| Joshua Tree National Park | |
|---|---|
 Cyclops and Pee Wee Formations near Hidden Valley Campground at dawn | |
  Location in California  Location in the United States | |
| Location | Riverside County and San Bernardino County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Twentynine Palms |
| Coordinates | 34°06′N 116°16′W / 34.1°N 116.27°W |
| Area | 795,156 acres (1,242.4 sq mi; 3,217.9 km2)[2] |
| Established | August 10, 1936 as a national monument October 31, 1994 as a national park |
| Visitors | 3,058,294 (in 2022[3]) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | nps |
Joshua Tree National Park is a national park of the United States in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the Mojave Desert. Originally declared a national monument in 1936, Joshua Tree was redesignated as a national park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act.[4] Encompassing a total of 795,156 acres (1,242.4 sq mi; 3,217.9 km2)[2] – slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island – the park includes 429,690 acres (671.4 sq mi; 1,738.9 km2) of designated wilderness. Straddling San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and the lower Colorado Desert. The Little San Bernardino Mountains traverse the southwest edge of the park.[5]
- ^ "Protected Planet | Joshua Tree". Protected Planet. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Land Resources Division (December 31, 2016). "National Park Service Listing of Acreage (summary)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^ "Annual Visitation Highlights". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ . August 10, 1936 – via Wikisource.
- ^ "A Desert Park". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2009.