Joshua Tree National Park

Drive and hike through boulder piles and Joshua tree forests where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet.

74485 National Park Dr · Twentynine Palms, CA

About Joshua Tree National Park

Two desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together across this park of nearly 800,000 acres. You can hike the Hidden Valley nature trail, look over the Coachella Valley and the San Andreas Fault from Keys View, and walk through the Cholla Cactus Garden. Rock climbers come for thousands of named routes, and the park has been a designated Dark Sky Park since 2017. There is no gas, food or lodging inside the park, so bring water.

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