The largest fire in California this year is threatening thousands of homes in Mariposa County and countless summer vacations in Yosemite due to smoke choking some of Sierra Nevada’s most popular spots.
Bay Area campgrounds reopening after being closed for most of the past year
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Deer graze off Shoreline Trail in recently reopened China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Photos by Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Puopolo and Aaron Drahmann take a work break for a picnic at China Camp State Park in San Rafael. The park was one of many in the Bay Area that recently reopened.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Visitors walk along China Camp Beach at China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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It s like a bomb went off : Yosemite-area towns destroyed after powerful winds
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A photo shows a fallen tree on a building in Wawona, Yosemite National Park, after a Jan. 18-19 wind event.Miles Menetrey
Mariposa County, most famously a gateway into Yosemite National Park, is on the verge of being declared a disaster area after a powerful windstorm left behind a path of destruction with homes split in two by fallen trees and roads covered in fallen power lines and debris.
The county board of supervisors voted in favor of a proclamation Friday, 5-0, declaring a local emergency and requesting state and federal funds to assist with the recovery effort. Now it s in California Gov. Newsom s hands to ratify the declaration.