Joshua Tree National Park already represents the southernmost and hottest portion of the western Joshua tree’s range, according to Lynn Sweet, an assistant research ecologist at UC Riverside and ...

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 ...

If you don’t have your own telescope, check the park calendar for ranger programs or visit Joshua Tree National Park during the Night Sky Festival in October. 4. Climb rocks or cruise off-road ...

However, spring and fall are ideal for Joshua Tree hikes in the Mojave Desert—the blue skies, gentle breeze, very little chance of rain, an average high of 85°F, and a low of 50°F.

The Eureka Fire blazing at Joshua Tree National Park has reached 65% containment as of 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, officials said. The brush fire was reported around noon on Friday, May 30, in the ...

UPDATE 6/1/2025 - TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Eureka Fire burning in Joshua Tree National Park has reached 214 acres and is 65% contained as of 11 a.m. Sunday according to park officials.

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.

Firefighters battling a stubborn brush fire in Joshua Tree National Park on Friday, May 30 urgently requested major air support, including a very large air tanker, a large air tanker and a type ...

Firefighters are still battling the Eureka Fire, which is burning in Joshua Tree National Park. ... As of Saturday night the fire is said to have burned 214 acres and is 60% contained, ...