JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ,CA., APRIL 6, 2019: A stand of Joshua Trees form a unique silhouette against the colors of sunset in Joshua Tree National Park April 6, 2019 (Mark Boster For the LA Times).

Do not miss these epic things to do in Joshua Tree National Park on your next visit! Things to do in Joshua Tree Let m ...

9. Keep on rockin’ in Joshua Tree – The story goes that when rocker Gram Parsons died in 1973 near the park, friends took matters into their own hands and created his body near Cap Rock; he ...

Joshua Tree National Park and its environs are attracting a new generation of artists and dreamers with dramatic landscapes and Old West appeal. These are the best things do on your visit..

In 2021, more than 3 million visitors tromped along the hiking trails, stopped to snap selfies at the otherworldly cactus garden and roamed on the jumbo rocks that dot the landscape.

Another location that knocked us out was Cholla Cactus Garden (33° 55’ 30.86″ N 115° 55’ 43.50″ W), my pick for Joshua Tree first-timers. It’s accessible, with jaw-dropping views mere ...

Paul Hanks, a 54-year-old attorney from Santee, Calif., survived for five days in Joshua Tree National Park after falling 20 feet. The hiker says he drank his own urine and ate cacti for nourishment.

In Joshua Tree, tracking tortoises an art and a science. Westward expansion – and the lure of gold – brought fortune seekers to the California desert in the 1800s.

Joshua Tree National Park lies about 185 miles from Las Vegas, ... ocotillo and cholla cactus. A third ecosystem is in the westernmost part of the park, above 4,000 feet, ...