Joshua Tree National Park

  • American Indians

    American Indians

    The first people in Joshua Tree was the American Indians. They arrived in 1855. By 1913 all the Indians left.
  • Cowboys in Joshua Tree National Park

    Cowboys in Joshua Tree National Park

    The cowboys and girls. Were mostly at Joshua Tree for hunting. With the tall grass it was perfect for them to set traps
  • History of Joshua Tree National Park

    History of Joshua Tree National Park

    In 1936 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed a proclamation designating 794,000 acres of what is now Joshua Tree National Park
  • World War II Plane Crashes in Joshua Tree National Parks

    World War II Plane Crashes in Joshua Tree National Parks

    During WWII more than 7,100 air crashes involved US Army Air Force USAAF aircraft occurred on American soil. Collectively these crashes resulted in the loss of more than 15,599 lives.
  • People

    People

    human history in the Joshua Tree region stretches back well over 5,000 years. In the people section, find out about the different cultures that have called this area home, as well as a few prominent individuals in our history.
  • wilderness

    wilderness

    In 1976 Congress designated 420,000 acres within the monument as wilderness. Of the park's current 792,623 acres, 591,624 is designated wilderness.
  • Movies in Joshua Tree National Park

    Movies in Joshua Tree National Park

    Many film and TV productions have taken place. In and around Joshua Tree National Park. The park is perfect for filming movies.
  • Climate Change in Joshua Tree

    Climate Change in Joshua Tree

    Joshua Tree has been having rising Temperature. Which has been bad for the animals there. Because some of the animals can not survive in a lot of heat
  • Air Quality

    Air Quality

    Joshua Tree National Park does not have the best air quality. In the hotter days of the summer the air quality get's very bad. So if you are going to go to Joshua Tree National Park make sure you watch the temperature there.
  • Night Sky Festival

    Night Sky Festival

    The whole sky was full of stares. There was not a cloud for miles. The sky was bright purple.