Joshua Tree National Park

This desert park is filled with fantastic rock formations and the Joshua Trees which lend its name. They're not really trees at all but a kind of yucca plant that's the closest thing to a tree you'll find in this parched environment.

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Joshua Tree is Popular For: Family outings, outdoor recreation (especially rock climbing), driving tours and in the spring the desert sometimes bursts into kaleidoscopic bloom.