Joshua Tree National Park

The west entrance of Joshua Tree National Park will be closed to inbound and outbound traffic beginning 6 a.m. Monday April 7 through 6 p.m. Thursday April 10. Visitors must enter or exit the park via Twentynine Palms or Cottonwood using the north entrance station in Twentynine Palms or the Cottonwood entrance at the park’s south boundary.

Joshua Tree National Park management is pleased to announce Other Worlds, a new art exhibition by renowned local-area artist Diane Best. For many years, Diane has painted remote, uninhabited, and overlooked corners of the desert. Interested in recording a single incredible moment of converging light and landscape, she felt it important to encourage preservation by showcasing the desert wilderness as it exists.

The winter holidays often bring heavy traffic to Joshua Tree National Park. Crowded conditions create limited parking, full campgrounds, and lines at park entrances. High traffic is anticipated on most weekends and during the week of Thanksgiving and the two weeks around Christmas and New Year's Day.

Starting today Cholla Cactus Garden and 49 Palms Oasis Trail will be temporarily closed until March 2025

Joshua Tree National Park will increase fees for all reservations on recreation.gov including campgrounds and tours starting December 1, 2024. There will be an expanded amenity fee increase starting on January 1, 2025. First Come First Serve campgrounds will increase from $15 to $25 per night January 1, 2025.