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Joshua Tree

National Park

California

Established:

National Monument: 1936
National Park: 1994

790,636 Acres

Annual Visitors: 2,505,286 (2016)

Official Site: https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Tree_National_Park

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Links

Joshua Tree National Park: A History of Preserving the Desert — Administrative History (2015)

National Park Service

http://npshistory.com/publications/jotr/adhi.pdf

A History of Joshua Tree National Monument (1954)

National Park Service

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/jotr/jotr_history.pdf

Joshua Tree Made Me a Desert PersonAnd it will make you one, too. The park is our 62 Parks Traveler's first stop on her journey to visit every U.S. national park in a year.

Joshua Tree National Park Just Got 4,500 Acres Bigger, And The Flowers Are Poppin'Official reminder while visiting this public treasure: "It's not a 'Sound of Music' moment ... resist the temptation to run out and twirl."

Tragically Lost in Joshua Tree’s Wild InteriorWhat may seem like a benign park only two hours from L.A. became the landscape for a high-endurance detective operation to find a missing hiker.

Joshua trees chopped down in unsupervised federal lands during government shutdownJoshua trees are heavily affected by climate change

Amid government shutdown, Joshua Tree campgrounds will close as toilets near capacityCampgrounds at Joshua Tree National Park will close at noon Wednesday, officials said, citing health and safety concerns as vault toilets at the park near capacity.

Welcome to Joshua Tree. Sorry about the shutdown. Now, about the toilets …The federal government's partial shutdown has complicated life for many national parks, including Joshua Tree, Death Valley and Channel Islands, all within 220 miles of Los Angeles. Among them, Joshua seems to face the most visitors and challenges.

Park officials first say Joshua Tree is closing, but then say it will reopen by end of weekUnchecked visitors have been cutting new roads in sensitive areas and defacing the park's namesake trees during the lapse in appropriations that started Dec. 22.

Leaking Propane Canister And Cigarettes Don't Mesh At Joshua Tree National Park (September 11, 2017)

National Parks Traveler

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2017/09/leaking-propane-canister-and-cigarettes-dont-mesh-joshua-tree-national-park

Lost Palms Oasis | Modern HikerLost Palms Oasis is a moderately difficult 7 mile hike to an overlook featuring the highest concentration of native California Fan Palms in Joshua Tree National Park. There are great views of the oasis, nearby peaks, and the Salton Sea to the south, as well as opportunities to extend the route to include Mastodon Peak and …

Dinosaur Dust - Photographs and text by Zoe Childerley | LensCultureIn the American West, it feels like everywhere has been conquered and exhausted—yet unexplored corners remain

Joshua Tree National ParkExplore Joshua Tree National Park's 3,161 photos on Flickr!

Pinto Basin Sand Dunes | Modern HikerThis trek to the Pinto Basin Sand Dunes can be a welcome change of pace from more crowded trails in other parts of Joshua Tree National Park. Although the Pinto Sand Dunes are not proper sand dunes (they’re piles of sand built up against a low-lying ridge of rocky hills), this is an exceptionally peaceful and …

Top Wow Spots of Joshua Tree National ParkThe top sites to see in the park, including other-worldly plant life and more stunning natural features

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