Visitors wait in a safe area for flood waters to recede. Water and debris made the park road impassible for a short time.
NPS/Brad Sutton
Joshua Tree National Park experienced flooding on the Twentynine Palms section of the park road yesterday afternoon. The road did not officially close, but was strewn with considerable debris. Park road crews and heavy equipment operators were on site immediately after the rain and had the majority of rocks and mud cleared by 5:00 yesterday evening. Clean-up work will be ongoing throughout the day.
