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Meet at meeting point: You can also begin the tour from Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center, 6533 Freedom Wy, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA.Meet at meeting point: Cottonwood Visitor Center Pinto Basin Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA You can also begin the tour from Cottonwood Visitor Center, Pinto Basin Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA.
Meet at meeting point: Begin from Joshua Tree Visitor Center, 6554 Park Blvd, Joshua Tree. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
Attractions and Activities: Joshua Tree Visitor Center (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Your tour of Joshua Tree begins at the Joshua Tree Visitor Center. From here, you'll drive through this weird, one-of-a-kind park where two deserts meet. Along the way, get ready to marvel at the bizarre Joshua trees for which the park is named, embark on awe-inspiring hikes, and catch a sunset you'll never forget. Note: The tour is over 66 miles long, with more than 60+ audio stories, and takes about 3-4 hours to complete. New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
Attractions and Activities: Joshua Tree National Park (Free entry) Before you enter the park, you'll pass through the town of Joshua Tree. It's full of quaint little shops and restaurants and is the perfect place to pick up a snack or a souvenir before or after your trip through the park. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Samuelsons Rock (Free entry) This peculiar landmark can be accessed via a moderate, 3.3-mile trail. Almost 100 years ago, an enigmatic man named John Samuelson etched various musings and declarations onto these rocks. They remain to this day as a strange, almost mystical sight. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Willow Hole (Free entry) A 7-mile trail leads straight to Willow Hole, a seemingly miraculous oasis in the middle of the desert. The oasis is surrounded by willow trees and just has to be seen to be believed. Many visitors at first think it's a mirage! 5 min(s)
The Hemingway Buttress is one of the most popular climbing spots in the park. It juts up dramatically from the earth, seeming to dare visitors to scale it. The buttress features a huge pile of boulders which are lots of fun to scramble up, and climbers of all skill levels can find something to enjoy here. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Hidden Valley Nature Trailhead (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Ever wanted to see the hideout of a Wild West gang? You'll find it on this trail, as well as some seriously stunning desert scenery to boot. The Hidden Valley Nature Trail is an easy trek and only goes for about a mile, making it one of Joshua Tree's must-see hikes. As a bonus, this package also includes a tour through Hidden Valley Nature Trail!
Attractions and Activities: Intersection Rock (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Intersection Rock is considered to be a sort of hub within Joshua Tree. Thanks to its towering size, it can be seen from a great distance and casts a striking silhouette against the blazing desert sky. It's also a hugely popular climbing spot, featuring numerous different climbing routes with names like Knuckle Cracker, Ignorant Photons from Pluto, and Sympathy to the Devil.
Attractions and Activities: Cap Rock Trail (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Cap Rock is a strange sight, featuring a small boulder almost impossibly perched atop a larger rock formation. Here, you'll find a quick quarter-mile trail chock full of information about the local flora.
Attractions and Activities: Lost Horse Valley (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Lost Horse Valley is a sweeping desert valley that gets its name from some of the McHaney Gang's misdeeds back in the days of the Wild West. You'll hear all about that as you drive through this valley, including what one overconfident miner did to try to get his stolen horses back!
Attractions and Activities: Lost Horse Mine (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail leads to a truly unique spot: the remains of one of the most successful gold mines in the region. In addition to these ruins, this four-mile trail also features some magnificent desert flora and more than a few excellent vistas. If you're visiting in the summer, be prepared for a lack of shade on this trail.
Attractions and Activities: Queen Valley Road (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Another abandoned mine waits in Queen Valley. The gold found in this mine was the motive behind at least one murder and a whole lot else.
Attractions and Activities: Skull Rock Trail (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) This iconic desert granite formation looks uncannily like a human skull. It's easily accessible from the roadside, and is also the trailhead for an easy 2-mile trail that's among the most popular hiking trails in the whole park.
Attractions and Activities: Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center is a phenomenal spot to learn not just about the flora and fauna of Joshua Tree, but also about the stars above. As a dark sky area, Joshua Tree makes for some seriously impressive stargazing, so try to stick around after dark if you can!
Attractions and Activities: Oasis Visitor Center (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The Oasis Visitor Center is the last stop along the main tour route. It sits in the town of Twenty-Nine Palms, not far from where you began your tour. If you'd prefer to continue journeying through Joshua Tree, you can also follow the detour route, which proceeds south through the rest of the park and exits out the southern gate.
Guests leave on their own: End the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion You can also begin the tour from Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center, 6533 Freedom Wy, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA.
Guests leave on their own: Cottonwood Visitor CenterEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion Pinto Basin Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA You can also begin the tour from Cottonwood Visitor Center, Pinto Basin Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA.
Guests leave on their own: End the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion Begin from Joshua Tree Visitor Center, 6554 Park Blvd, Joshua Tree. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
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