I've lived near Joshua Tree National Park in California for almost 20 years and have seen many visitors make the same common ...

Joshua Tree National Park is one of five locations in California that's a certified dark night sky area through DarkSky International, a nonprofit that aims to protect communities and wildlife ...

Desert stargazing is the best experience you can have as an adventurer. If you're looking for some peace and breathtaking ...

The Oregon DarkSky Network distributes Night Sky Adventure Kits that can be checked ... Located about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, Joshua Tree National Park offers SoCal residents the chance ...

That said, surrounding communities do impact Joshua Tree's night skies, so the farther you are from them, the better you'll be able to see.

As the legend goes, it was 19th-century Mormon settlers who gave the Joshua tree its name, inspired by the plant’s bent and clubbed branches, which recall the biblical Joshua raising his arms in ...