The trail is great and easy to stroll and you can enjoy spectacular scene along the trail: the rocks with various configuration, the people climbing the rocks, coil path, the “valley”, pine trees, plants/flowers, the kids and teenagers-a pleasant view to us as boomers. Close to the “gate” toward and around rocks, you may see picnic tables, grilling “gear”, and,... More

We drove from LA to Joshua Tree and were not disappointed. Hikes and nature walks for all levels and the views are amazing (both reachable by car or foot). Bring everything you need (especially water) as there are very limited services -- vault toilets are plentiful enough throughout the park but that's about it aside from the fire pits at... More

We knew very little about Joshua Tree NP when booking to stay at 29 Palms - it was just a convenient stop en route from Las Vegas to San Diego. So we didnt expect a lot. Happily we were pleasantly surprised. We had two days in the Park and were knocked out by the wide variety of landscapes. We did... More

I recommend you set aside the time to drive through the entire park, as the landscape varies widely from one end to the other. Hidden Valley is a great place to stop and get out of the car for a short, easy (flat) one mile hike around the valley. You'll get a good understanding of the sheer size of the... More

This is a real gem of a trail. The scenery is spectacular. Watching the rock climbers was a realtrear as well. It is hard to keep your eyes on the trail while looking up at the many rock formations. The trail is ver well maintained and a great walk for most anyone that can walk a mile. Take your time!

This area was a great place to picnic with many picnic tables, grilling areas and outhouses. The hike was short and great place to watch people climb the rocks. This was an easy trail with little kids and grandma.

This is our most visited place/favorite campground in the Park for several great reasons. There's some world-class climbing rocks, from an easy technical 5.1 to as serious as most any climber can do. Watching climbers here is also fun, especially on Intersection Rock and several within a five min walk of the campground. Taking time-lapse images of climbers using their... More

This east coast girl was blown away by the beauty of the desert at Joshua Tree National Park. We didn't have a lot of time to visit so we entered at the West Gate and exited at the East Gate. We were staying in Palm Desert so had considered the South Gate but due to road construction along the main... More

A very pleasant relaxing ride through a wide open well paved expanse, or at least the northern portion of the park. Be sure to drive out to the Keys for the view. Don't hesitate to get out of the car and take a well traveled path among the rock formations. The hikes are well defined and require a strollers effort.... More