If nights spend rubbing shoulders with celebrities in Hollywood or the days spent strolling the Sunset Strip have you worn out, then it’s time to leave Tinsel Town for a few days and take a […] ...

Let nature be your guide as you immerse in the beauty of our desert wilds. Here are six places to enjoy the outdoors.

Local chefs, restaurants, and even museums are telling the story of Indigenous and colonial histories through food.

With just over 1 inch of rain since last April, Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are feeling the effects.

Joshua Tree National Park is a wild, otherworldly landscape that can either be the perfect escape or a brutal challenge ...

Buried within the government bureaucracy of a lease changing hands is the broader uncertainty of what sweeping changes and cuts to the National Park Service under the Donald Trump administration could ...

The National Park Service is trying to stop it—at least ... Desert tortoise habitat gives way to yucca- and cholla-studded hills, followed by stands of pinyon pine, juniper and white fir ...

The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.

The National Park Service and owners of the Colosseum Mine in San Bernardino County, shown in 2025, have been involved in a years-long dispute. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) ...

While Joshua Trees tend to steal the show at this national park, the desert is also home to cholla cacti. The Cholla Cactus Garden is a place where teddybear cholla cacti naturally dominate the ...