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Joshua Tree National Park
Category: File - :Cholla garden.jpg|thumb|180px|Teddy-bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) at the Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the US Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433), it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It covers a land area of . A large part of the park is designated to wilderness area; some . Straddling the San Bernardino County/Riverside County border, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation. Below , the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of the park and features natural gardens of creosote bush, ocotillo, and cholla cactus. The Little San Bernardino Mountains run through the southwest edge of the park.
More Information
- Joshua Tree National Park
- The official US National Park Service website.
Books on Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree: The Complete Guide: Joshua Tree National Park
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Joshua Tree: Desolation Tango (Desert Places)
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Explore! Joshua Tree National Park: A Guide to Exploring the Desert Trails and Roads (Exploring Series)
Amazon Price: $15.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Road Guide to Joshua Tree National Park
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- momto4 momto4 Sep 28, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
- Looks like a beautiful park to visit! Love your pictures!
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- CCGAL CCGAL Jul 19, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
- Nice topic with some great pictures. I'd like to read a module or two about your personal experiences on your trip to Joshua Tree. What you liked and disliked, where you stayed, what you did ... you know, the usual "what I did on my summer vacation" sort of anecdotes.
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- Tiddledeewinks Tiddledeewinks Feb 27, 2009 @ 2:45 am
- Sounds like a lot of people like this park. I've never been to the west coast. I'm on the (better,although colder) east coast.
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- Happiegrrrl Happiegrrrl Nov 4, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
- I have been to Joshua Tree 8 times since 2004(2 weeks at a time on rock climbing trips) and am going again in a month - can't wait! It's my climbing Crag Away from Crag!
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- paperfacets paperfacets Oct 13, 2008 @ 10:53 pm
- All my life I have wanted to go to this park. Nice pictures.
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- CeliaSue CeliaSue Mar 14, 2008 @ 10:42 am
- Joshua Tree is one of my favorite places... I used to live in 29 palms, worked as a reporter, and I still visit once or twice a year... They are building a new casino now... go out to Landers from Yucca Valley on Old Woman's Road/Trail and feast your eyes on the trees... once, I saw a coyote in the middle of the road who just stood his ground...
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- Gigglesoup Gigglesoup Feb 8, 2008 @ 1:17 am
- Great photographs. Joshua Tree is a cool place to go hiking in the Spring. I would definitely recommend it as a weekend getaway in Southern California.
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- GypsyPirate GypsyPirate Nov 8, 2007 @ 7:23 am
- A gorgeous park and a really well done lens. I lensrolled it to my Ten Favorite National Parks - it's a perfect compliment. Thanks for sharing this!
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- flowski flowski Nov 7, 2007 @ 6:51 pm
- I absolutely love Joshua Tree National Park, we try to get there every spring. It's such a beautiful place, especially when the spring flowers are blooming! Don't forget the camera for amazing pictures.
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