California's desert landscapes are truly mesmerizing places to explore on foot, but this state park is all the more magical ...

If you're going to Joshua Tree, this nearby resort is the perfect basecamp while you plan your desert adventure through the ...

Joshua Tree National Park is unreal. Its spiky namesake trees are often compared to something out of Dr. Seuss’ imagination, but park ranger Marc Mahan has another take. “I'm a big sci-fi nerd, and I ...

Protecting two different desert ecosystems, Joshua Tree National Park is minutes from Palm Springs. Conveniently located off Interstate 10, this is an easy national park to drive through. So you can ...

Favorable reader reaction to last week’s article about Death Valley National Park, along with continuing rains and cool temps, prompts a preview of Joshua Tree National Park, located seven hours and ...

As the government shutdown enters a third week, confusion abounds in many federal departments and agencies. Among the places ...

Lucky Benson is a visual editor based in Los Angeles who regularly spends time in and around Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree National Park, 800,000 acres of Southern California desert populated ...

On August 10, 1936, the land we now know as Joshua Tree National Park was officially deemed a national monument. That came after years of crusading by Pasadena resident Minerva Hamilton Hoyt. Getting ...

Though I was only minutes away from one of Los Angeles County’s biggest suburban cities, the high desert trail I was on felt very similar to Joshua Tree National Park. Twisted and gangly branches ...

Joshua trees are weird. I say this as an expert on Joshua trees. Joshua trees look weird — their twisty branches end in bouquets of stiff, knife-like leaves, which die back to hang from the branches ...