Top Reasons to Go
- Rock climbing: Joshua Tree is a world-class site with challenges for climbers of just about every skill level.
- Peace and quiet: Roughly two hours from Los Angeles, this great wilderness is the ultimate escape from technology.
- Stargazing: You'll be mesmerized by the Milky Way flowing across the summer sky. For spectacular natural fireworks, visit in mid-August during the Perseid meteor shower and watch shooting stars streak overhead.
- Wildflowers: In spring, the hillsides explode in a patchwork of yellow, blue, pink, and white.
- Sunsets: Twilight is a magical time here, especially during the winter, when the setting sun casts a golden glow on the mountains.
Guidebooks
Fodor's The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the USA: All 63 parks from Maine to American Samoa
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