Joshua Tree National Park is located in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California. It spans 795,156 acres, slightly larger than Rhode Island. Established on August 10, 1936 as a National Monument and on October 31, 1994 as a National Park. Two distinct desert ecosystems converge here in a sculpted landscape with dramatic geology.
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