Day Trip to Joshua Tree from Palm Springs

If you're looking for something fun to do on your trip to Palm Springs, consider taking a day trip to Joshua Tree! It's located about 50 minutes from Palm Springs & an excellent way to get your nature fix. This guide offers an itinerary with information about getting from Palm Springs to Joshua Tree, activities to do in the park, & a special spot to grab some food & drinks afterward! If you find this information helpful, any tips are appreciated for my work :)

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Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree is a place like no where else in the US. As a designated National Park, it is fully protected, and the perfect desert playground for any outdoors-lover. The park is named after the Joshua Tree, which pepper the entire area giving it an other-worldly feel. The Joshua Tree is actually a cactus, but it looks like a tree. The other main feature of the park are the incredible rock structures, which are great for climbing, photography, & just exploring.

The drive from Palm Springs to Joshua Tree is about 50 minutes, which makes it the perfect day trip if you're trying to enjoy some nature during your visit to the desert.

Depending on traffic, you'll want to enter the park either from the West Entrance or the South Entrance. You can also decide which park entrance you'd like to enter based on what you'd like to prioritize doing in the park.

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👋🏼 I like adventures. 📍Oahu, Hawaii Hawaii-based Photographer & Travel Creator specializing in outdoors and boutique travel. My favorite type of trip is the kind where you camp one night and then stay in a cute boutique hotel the next because balance is important. I believe in planning enough to not waste any precious time but leaving space for serendipity. You never know what you might happen upon - no matter how many times I've been to a place, there's something new to explore hiding around the next corner Shop my curated Guides to build your own trip or check out my customized trip-planning services. I'm one of the original Thatch Travel Creators & have been planning trips for clients for over 4 years. I've planned awesome trips to places like Japan, Patagonia, the Southwest US, Hawaii, & more. If you're not sure if I can plan a trip to your destination, shoot me a message & we can chat! Note - if you’re here on your phone & you’re interested in booking my services, please visit my page on the web. You’ll find all the information there. DM me via Instagram (@michaelarabinov) or email me (michrabinov@gmail.com) to learn more or for inspo :)

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