The main visitor center to the park houses a bookstore, cafe and restrooms. It's a good place to start your visit, pick up maps and find out what might be happening in the park that day. Rangers run ...

The park said it will stay open despite damage sustained during the shutdown. Officials at Joshua Tree National Park say some of the iconic trees and landscape have been damaged by visitors and ...

A lot more people are visiting Joshua Tree National Park these days. Maybe you're one of them? In 2021, ranger Anna Marini formalized the park's Preventative Search and Rescue Program, one of the ...

These are 15 of our favorite activities to do in and around Joshua Tree National Park in 2025. With a uniquely beautiful and almost other-worldly landscape, Joshua Tree and its surrounding communities ...

Above all, make sure you have plenty of water and be conscious of the heat. If you are planning a long hike, especially in summer, an early start is a good idea. Leave the trail before temperatures ...

Joshua Tree National Park became a wildlife haven during its extended closure due to the coronavirus pandemic and park officials are advising visitors they should prepare themselves for unexpected ...

It comes as no surprise that 3 million people visit Joshua Tree National Park each year. California’s High Desert is a veritable wonderland of unique desert plant life, beautifully bizarre rock ...

There’s a regenerative power in the desert, no matter how bone-chillingly cold it is on a January night. Last weekend, I saw plenty of gorgeous granite — and even climbed it. Jumbo Rocks Campground in ...