Once dismissed as a gas stop for Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms is becoming the high desert’s newest outpost for shopkeepers, creative nomads and crafty hoteliers.

Over the past decade, Joshua Tree National Park has transformed from a desert refuge for climbers and artists into one of the most-visited destinations in the United States. Located just north of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A grove of Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park, shown in June 2023. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) California has ...

Western Joshua trees are protected as candidates for California’s threatened species list and by a special conservation law. Environmentalists say this is needed because the iconic succulents are ...

A sweeping conservation plan identifies where Joshua trees may survive in a warmer future and plots out how to best protect that land. Proponents say it’s the first time the state has taken steps to ...

The desert is calling once again as the Joshua Tree Music Festival returns Oct. 9–12 to the Joshua Tree Lake Campground, promising four days of eclectic music, creativity, and community beneath the ...

These are 15 of our favorite activities to do in and around Joshua Tree National Park in 2025. With a uniquely beautiful and almost other-worldly landscape, Joshua Tree and its surrounding communities ...

Desert towns have always carried some mystery with lonely highways, faded signs and strange relics from another time. In the Joshua Tree area, that mystique lingers on with bizarre roadside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Desert towns have always carried some mystery with lonely highways, faded signs and strange relics from another time. In the ...