Joshua Tree National Park

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With its Dr. Seuss-like Joshua trees stretching out across an almost lunar landscape of giant granite boulders and rolling mountains, Joshua Tree National Park is like something out of a children’s story book. It’s not uncommon to hear people using terms like magical or spiritual to describe how they feel about this park. Visitors come here to walk or hike …

Joshua Tree National Park

Planning a Trip

STATE California COUNTRY United States of America CONTINENT North America LANGUAGE English CURRENCY US Dollar BEST TIME TO VISIT March to April NEAREST RAILWAY STATION Palm Springs Station NEAREST AIRPORT Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) EMERGENCY HELPLINE NUMBER 911 INTERNET ACCESS Wi-fi hotspots are common all over California and are standard at airports, lodging, public libraries, coffee shops, tourist information …

Joshua Tree National Park

Getting Around

Bus 1, operated by Morongo Basin Transit Authority, runs hourly between 6am and 10pm along 29 Palms Hwy (Hwy 62), linking Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree with the Marine Base in Twentynine Palms. Single tickets cost $2.50, a day pass is $3.75. Cash only, exact fare required. Buses are equipped with bike racks.

Joshua Tree National Park

History & Culture

The area enclosed by the park was declared a National Monument in 1936, a Biosphere Reserve in 1984 and finally a National Park in 1994. The name Joshua Tree was reportedly given by a band of Mormons who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century, the tree’s unique shape reminding them of a Biblical story in which Joshua reaches …

Joshua Tree National Park

Top Attractions

Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum The ‘Junk Dada’ sculptures and installations of African American artist Noah Purifoy (1917–2004) are collected by the world’s finest museums, but some of his coolest works can be seen for free at his former outdoor desert studio north of Joshua Tree. Toilets, tires, monitors, bicycles and beds are among the eclectic castoffs he turned variously …

Joshua Tree National Park

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