Heavy rains close road in national park

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK — Heavy rains resulting in washed out road conditions have closed the Pinto Basin Road from White Tank Campground to Cottonwood Springs.  Park maintenance crews expect to have the roadway cleared by early on Wednesday, July 22.

Due to the bridge closure near Desert Center, I-10 is closed from Indio east for eastbound traffic and from Desert Center west for westbound traffic. Box Canyon Road from Mecca is currently open and is the only way to reach Cottonwood Springs. The Cottonwood Visitor Center and Campground will remain open but the Pinto Basin Road is closed north of the Cottonwood Visitor Center until July 22.

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