Joshua Tree National Park
Managed by National Park Service
121 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms has 139 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Joshua Tree National Park (0.5 mi). 659 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Twentynine Palms’ land is conserved, about 807 acres.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #327 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
807 acres · of 58.8 sq mi of land
Trails
139 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
659 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 mi lanes
Highest peak
2,274 ft
Donnell Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Twentynine Palms?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Twentynine Palms have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Twentynine Palms is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #327 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Twentynine Palms’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (139 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (659 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 61%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Joshua Tree National Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Luckie Park
Park
27 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Joshua Tree National Park121 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsLuckie Park27 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Knott's Sky Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsJoe Davis Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
LCPL Gray Parade Field7 acres
DirectionsJoshua Tree Wilderness1 acres · National Park Service
Veteran's Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
807 conserved acres
2% of Twentynine Palms’ land. Who manages Twentynine Palms’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service567 ac
State Department of Land196 ac
Regional agency44 ac
National Park · 567 acState Resource Management Area · 196 acLocal Park · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tree National Park National Park | National Park Service | 567 | Open |
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 196 | Open |
| Luckie Park Local Park | Regional agency | 27 | Open |
| Knott Sky Park Local Park | Regional agency | 17 | Open |
Things to do
18 places to go in Twentynine Palms
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Twentynine Palms
Hill Top Pool
DirectionsTraining Tank
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Twentynine Palms
Upshur Park
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Twentynine Palms
Ocotillo Dog Park
DirectionsPeaks in Twentynine Palms
Donnell Hill2,274 ft elevation
DirectionsChocolate Drop2,260 ft elevation
DirectionsCampbell Hill2,162 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
8 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.3 miUnpaved · 72.2 mi
Indian Trail1.1 mi
Utah Trail0.8 mi
Dorth Place0.7 mi
Double D Ranch0.4 mi
Elk Trail0.3 mi
Jackass Trail0.2 mi
Star Dune0.2 mi
Muntz0.1 mi
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
44Basketball
16Tennis
13Baseball
2Multi-sport
2Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Chemehuevi CemeterySite · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Twentynine Palms
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 99 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 84 | 72 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 103 °F). 0.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 103 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Twentynine Palms →
Questions about parks and trails in Twentynine Palms
Where can I hike in Twentynine Palms?
The longest trail networks: Joshua Tree National Park, 0.5 miles; Luckie Park, 0.2 miles; Knott's Sky Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Twentynine Palms is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Twentynine Palms’ trails?
Joshua Tree National Park and Luckie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Twentynine Palms?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Twentynine Palms?
86,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Twentynine Palms or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,723 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Twentynine Palms have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #327 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Twentynine Palms neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →