New Year's Crowds Jam Joshua Tree National Park

Above, The Beast at Cottonwood Campground. This and other campgrounds
within Joshua Tree National Park are full this weekend. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It may be nice and sunny during the day at Joshua Tree National Park, but be prepared for chilly nights. If unprepared, there's going to be a lot of cold people there this weekend.

According to U.S. News & World Reports, New Year's holiday crowds are jamming into the park this weekend.

They wrote:

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Holiday crowds are jamming Joshua Tree National Park and authorities are urging visitors to have a backup plan, including other locations in the deserts of Southern California. 

Park officials say wait times to enter the park can be as long as an hour and all campgrounds within Joshua Tree are full.

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