Joshua Tree National Park News
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Eureka Fire Update on June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025 | 9:50 am
Firefighters continue to make progress on suppression and containment of the Eureka Fire. The fire has burned a total of 214 acres and is at 85% containment. Crews are focused on extinguishing remaining hot spots and on suppression repair, minimizing resource damage to several key species in the footprint area. The weather continues to be favorable with low winds and higher humidity.
Eureka Fire Update for June 3, 2025
June 4, 2025 | 10:16 am
The Eureka Fire in Joshua Tree National Park is maintaining at 214 acres and 80% containment as of 6:00pm. Crews will continue suppression work this week. Equipment assigned to the fire tomorrow, June 3rd, includes 4 engines and 1 hand crew.
Eureka Fire Update for June 2, 2025
June 2, 2025 | 10:16 am
The Eureka Fire in Joshua Tree National Park is maintaining at 214 acres and 75% containment as of 6:00pm. Crews will continue suppression work this week. Equipment assigned to the fire tomorrow, June 3rd, includes 4 engines and 1 hand crew.
Eureka Fire Update for June 2, 2025
June 2, 2025 | 10:16 am
The Eureka Fire in Joshua Tree National Park is maintaining at 214 acres and 75% containment as of 6:00pm. Crews will continue suppression work this week. Equipment assigned to the fire tomorrow, June 3rd, includes 4 engines and 1 hand crew.
Eureka Fire Update for May 31, 2025 at 9:00am
May 31, 2025 | 10:16 am
The ongoing response to the Eureka Fire in Joshua Tree National Park had crews working through the night on containment lines. There was a slop over fire on the southeast side of the line early this morning. Crews quickly contained the 4 acres. The fire is at 212 acres and 40% containment as of 9:00am.
Eureka Fire Update for May 30, 2025, at 7:00pm
May 30, 2025 | 7:32 pm
Joshua Tree National Park staff has been responding to a fire 3 miles Northeast of Eureka Peak in the Covington Flats area of the park.
Fire in Joshua Tree National Park near Covington Flats
May 30, 2025 | 3:57 pm
A wildfire in Joshua Tree National Park's Covington Flats area has burned approximately 20 acres as of May 30, 2025, with containment efforts underway by park, BLM, and county fire crews amid gusty conditions.
Black Rock Art Gallery Opening of Groundwork Arts - Brushes, Beats and Beyond
April 9, 2025 | 3:52 pm
Joshua Tree National Park presents “Brushes, Beats and Beyond,” a student art exhibition featuring work from 11 local elementary schools, created through artist-led workshops in partnership with Groundwork Arts and Morongo Unified School District. On view starting April 9 at the Black Rock Art Gallery and 29 Palms Visitor Center, the exhibition celebrates youth creativity and artistic exploration.
West entrance of Joshua Tree National Park will be temporarily closed to inbound and outbound traffic during construction
March 25, 2025 | 2:49 pm
The west entrance of Joshua Tree National Park will be closed to inbound and outbound traffic beginning 6 a.m. Monday April 7 through 6 p.m. Thursday April 10. Visitors must enter or exit the park via Twentynine Palms or Cottonwood using the north entrance station in Twentynine Palms or the Cottonwood entrance at the park’s south boundary.
Black Rock Art Gallery Opening of Other Worlds
January 6, 2025 | 2:21 pm
Joshua Tree National Park management is pleased to announce Other Worlds, a new art exhibition by renowned local-area artist Diane Best. For many years, Diane has painted remote, uninhabited, and overlooked corners of the desert. Interested in recording a single incredible moment of converging light and landscape, she felt it important to encourage preservation by showcasing the desert wilderness as it exists.