|
From:
Los Angeles,
CA: 131 miles;
San Bernardino, CA:
77 miles;
and Valley areas.
Head East on the I-10 Freeway towards Palm Springs. From the I-10 Freeway, merge onto State Route
62, marked with a large, brown State sign announcing the “Joshua Tree National Park”
exit. It is just a few minutes past the Hwy 111 exit. Drive the SR 62 up two large grades, approximately 35 miles, through
Yucca Valley to the community of Joshua Tree.
From Riverside, CA:
82 miles;
Orange County; all points South
Take the 60 Freeway East to the I-10 Freeway East. Follow the instructions from the Los Angeles area for the remainder of the trip.
From San Diego,
CA: 156 miles;
Calico, CA: 155
miles
Take I-15 North to Hwy 215 to Route 60 East. Route 60 will merge into I-10 Freeway East. Follow the directions
from the Los Angeles area for the remainder of the trip.
From Indio, CA: 61 miles;
Lake Havasu, AZ: 138
miles; and the
Colorado River Cities
Head West on the I-10 Freeway towards Palm Springs. Take the Twentynine Palms Highway/SR 62 exit; drive up two
large grades, approximately 35 miles to the community of Joshua Tree.
From Victorville,
CA: 114 miles;
Barstow, CA: 144
miles; Big Bear,
CA: 76 miles;
and all points North
Head South on Highway
247 (aka: Old Woman Springs Road) towards Yucca Valley.
Turn left at Twentynine Palms Highway/SR 62 and head
East 5-7 minutes to the community of Joshua Tree.
From Las Vegas,
NV: 250 miles;
Needles, CA: 110
miles; Laughlin, NV: 130 miles;
and all points Northeast
Take Highway 95 south. Turn right onto the 62 Highway. Head west to Joshua Tree. An alternate (faster but
complicated): Take Highway 95 south to the 40 Freeway. Head west and exit on Kelbaker Road. Turn left at
Kelbaker (heading south) to Old Highway 66 ("National Trails Highway"). Turn right and head west to the City
of Amboy. Turn left at Amboy Road. Go south for 1 hour to the City of 29 Palms California. Turn left at Adobe
Road. Turn right at Highway 62 ("Twentynine Palms Highway"). Drive west for 15 miles to Joshua Tree.
From Palm
Springs, CA: 47
miles
Two options:
1.
If you take Hwy 111 to I-10, enter I-10 east and
then drive east towards Indio until you reach
Twentynine Palms Highway/SR 62 exit.
2.
If you take Indian Ave to I-10, enter I-10 west
and then drive west until you reach Twentynine Palms Highway/SR 62 exit.
When you turn onto SR 62, follow instructions from the Los Angeles area for the remainder of the trip.
Provided by the Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce, Voice: (760) 366-3723 |
