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Joshua Tree National Park
Places To Go
 

Within its 800,000 acres, spanning two deserts and three of California’s ecoregions, Joshua Tree National Park provides visitors destinations displaying a variety of landforms, vegetation communities, and elevations.

Some offer good hiking, some good birding, and still others the opportunity to catch sight, if you are lucky, of a bighorn sheep or desert tortoise. Several have campgrounds and picnic areas. Some offer spectacular views.

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Keys Ranch
Take the quided walking tour of the ranch.
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Keys View
Provides panoramic views of the Coachella Valley.
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Pinto Point  

Did You Know?
Humans have occupied the area encompassed by Joshua Tree National Park for at least 5,000 years. The first group known to inhabit the area was the Pinto Culture, followed by the Serrano, the Chemehuevi, and the Cahuilla.
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Last Updated: August 21, 2006 at 15:17 EST