Containment Reaches 69 Percent6,805 acres, 69% contained; Glacier Point Road open
  8. closed Glacier Point Road Reopens as the Dome Fire HoldsGlacier Point Road open; fire 6,829 acres, 61% contained
  9. closed Dome Fire Jumps to 61 Percent Contained Ahead of Saturday's Wind6,829 acres, 61% contained
  10. closed Dome Fire Holds Inside Its Footprint at 47 Percent6,815 acres, 47% contained
  11. closed Chilnualna Falls Trail Reopens as Dome Fire Reaches 47 Percent6,815 acres, 47% contained
  12. closed Dome Fire Crews Push East Line Before Weekend Winds and Cooling6,760 acres, 40% contained
  13. closed Dome Fire Quiet on South and West as Crews Work East Flank6,736 acres, 40% contained
  14. closed Crews Wrap the Ostrander Ski Hut as Dome Fire Flares Southeast6,736 acres, 40% contained
  15. closed Hotshot Crews Ordered as Dome Fire Spot Fires Push Past 6,600 Acres6,632 acres, 40% contained
  16. closed Dome Fire Closure Now Reaches Mono Meadow and Buena Vista Trails6,159 acres, 40% contained
  17. closed Dome Fire at 40 Percent as Crews Burn Out Near Glacier Point5,777 acres, 40% contained
  18. closed An Abandoned Campfire Started the Dome Fire, Investigators Say5,585 acres, 39% contained
  19. closed Dome Fire Reaches 34 Percent as the Cool Spell Ends5,392 acres, 34% contained
  20. closed Dome Fire Passes 5,000 Acres; Cooler Weather Due Through Tuesday5,215 acres, 30% contained
  21. closed Dome Fire Reaches 30 Percent as Smoke Shifts to Tuolumne4,809 acres, 30% contained
  22. closed Dome Fire Containment Jumps to 28 Percent Overnight4,498 acres, 28% contained
  23. closed Glacier Point Road Closes, and Containment Moves for the First Time in a Week4,129 acres, 16% contained
  24. closed The Closure Was Extended, and the Fire Is Past Four Thousand Acres4,129 acres, 16% contained
  25. closed The Closure Order Runs Out at Midnight Tonight, and the Fire Is Still Growing3,898 acres, 15% contained
  26. closed The Closure Has Grown to Ostrander Lake and Everything South of It3,420 acres, 15% contained
  27. closed Dome Fire Past Three Thousand Acres, With Containment Holding at Fifteen Percent3,047 acres, 15% contained
  28. closed The Dome Fire Has Nearly Doubled Again, With the First Containment Line Held1,976 acres, 10% contained
  29. closed Dome Fire Closes Chilnualna Falls While the Rest of Yosemite Stays Openthrough at least Sept 23