Join FOJT at the 15th annual Climb Smart event… OCTOBER 18-20, 2013.  Climbing education, stewardship, star athletes and serious swag await you.  This is THE kickoff event for the climbing season in Joshua Tree, and this year’s event features Reel Rock 8 Film Tour (first time in JTree!) on Friday night and the spectacular multimedia… Read More


Beautifully written by a Friend, Nikki Hodgson.  In 1927, a Swedish immigrant built a small house on top of a hill in the middle of the Lost Horse Valley, just south of Quail Springs. John Samuelson, who was later acquitted of murder and escaped from a state hospital in 1930, spent his free time carving… Read More


The popular Indian Cove accessible crag known as Rattlesnake Canyon has been closed to all access while the JTNP deepens the investigation of the vandals defacing rock and creating blight in our National Park. Here is what the mainstream media is saying http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-joshua-tree-graffiti-20130413,0,3668905.story This link will take you to the official announcement by JTNP on… Read More