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Plenty of places to pull in and view, take pics, etc. Stunning views and drive thru was easy. Map was excellent! Nice that rest rooms were available throughout the park. Scenery was out of this world!!

As long as you understand that Joshua Tree is a very dry and dusty desert. It is absolutley beautiful! Especially the National Park! Just Awesome! We spent an entire day just driving, hiking and exploring the park, and could have spent another day, but had to get home.

We visited during a three-day weekend and it was just enough time to see the major highlights of the park... but still left us wanting more. We stayed on the touristy trails: Hidden Valley, Jumbo Rocks / Skull Rock, Arch Rock trails. They did not disappoint. We also visited the Oasis of Mara trail, the Cholla Forrest, and went into the park to Stargaze.

We came to Joshua Tree in October to hike in the National Park. It is some scorched earth for sure, but so unique and interesting. We did 5 short hikes over 2 days--Hidden Valley, Barker Dam, 29 Palms Oasis Trail, Split Rock, and Wall Street Mill Trail. Our favorite was 29 Palms Oasis Trail. None were hard. It was very windy in places and sometimes required a jacket. The Joshua Trees and different cactus plants are fascinating, as well as the rock formations. We took tons of photos and had a great time. We ate at the Joshua Tree Saloon, which had great food but an uncool bathroom situation; Thai and Lao Cuisine, which had slow but friendly service, food was too oily and had woody stems of basil throughout; Firehouse Subs, which was awesome! We stayed at the High Desert Motel to sleep and shower. Very reasonable price, clean and comfortable enough, and conveniently located near Joshua National Park.

Joshua Tree National Park and the surrounding areas are truly a whole vibe. The space is otherworldly and I loved the rock formations, flora and fauna that we encountered everywhere!!! Definitely an incredible land that should be experienced multiple times at different times of the year. Clear trailheads and trails, good communication and interesting history.

Some fantastic hikes through unique dreamscapes. Be sure to bring a lot of water and sun blocking clothing. There are some short hikes while many other trails take hours. Start early and take lots of water because the sun is brutal by 10am. We only had time for an one-hour loop around Happy Valley on this trip, and I certainly wish we had more days in this park. Do note that cell connection is spotty on the trails at best, so either download your trail maps or print them up for reference. Bring a compass, and maybe even carry a GPS locator if you get lost. May be challenging to find the trail markers, and a disaster if you get lost.