Staying at the reset hotel for an event and will be there the whole time. We have access to the park but most of the day will be at the hotel. I have no idea what kind of clothes to bring being that’s it my first time and Google just told me the wild temperature range of the days haha. Please help woman out.

Just returned from a 3 day backpacking trip on the CRHT Nov 8-10.

We started hiking around noon on the 8th and finished around noon on the 10th, so basically a combined two full days of hiking.

We had two cars and ended up running our own shuttle. Leaving Cathedrals City and doing all the water caching took us almost 4 hours.

We started at Black Rock and cached water at Upper Covington Flat (~7.5 miles), Juniper Flats(~18.5miles), Twin Tanks (~29 miles). We wanted to use Geology Tour Road cache, but it was washed out from flooding and inaccessible.

Day one we covered about a mile past the Covington cache at about 8.5 miles. There was more uphill than I expected even though I had looked at elevations. We were starting to run out of daylight as the sunset was around 4:30 pm. The scenery was gorgeous.

The stars were amazing, and the camp was actually colder than I had expected. I had a fleece, light puffy and hat and was still chilly enough to retreat to my 15 degree bag before 7:30pm.

Day 2 was our big day. We covered 17 miles, stopping at Juniper Flats to resupply water. We left a gallon a person at each cache point and that was sufficient. I was carrying a 3L bladder and a Nalgene bottle. I made sure to camel up as much as possible before hitting the cache and drank excess water.

Day 2 required us to hike about 6 miles after our cache before camp, then another 3 the next morning. We had to be a bit more thoughtful about water consumption, but it worked out just fine.

We covered a lot of ground and saw some gorgeous areas of the park, but I was beat after carrying a pack 17 miles. We camped about a mile past Geology Tour Road. It was noticeably warmer at this location. I sat out in my puffy and admired the stars for quite a while.

In the morning, we were treated to a song from a nearby coyote who was putting on quite a show.

We hit the trail fairly early and caught the Twin Tanks cache after 3 miles. We added each only carried about 2L from the cache point and used the trash’s cans at the location to get rid of our empty water jugs and camp trash so we didn’t have to schlep it the final 7 miles.

The last 7 miles were mostly a gentle downhill and the easiest miles of the trip. There is a little “fuck you” uphill section the last half a mile, but it makes the parking lot a welcome sight.

Great trip and highly recommended!

Was there for the half marathon at night and loved the place.

Loved some of the pics I took. We’re taking with an insta360 acepro2. But I’m wanting to upgrade!

I am celebrating my 26th birthday in Joshua Tree. I've always wanted to go to see the scenery. My boyfriend and I will be the only ones going, and I am envisioning this more as a wellness getaway rather than a birthday bender. We'll be there Dec 30th - Jan 2. Do you have any recommendations for activities / restaurants / spas / games we can do together? I want to spend one night in and do face masks for sure. I know there is a lot of hiking around, but I'm curious how we should dress? Neither of us are, what I'd call, experience hikers by any means. So hikes are a good idea, but nothing too excessive. I've heard of petting zoos out there? Idk, I'm open to anything and just want as many recs as you can think of!

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I loved my time in Joshua Tree. Never have i seen so many amazing sunrises and sunsets. I am so happy i went and I’m sad to have to fly back to Pittsburgh

I'm planning a trip to JT in a couple weeks and would like to climb Quail Mountain and Mt. Minerva Hoyt. What's the best way to get to Quail Mountain from the park? Thank you all in advance.

I’m headed to JT for a few days with a group of non climbers. Curious if it makes sense to bring my top rope solo kit and get a few pitches in? If so, are there any crags/formations that have decently easy scrambling access for setting up a TR anchor? Thanks!

Hello Everyone, I have a space reserved at Indian Cove Campground for this Saturday Night (1 Night Only). But it looks like it’s going to rain Friday and possibly Saturday. I have 2 little ones 7 and 4 years old. We are tent camping and the main reason for the trip is to stargaze. My concerns are flash floods, Is there a danger of flash floods at this campground? More experienced campers would you guys recommend just rescheduling? Any tips and advice appreciate it.

Hi everyone! We’re planning a 4-day, 3-night trip to Joshua Tree over Thanksgiving with our toddler. We’ve booked Cottonwood Campground and will be driving from the Bay Area CA.

Would you recommend driving straight to the campground on day one, or stopping somewhere overnight? We considered Palm Springs, but that’s still a 6.5–7 hour drive.

Also, how bad will the traffic be driving back on the Sunday after Thanksgiving? Are we crazy to attempt this with a toddler? 😂

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

I'm researching this old film and I want to confirm these were filmed in Joshua Tree (based on the tree). They seem like they would be well known spots. Thanks!

For context, I've been to Palm springs twice now and both times wanted to visit Joshua tree but something has precluded me from visiting Joshua tree NP properly. The first time I was rained out, I was in the area for two days only and both days it rained. The second time I was with a friend and we made it just into the park and started a hike but my friend started vomiting and was very unwell just past the trailhead and we went to urgent care right away. I barely saw the park but driving in I saw a number of the trees and rock formations. From what I've seen online this is a lot of what the park is and since I got a taste of it already I'm wondering if it is worth going back the next time I am in southern California (although maybe I'm being cynical here since I should have been twice now but haven't). If you've gone, would you go again or is there a reason why not?

Thanks very much in advance

arrive Joshua Tree from LA Jan 25, possibly stay here -Mile Square Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252,then go to Palm Springs Jan 26. Flight from Palm Springs is 9:30 AM.Jan 27 Is this too rushed? The place in Joshua Tree looks very remote. We are an active older couple.

I'm planning to head to Joshua Tree without a car in December, specifically to climb. I was hoping to camp out for 2 weeks, is this even possible? I'm cool with this being a complicated endeavour, I think I need to figure out how to get in and out, what to bring with me, what campground would place me close to the good stuff, is there water access?

I really really want to head there and don't think I'd get another chance so will do next to anything to make it happen (but I'm on a visa so renting a car is out of the question)

Hello!

My partner and I are coming to the US from Australia in late April. We’re planning to rent a car in LA to drive to Joshua Tree.

I’d love to get some advice from you all as to how we can make the most of our time in Joshua Tree. We should have about 1.5 days in the park. We’d love to get a really good feel for the park, but we also understand that we won’t be able to see everything.

We’d love to hear your recommendations for hikes, where to stay, and must-see areas of the park. Also, anything we should know, common mistakes, and which areas may not be accessible.

Thanks in advance! I’m super keen to hear all of your advice!

Hi all.. This might be a total landslide of a shot. But I lost my wedding band at the Valero off 62 palms highway and Park Blvd. Myself, and the kindest strangers, helped me look for about 30 minutes before I called it off.

I just recently got married two weeks ago and we’re actually here for our honey moon. It’s a thin gold band, with diamonds 3/4 of the way. If anyone finds it near this area, please let me know. :(

I am planning to visit Joshua Tree this MLK Day long weekend. Due to inflexible work schedule, I can only arrive on Friday night and depart on Monday night (red-eyes ok). I want to maximize my time in the park but there are no direct flights between PSP/ONT and where I live that match my schedule. Looks like it will have to be LAX, SNA, or SAN. My questions are:

1. If I sleep at the airport and start driving the next morning, will the crowd be a total nightmare by the time I arrive? Will there be at least some nice but less popular spots I can find parking at?

2. If I start driving on Saturday morning, which of the 3 airports would you recommend? Or are the drives from them all similar? What if I start driving Friday night instead?

I understand that a holiday weekend is not ideal but I cannot take time off work. It's between this and the Presidents' Day long weekend, which will probably be even worse due to Valentine's. I will just start Sunday and Monday super early to avoid the crowd.

Thank you!