There are several temporary closures to climbing areas on the Park… please click the link below to get more detail, but the short list of closures includes Rock Climbing Routes Energy Crisis, on the east side of Little Hunk formation The Schwarzenegger Wall, at the north end of Rockwork Rockformation Zombie Woof Rock formation The… Read More


Mark your calendars (OCTOBER 17-19, 2014) for the kickoff event of the Fall climbing season in JTree… Climb Smart 2014. A benefit for Friends Of Joshua Tree as well as JOSAR, this gathering at the Joshua Tree Lake Campground and Astronomy Arts Theater and various venues in and outside of the Park is simply an… Read More


JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Protection Rangers, along with volunteer Joshua Tree Search and Rescue team members (JOSAR) responded to several incidents in the park this weekend. A report of a fallen climber near Hemingway was received at 11:29 AM, Saturday, March 29, 2014.  The report indicated… Read More