California is the third largest state in the United States. The Golden State isa treasure trove of serene natural beauty and pulsating cityscapes. There are somany varied experiences just waiting to ...

Dr. Ruiz first unveiled legislation for the proposed 660,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in 2023; his legislation also included a 17,000-acre expansion for Joshua Tree National Park.

Saddleback Butte State Park in the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles is a rarely visited alternative to Joshua Tree National Park, offering views of iconic Joshua trees with way fewer crowds ...

Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, and features Keys View, which overlooks the famed ...

Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, I'm partial to dense forests. Still, this trail in Joshua Tree National Park ...

Proposed by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert), the Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park extension would encompass roughly 660,000 acres of public land in the California desert.

In 2006, the Sawtooth complex fire decimated a Joshua tree woodland within the conservancy’s 25,500-acre Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, which is just northwest of Joshua Tree National Park.

In total, the 10 projects will add about 7,400 acres to California’s effort to conserve at least 30% of its land and coastal waters in their natural state by 2030, an effort known as 30x30, and ...

Joshua Tree National Park, 800,000 acres of Southern California desert populated with the crooked, spiky-leafed trees that give it its name, is luring more people than ever. Today, the park ...

Missing hiker’s bones, backpack found in California’s Joshua Tree National Park A Joshua tree is silhouetted against the sky at Joshua Tree National Park in California on May 19, 2020.

The Joshua Tree area was the state’s hottest real-estate market during the pandemic. Located about 40 miles from tony Palm Springs, the mountainous region has long drawn home buyers for its ...