We are so glad to visit Joshua tree at the best time in March 2019. We , in South California Had soooo much rain this winter season. Which means, we get all pleasure back in March and April for Desert Bloom!!! I mean, the trees and rocks are amazing but with the amazing wild flowers every where was something we couldn't ask for more!
The kids (age of 4-7) had so much fun rock climbing with parents' aid. In wild flower field, they were fascinated by caterpillars. They had so much fun finding and counting them.
Adults had so much fun taking pictures, seeing the kids happy :)
Tips when you go with toddlers (or not)
- Food!!! I mean... desert and nature is good and all. But we wouldn't have enjoyed without snacks and food! we went for a day trip, I bought extra snacks but we got lost so we eat all....Bring cooler or even a cooler bag was nice. We got some cool string cheese, yogurt, smoothie, milk, fruit. Once you are there, There won't be any shop !!!! You are on your own! oh, and bring lot of water!
- Bring some toilet paper, soap and water to wash hand in the car. Public bathrooms are clean but they can run out of paper. There won't necessary be sanitizer for you as well!! :S
- Walkie talkie: You will thank me if you bring ones there :) There won't be any signal for you. We went with 2 families and it was a life saver. We lost each other and was able to walkie talkie and met back. It was pretty awesome.
- Hiking shoes or the shoes that have thick sole. In one of the cactus field, we walked onto the spikes and they went half way into our toddler's shoes!! But there was no harm because our shoes were thick enough.
Park pass is $30 but we have annual pass from Yosemite and they said we could use it.
