
Joshua Tree National Park
- Best seasons
- winter, spring
- Best time
- Sunrise or sunset, when the desert light is softest
- Access
- Entrance fee required. Roads and most viewpoints are paved; many rock formations are a short walk in.
Two deserts meet here — the higher, wetter Mojave with its namesake Joshua trees, and the lower Colorado Desert — giving the park an unusually varied landscape for a relatively small area.