Buried within the government bureaucracy of a lease changing hands is the broader uncertainty of what sweeping changes and ...

“I don’t want a McDonald’s popping up in Yosemite,” said Marla Stultz, 59, of Victorville as she waved an American flag near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park, where a crowd of ...

Staffing cuts at the National Park Service are emerging as a test of public support for efforts to slash the federal ...

Joshua Tree National Park is a wild, otherworldly landscape that can either be the perfect escape or a brutal challenge ...

The best way to get around Joshua Tree National Park is by car. To reach Joshua Tree, most visitors fly into Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), which is about 50 miles east, or via Los ...

S ome see Joshua Tree as just another desert landscape, but others swear it is a spiritual vortex with an energy unlike ...

This, a line from a U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) termination letter, was delivered to some Joshua Tree National Park employees on February 14 — just as the park’s busiest season ...

“We’ve seen Joshua trees — the namesake tree of the Joshua Tree National Park — cut down by visitors in a campground because they thought they needed some firewood. So with nobody being ...

If you do hire a climbing guide, make sure that they are permitted to work in Joshua Tree National Park. Each guide is required to have rock guiding certifications through the Professional ...

A National Park Service park ranger assists a visitor while helping direct traffic at an entrance to Joshua Tree National Park on February 19, 2025 in Joshua Tree, California.[Photo: Mario Tama ...