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Vault toilets, trash and recycling services are available at the nearby El Capitan picnic area.

Park officials are directing visitors to leave their cars in the Yosemite Falls parking lot just west of Yosemite Valley Lodge and walk about 1 1/2 half miles to the viewing area near the El Capitan picnic area.

The Aussie quartet is gathered on a recent afternoon around a Griffith Park picnic table, where a small herd of little kids makes a racket on the grass nearby.

Say goodbye to disposable plastic utensils and picnic while also respecting Mother Nature.

A group of children played Connect 4 at a picnic table, while a man sought treatment for a wound to his arm.