Joshua Tree National Park has issued a temporary emergency closure for all public activities in certain areas inside the park to protect nesting raptors. Managing editor Tami Roleff has the list of closed areas…
A pair of nesting red-tailed hawks and prairie falcons have closed some areas of the park to all human activities. Areas closed are the Towers of Uncertainty, about 2 ½ miles south on Geology Tour Road, as well as the area known as Patagonia Pile. Patagonia Pile is northwest of Hidden Valley campground and includes the climbing routes known as The Head, Labor Dome, and Wall of Biblical Fallacies. Bouldering areas in the closure area include: Iron Door Cave, Voices, Tidal Wave, Tilt-O-Meter, Dino’s Egg, and Chuckwalla bouldering area. These areas will remain closed until the nest has been abandoned to ensure the protection of the species for the duration of the nesting activities.
NATIONAL PARK CLIMBING ROUTES CLOSED FOR NESTING RAPTORS
