Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
Attractions near Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park, in town from Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park draws about 2.9M visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Joshua Tree; the 18 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 5 museums, 3 gardens and 2 mountains. At 60 mi, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
32
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Joshua Tree National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · in town
Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Places on the map
At the edge of the map sits Big Bear Lake, 39 mi out.
Orange: Joshua Tree. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
All 32 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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6Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mausoleum in Cathedral City, California near Palm Springs.
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10Mojave National Preserve
Protected area in California, United States.
11San Bernardino National Forest
National forest in California, United States.
12Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California.
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14Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Running Springs, California, United States.
General George S. Patton Memorial Museum
Biographical museum in Chiriaco Summit, California /.
North Shore Beach and Yacht Club
Maritime museum in North Shore, United States of America.
San Bernardino de Sena Estancia
Ranch outpost of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in Redlands, California.
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Historic house museum in Desert Hot Springs, California Old Indian Pueblo and Old Indian Pueblo and Museum).
Shields Date Gardens
Historic date palm orchard and tourist attraction in Indio, Riverside County, California, United States.
Gilman Ranch
Historic ranch, and stagecoach station in Banning, Riverside County, California..
Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
Botanical garden in Palm Springs, California, US.
Riverside International Automotive Museum
Automotive museum in California, United States.
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
Art museum in San Bernardino, California.
University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Riverside, California.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Joshua Tree → · Joshua Tree’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY 2.5 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mojave National Preserve: InyoCima, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Bernardino National Forest: Scottthezombie (talk) (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Living Desert Zoo and Gardens: Dsyrengelas at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · March Field Air Museum: Curimedia, CC BY 2.0 · Snow Valley Mountain Resort: Me, CC BY-SA 4.0 · General George S. Patton Memorial Museum: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Shore Beach and Yacht Club: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs Air Museum: Ted Rufus Ross, CC BY 2.5 · Santa's Village: Dcsutherland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs Art Museum: Toohool, CC0 · Cabot's Pueblo Museum: Jllm06, CC0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilman Ranch: Jean Allsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium: YuriVict, Public domain · Riverside International Automotive Museum: MissionInn.Jim, Public domain · Desert Christ Park: Zekerags, Public domain · University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens: Rick Sidwell, Public domain · College of the Desert Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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