We visited this “garden” several times. Still love it. It carries a lot of beautiful cacti! You may walk through its small “trails” to enjoy the various shapes, types, heights(or lows), colors(color changes following the direction of sunlight) and “flowers”. But don’t be mistaken by its appearance: it’s stingy! My friend just got himself pierced by “needles” of the cactus... More

Magical views when the sun shines on the cacti. The cacti glow in the light. Be very careful where you walk, the cactus needles pierce through any running shoe. Bring pliers to pull them out. Everybody gets some stuck in their foot and they hurt. How did the pioneers do it

We got stuck on the main road for 30 minutes. It has washed out on the sides and the park is putting in new curbs and shoulders. As it is now, it is a single lane road near Cholla Cactus Garden and we had to pull over behind the leader car until the construction crew radioed that it was clear... More

A great, very short nature hike and great stop when driving from the main part of the Park and the very southern Cottonwood area.The trail brochure has some good info, but is really out-of-date as some cactus and other plants shown in it have died and can not be seen. We always take photos of the Jumping / Teddy Bear... More

The Cholla Cactus garden in the Joshua Tree National Park is between the Mojave high desert and the lower Colorado desert. While there are cholla throughout the park, this area must be the perfect conditions for them, because they abound by the thousands! Almost eerie how many there are. If you have lots of time to spend in Joshua Tree... More

Like nothing I've ever seen, from the landscape, to the weather, to the botany. A photographer's dream. I loved getting out of my car at each stop to photograph the endangered plant life. You could even go on a hike if you plan accordingly. You could also just drive through and nit get out of the car and see a... More

This garden is amazing in winter. I went with family during the Christmas season. The weather was perfect - a mix of sun and clouds, perfect for photography. One of my friends first thought that I had gone snorkeling on seeing my pictures and then realized that there was sky involved. Judge for yourself by clicking on the photo!

Almost a mono-culture of teddy bear chollas makes for an absolutely amazing site! The path is well marked and was clear of any 'extras' when we were there, so no issues about cactus bits clinging unwantedly to you. The guide leaflet is mostly accurate - just one or two points where the item mentioned was no longer in evidence. The... More

good photo op. interesting to see the cholla cacti up close. be careful of the cholla mines (little cholla balls dropped by the main plant). the spikes have barbs and stick to shoes and clothes like crazy!