Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties.

About 18.5 million years ago, giant volcanic eruptions forever changed the landscape of what is today a swath of protected California desert land, bound by two major interstates between Los Angeles ...

NPCA answers frequently asked questions about the latest attempt by Cadiz Inc. to drain the Mojave Desert’s groundwater for profit.

California's bounty of public lands provides the Golden State with many of the nation's best hikes. Without ever leaving the state, you can explore mighty coastal redwood trees, challenge yourself in ...

The Mojave Road is a historic route traversing California’s Mojave Desert, rich in history and adventure. Originating as a Native American trade path, it was later utilized by Spanish explorers, ...

You may never have heard of this desert preserve, but it's got great hiking that looks just like Joshua Tree — just a few ...

Hike in a sweet oasis 80 miles from Las Vegas — PHOTOS Pick a date before the weather gets too warm to hike along a path winding through bewildering geology and hardscrabble history in a desert oasis.

A federal judge has ordered off-highway vehicle riders to steer clear of more than 2,200 miles of proposed routes through California’s Mojave Desert that’s home to the threatened desert tortoise. In a ...

Sorry Quartzite Mountain, Lupe and I have a new favorite High Desert hiking trail. Horseshoe Lake Loop in Mojave Narrows Regional Park is more like a cool stroll than a vigorous hike, but the ...

When driving through the Mojave National Preserve, one of the largest national park units in the contiguous United States, it’s easy to imagine that the entire vast desert landscape is a single piece ...

It’s not too late for “femme-aligned” students to apply to take "dark night" photographs in the Mojave Desert. The Mojave Desert Land Trust’s next Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave (WISDOM) ...