Fall Camping Season Opens in Joshua Tree National Park

Campgrounds that were closed for the summer reopened for public use on Friday.

Visiters seeking to make camping reservations should call Reserve America, the National Park Service's camping reservation contractor, at (877) 444-6777 or visit www.recreation.gov.  Otherwise park campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Joshua Tree National Park, where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet, is spectacular in the fall, winter and spring months.  It's a bit hot during the summer.  For information, visit the park site at www.nps.gov/jotr or call (760) 367-5500.