Joshua Tree National Park Tips: 9 Things to Know

Everything YOU need to know before you travel to Joshua Tree National Park in California. Joshua Tree is a huge park at 800,000 acres. 2.8 million people visit every year. Its a true desert park with very few amenities inside. Joshua Tree makes a great day trip from Los Angeles and San Diego. And it's just a hop, skip, and a jump from Palm Springs.

Table of contents:
00:00 - 9 Things to Know Before You Go to Joshua Tree National Park

00:16 - 1. Overview
130 miles east of Los Angeles (2 hours), 160 miles North from San Diego (3 hours), 220 miles west of Phoenix.
2 Deserts… the Mojave Desert. Higher and cooler… this is where the Joshua Trees are.
And the Colorado Desert.
Admission fee is $30 per vehicle for everybody in it.. valid for a week.

00:55 - 2. What is a Joshua Tree?
Joshua Tree is a type of Yucca tree in the Agave Family. Average age is about 150 years old.
Legend has it that these trees were named by Mormon Settlers after the biblical figure, Joshua, seeing the limbs of the tree as outstretched in supplication, guiding the travelers westward.
Tallest tree in the park is 40 feet tall

02:19 - 3. How to Get to Joshua Tree National Park
03:21 - 4. Getting Around Joshua Tree National Park
04:22 - 5. When to go to Joshua Tree National Park
05:11 - 6. Things to do in Joshua Tree National Park
07:02 - 7. Food in Joshua Tree National Park
07:37 - 8. Where to stay around Joshua Tree National Park
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[ticketfortwo]

Joshua Tree makes you feel like you are on another planet. Especially at night when you see all the stars and the Milky Way.

[ryanscot]

Such as amazing park... I thought my kids would be bored, but they loved walking the easy trails and climbing the rocks. Extremely recommended.... you wont be disappointed.

[henrywilloughby]

Woohoo! It’s exciting to have videos coming out like this again! I can’t wait to travel as things become safer. Thanks Chris for the great guide!

[joefisher]

U2 also helped draw attention to this park with their iconic album cover in 1987!

[JordanGreenPNW]

Just visited Joshua Tree for the first time a couple weeks back, absolutely fell in love with it. The towering rock stacks are unreal. Great video!

[NothingMaster]

I’ve always found the Joshua Tree National Park to be an enchanted kinda place; especially at dusk; or in the moonless nights, under a magical blanket of stars.

[carloshernandez-bmhp]

Hi Chris! I was at Joshua Tree yesterday. Great tip about downloading the map into your cellphone. Extremely helpful! There is some or no service inside the park.
We had great weather yesterday. 👍

[MP-xfgq]

Thanks for another great video Chris. Enjoy your weekend.

[allie__]

Whenever I go to Joshua Tree I always think of Selena Quintanilla (one of my favorite singers) because it’s where she shot her music video for Amor Prohibido ☺️😊

[itskittybytches]

Very informative!! I’ll be there this weekend and this video is extremely helpful. Thank you!

[deborahernandez]

Thanks for this video !! Ahhh I really want to visit here in the beginning of January

[probablynicole]

Great info! I’m camping in Joshua Tree this weekend for the second time, and it’s great to have this extra knowledge.

[itr]

i will be in san diego for a wedding and this will be one of our things to do, so helpful, thank you!

[angelalee]

this is the best info on joshua tree, thanks heaps

[meep]

Awesome video. Thanks a lot! So informative and prob exactly all the info I needed and wondered about. 👍👍

[jamiboothe]

I live here, and I am glad I found you.

[KG_]

Wish these videos were longer! Great content! 👍👍

[ariansmovies]

Great and informative video. I am now a bit more interested in visiting Joshua Tree Park.

[oliviastaelens]

Visiting this Sunday-Wednesday, thanks for the tips! 😊