Joshua Tree National Park
Plan a separate park outing with the official guide to current access, trails, entrance requirements and conditions.
Visitor details ↗Deserts & Inland Discoveries / Find your place
Joshua Tree
Desert landscapes · Outdoor art · High-desert stories
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Joshua Tree.
Use the community as a base for desert art and a separately planned national-park visit. Choose a route suited to the weather, with supplies organized before entering areas with limited services.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum
Explore the foundation’s information for the outdoor assemblage-art museum, including current visiting guidance.
Visitor details ↗Hi-Desert Nature Museum
Plan a separate museum visit in nearby Yucca Valley for regional natural history and changing exhibits.
Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
Explore local restaurants, cafés and places to pause around Joshua Tree.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Joshua Tree. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Joshua Tree area places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Joshua Tree. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real California photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Joshua Tree National Park (California, USA) -- 2012 -- 5663.jpg — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Mount San Jacinto From Downtown Palm Springs - panoramio.jpg — Johnwayne Stroud, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Landscape panorama of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.jpg — John D. from Pasadena, USA, CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Borrego Springs. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.