Mariposa County, CA · Daily edition

Mariposa County news for Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Public Safety · Mariposa County

Dome Fire Reaches Full Containment Oct. 17; Yosemite Closures Remain

The Dome Fire in Yosemite's backcountry reached 100% containment on Saturday, October 17, per CAL FIRE's incident page listing the blaze at 6,788 acres. The fire began September 15 north of Wawona Dome and required helicopters and pack mules to fight in steep terrain. Glacier Point Road and the trail to the top of Chilnualna Falls have reopened, but a backcountry closure east of Wawona Road, south of Glacier Point Road, and north of Wawona extending toward Buena Vista Creek remains in effect. Overnight parking is prohibited along Glacier Point Road and Tioga Road, and the Half Dome cables are down for the season.

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Social Events · Mariposa, CA

Free Pumpkin Patch at Happy Goat Farm, Mariposa, Oct. 17–18 and 24–25, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Happy Goat Farm in Mariposa, California, is hosting its first annual Pumpkin Patch on October 17–18 and October 24–25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free admission, activities, and pumpkins for visitors. The event includes a petting zoo featuring goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, and sheep, plus seasonal photo opportunities, a pie-eating contest, and a cornhole tournament. Happy Goat is an approximately 2,000-acre nonprofit that donates produce to feed the local food-insecure community and uses goats for fire-prevention grazing. Yosemite E-Biking is offering separate paid guided e-bike rides through the Mariposa-area foothills to the farm during the event weekends.

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