Joshua Tree National Park hits 2 Million Visitors
According to Joshua Tree National Park, a couple visiting the park from Inglewood, California and their friends visiting from Denmark pushed the annual visitation number up and over the two million mark this past Monday, December 28. This year the park has set a new record, up from 1.6 million in 2014.
Superintendent David Smith noted, "We are no longer a fall through spring park. The park is attracting new visitors from around the world and many of them come in the summer which has traditionally been the slow season for Joshua Tree. That's no longer the case."
In 2016, the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary since the agency was established in 1916 to manage and protect the nation's natural and cultural treasures. The Sun Runner and the Joshua Tree Tortoise Telegraph will be celebrating our favorite national treasures - our parks - throughout 2016.
For visitor info on Joshua Tree National Park, please visit www.nps.gov/jotr.
Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent David Smith and park visitors.