Joshua Tree National Park is one of the best national parks for kids as well as one of the world's best sunset-viewing spots. It is also home to Kaleidoscope Desert, a unique animal sanctuary ...

From hiking and biking to offbeat art and drive-in movies, the California desert park and its surroundings offer plenty of family adventure.

Standing atop Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree National Park, you become acutely aware of the majestic vastness of the earth, filled with an inclusive sense of awe and grandeur that makes you feel one ...

An effort is underway to create a new national monument next to Joshua Tree National Park that would preserve almost 700,000 desert acres for recreation while protecting plants, animals and ...

Joshua Tree National Park may be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but the best time to visit is either the spring or the fall. “Spring and fall have always been the best times to enjoy ...

These hiking trails—for all levels—offer unique ways to spot wildlife and experience California’s iconic Mojave park on foot.

Best time to visit Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree is open to the public year-round. Temperatures are most comfortable in the spring and fall, with an average high of 85°F and low of 50°F.

In San Bernadino County, Mojave Desert Land Trust was awarded $577,000 to acquire an 80-acre property south of Yucca Valley within a wildlife corridor that connects Joshua Tree National Park with ...

National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.

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 ...

Keeping kids engaged and entertained at Joshua Tree National Park is often a matter of simple pleasures like camping in the desert, watching the heavens through a microscope, or scrambling between ...