The deserts in California are home to endemic plants, animals, desert cities, the hottest place on the earth and the lowest in North America.

Woman hiking in California's Joshua Tree National Park surrounded by cacti and boulders - Try Media/Getty Images Before winter is over, you might want to fit in a few more short getaways. Joshua Tree ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park used some of the funds from parking tags to form its own hazard tree crew. Most of the land that now forms the park was logged in the early 1900s, resulting in many ...

California national parks are predicted to be the second most popular for visitors in 2026, according to a new report. Wander, a luxury vacation rental company, predicted California’s parks will fall ...

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A family of four holds hands and tries to wrap themselves around the trunk of a giant sequoia tree. They fall way short. The massiveness of the trees in Sequoia ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I roam the world for epic nature, urban areas and road trips. Southern California is springing into wildflower season again, the ...

To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens in—and sometimes outside of—their existing habitat. Joshua trees are lit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the ...

Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, and features Keys View, which overlooks the famed ...

Federal and state agencies are seeking volunteer campground hosts for various California parks in 2026. Host duties include greeting visitors, providing information, and maintaining campground ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The National Parks Service said in a Jan. 27 news release that it will remove invasive trees in Big Bend National Park, along the Rio Grande and the park’s hot springs area. From Feb.