How Do You Explore Joshua Tree National Park?
In Joshua Tree National Park, there is no spectacular central attraction, just many square miles of wild desert scenery. See the eerie, spiky Joshua trees and the extensive outcrops of huge granite boulders. See the six oases of California fan palm trees all reachable by trail. Joshua Tree invites you to climb some rocks or walk through the trees, but most of all spend a night here and watch the sun set. Climb a mountain. The park has 10 mountains greater than 5,000 feet. Take a hike. Arch Rock, .5-mile loop includes a natural arch. Walk Cap Rock, a.4-mile loop and see Joshua trees and other plants of the Mojave Desert. Ride a Mountain bike or take a 4-wheel-drive vehicle on established roads. Take a 4-wheel drive high clearance vehicle on Berdoo Canyon Road for 11.5 miles. The last 3.9 miles to Dillon Road winds past the ruins of the Berdoo Camp, which was established in the 1930s by the builders of the California Aquaduct. Drive to Covington Flats and access some of the park’s larges
