Yucca Valley’s draw is Desert Christ Park
Yearly visitors to Joshua Tree National Park number about 2.9M. Only one place to visit is inside Yucca Valley, but 18 more are within 40 miles. Among them are 5 museums, 3 ski areas and 3 gardens. The big name further out is Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, 60 mi from the centre.
Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
On the map, most of the 18 sit to the south.
Orange: Yucca Valley. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 39 within 60 miles.
1Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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7Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mausoleum in Cathedral City, California near Palm Springs.
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11Mojave National Preserve
Protected area in California, United States.
12San Bernardino National Forest
National forest in California, United States.
13Glen Helen Amphitheater
65,000-capacity amphitheater located in the hills of Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, California, United States.
14Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California.
Snow 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).
Riverside Fox Theater
Theater and movie theater in Riverside, California, United States.
California Citrus State Historic Park
Historic site in California, United States.
California Theatre of the Performing Arts
Theater and performing arts center in San Bernardino, California.
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.
Museum of Riverside
California regional history and culture, Indigenous culture, and natural history.
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
Art museum in San Bernardino, California.
University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Riverside, California.
The places inside Yucca Valley lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Yucca Valley → · Yucca Valley’s history →
Photo credits
Desert Christ Park: Zekerags, Public domain · 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 · Glen Helen Amphitheater: Alonzo, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Riverside Art Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Riverside Fox Theater: Bahugala, CC BY 2.0 · California Citrus State Historic Park: MissionInn.Jim, Public domain · California Theatre of the Performing Arts: Amerique, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Route 66 Museum: Sanfel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Museum of Riverside: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, 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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