6-26-24
Tickets Now on Sale… Climb Smart 2024 in Joshua Tree On December 6-8, 2024 Climb Smart will take place INSIDE of Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), offering education, stewardship, and connection to the climbing community. As in years past, we’ll stay at the Indian Cove Group Campground & Amphitheater. BUY YOUR TICKETS today!
3-20-24
Let’s Not Be Bystanders! Friends of Joshua Tree is saddened by the recent tagging activity in Joshua Tree National Park. We are asking all climbers and our community members to report activities in the Park that destroy or desecrate natural objects or signs that facilitate safe and informed visitation. The recent paintball vandalism committed in […]
2-25-24
Connected Landscapes Celebration – November 5-16, 2024 Friends Of Joshua Tree and Native American Lands Conservancy are bringing back Connected Landscapesthis Fall! Through gathering in community face to face, we are facilitating a deeper relationship with the ancestral lands and living tribes of the high desert. Mark your calendar, and join us for a weekend […]
11-28-23
National Park Service and USDA Forest Service seek public input on proposed guidance for managing climbing, protecting natural and cultural resources in wilderness areas DEADLINE EXTENDED: January 30, 2024 # # # For Immediate Release: November 16, 2023 Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov Read on nps.gov WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the […]
8-13-23
49 Palms Oasis Hiking Trail Closure is Lifted As of Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 49 Palms Oasis Hiking Trail closure is lifted! – – – As previously released by Hannah Schwalbe Beginning today, Monday, August 7, 2023, park rangers will close the Fortynine Palms Trail and Oasis to allow bighorn sheep undisturbed […]
5-7-23
Tickets Now on Sale… Climb Smart 2023 in Joshua Tree On December 1-3, 2023 Climb Smart will take place INSIDE of Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), offering education, stewardship, and connection to the climbing community. As in years past, we’ll stay at the Indian Cove Group Campground & Amphitheater. BUY YOUR TICKETS today! | […]
2-21-23
Park Implements New Backpacking Permit System Date: February 1, 2023 Contact: Jennie Albrinck, 760-367-5520 Now backpackers can obtain backpacking permits digitally at recreation.gov as of February 1, 2023, and the new system will be fully implemented on March 1, 2023. During the month of February as the system transitions, backpackers may continue to self-register at […]
12-30-22
49 Palms Oasis Hiking Trail Re-Opens As of Thursday, April 27, 2023, 49 Palms Oasis Hiking Trail will re-open! Previously as released by Jennie Albrinck, 760-367-5520 Beginning January 9, 2023, and lasting through late April 2023, Joshua Tree National Park managers will close the 49 Palms Trail to allow necessary maintenance to take place. This closure will begin […]
10-22-22
Tickets Now on Sale… Climb Smart 2022 in Joshua Tree On December 2-4, 2022, Climb Smart will take place INSIDE of Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), offering education, stewardship, and connection to the climbing community. As in years past, we’ll stay at the Indian Cove Group Campground & Amphitheater. BUY YOUR TICKETS today! | […]
5-9-22
Mark your calendar for December 2-4 for Climb Smart 2022 in Joshua Tree The 26th staging of the iconic FOJT Climb Smart Festival comes to Joshua Tree National Park December 2-4, 2022 for 3 days of education and practice, stewardship and comraderie, and loads of fun! This event is a must-attend for the broader climbing […]
4-15-22
Temporary Closure Lifts for 49 Palms Oasis Hiking Trail Date: August 10, 2022 From: Joshua Tree National Park The temporary closure of the 49 Palms Hiking Trail that began Monday June 1, 2022 will be lifted on Friday, August 12, 2022. Joshua Tree National Park managers closed the 49 Palms area to allow bighorn sheep undisturbed access to surface water. Recent rainfall events allow for this reopening. Bighorn […]
9-13-21
The climbing season will kick off soon in JTree, and this is an incredibly meaningful season in the history of climbing. Why? Well for one, JTNP has embarked on forming a Climbing Management Plan, the first time since the last millenium to address challenges, opportunities and management of climbing in the Park. CS21 will be […]