Small businesses in Joshua Tree, California, rely on tourism dollars from the nearby national park. But with the government shut down, their bottom line is at risk. Thousands of National Park Service ...

For decades, the lodging options near Joshua Tree National Park were decidedly limited. Travelers in the know might have stayed at the 29 Palms Inn with its historic adobe cabins or the Joshua Tree ...

Seeking a remote (yet not too distant) escape in 2012, she settled on a roughly 160-acre plot of pancake-flat scrubland that she scooped for just $85,000 at the sandy outskirts of Yucca Valley near ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Kevin Schoonhoven was determined to go camping in Joshua Tree National Park over the weekend. The 34-year-old birder from Orange County had reservations at the park’s Black Rock Campground for ...

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 ...

From Botswana to Sweden and from Tennessee to Italy, these accommodations make the dream of sylvan slumber come true. The Treehotel in Harads, Sweden, lies deep in a forest 37 miles south of the ...

Dressed in torn cargo pants and beat up Vans, architectural designer and DIY influencer Ben Uyeda was stretched out poolside in a rare moment of repose on a recent Tuesday evening at Reset, his new ...

Designer and DIY influencer Ben Uyeda is one of the visionaries behind Reset Hotel, the first new hotel to be built from the ground up in the Joshua Tree area in 15 years. Building a minimalist, ...

Notices on the NPS website stated that the park had received heavy rainfall, which had caused flooding both within and along its boundaries. "At this moment, the Oasis of Mara is closed due to current ...

National Park Service officials at California’s Joshua Tree National Park are warning potential visitors to reconsider their plans, as heavy rain is forecast in the area ahead of the Labor Day weekend ...

René Amy strides among the tombstones and grave markers at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena on Monday and calls out, “Good morning, everybody!” The greeting is as much for the park’s departed ...