<P> The Firefall ended in January 1968 , when the National Park Service ordered it to stop because the overwhelming number of visitors that it attracted trampled the meadows , and because it was not a natural event . NPS wanted to preserve the Valley , returning it to its natural state . The Glacier Point Hotel was destroyed by fire 18 months later and was not rebuilt . </P>
<P> The Firefall ended in January 1968 , when the National Park Service ordered it to stop because the overwhelming number of visitors that it attracted trampled the meadows , and because it was not a natural event . NPS wanted to preserve the Valley , returning it to its natural state . The Glacier Point Hotel was destroyed by fire 18 months later and was not rebuilt . </P>
when did the fire falls stop in yosemite
when did the fire falls stop in yosemite
January 1968
January 1968