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Updated 7:30p.m. “Eureka Fire” in Joshua Tree National Park holding at 175 acres, NPS announces trail closures
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Publish Date: 2025-05-30 21:29:58
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Update 7:27 p.m.: Joshua Tree National Park has released an update on the fire, including some closure information:

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.– Joshua Tree National Park staff has been responding to a fire 3 miles Northeast of Eureka Peak in the Covington Flats area of the park. Crews from Bureau of Land Management, Cal Fire, U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino County Sheriffs and Fire Protection worked with the park to contain 40 percent of the fire to an estimated 175 acres as of 6:30pm PST. Crews will continue to work through the night.

The cause of the Eureka Fire is currently unknown and will be under investigation.

There are temporary closures within the affected areas of the park while fire containment remains active:

  • Lower Covington Flats Road and La Contenta within the Park boundary.
  • Backcountry camping in the zones covering Black Rock, Covington, Quail Wash, and Juniper.
  • California Riding and Hiking Trail starting in Black Rock
  • Creosote/Bigfoot Trail starting off Park Blvd in the park.

Update 5/30/25 3:46pm: The Public Information Officer from Joshua Tree National Park says that the Eureka Fire is currently holding within the fire retardant lines at 165 acres and there is no current structure threat.

Update 5/30/25 at 2:00pm: The fire has been reported at 165 acres, with no current reports of containment. Sources within the National Park says that over 65 fire personel are responding to the fire, which is in a particularly sensitive geological zone of the Convington Flats area. A tanker, spotter planes and helicopters were spotted flying over the area.

We will continue to update this story as more information comes in.

Joshua Tree National Park released the following update at 1:40 p.m.:

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.– Joshua Tree National Park is responding to a fire in the Covington Flats area of the park. This fire was reported around 12pm PST on May 30th, 2025. Approximately 20 acres has been affected as of this report. Today’s weather: sunny,
with a high temperature near 84. South winds around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Additional resources from BLM and County are being called to help with containment.

A vegetation fire inside of the Joshua Tree National Park Friday (May 30) has burned approximately 20 acres in the Covington Flats area as of 2 p.m.

Z107.7 has confirmed that the fire is burning in the Covington Flats area of the park. The National Park Service is coordinating the response, which includes crews from San Bernardino County Fire and the Bureau of Land Management.

As of 2:30 p.m., smoke from area has reduced since it’s peak at around 1:15 p.m.

Stay tuned to Z107.7 for updates.
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