Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree Village
Joshua Tree village is the small strip of cafes, record shops and outfitters at the park's west entrance, an hour up the hill from Palm Springs.
The village runs along Twentynine Palms Highway either side of Park Boulevard, with the west entrance station a few minutes south. It is where most park visitors stop for coffee, water and a permit question before heading in.
Lodging is mostly small inns and rentals; the desert dark is the draw at night, with Pioneertown and Pappy & Harriet's 20 minutes northwest. Days run hot in summer and can freeze on winter nights, so pack differently than for the valley floor.
From Palm Springs, allow an hour each way plus queueing at the entrance station on weekend mornings.
Things to do in and around Joshua Tree Village: Joshua Tree Saloon.
Where to stay here
Hotels inside the neighborhood, closest first.
Joshua Tree Inn
$$ · Joshua Tree
0.4 miCheck RatesAutoCamp Joshua Tree
$$$ · Joshua Tree
0.7 miCheck Rates
Where to eat
Joshua Tree Coffee Company
Cafe · $
0.1 mi
Natural Sisters Cafe
Vegetarian · $ · Joshua Tree
0.4 mi
Crossroads Cafe
American · $$ · Joshua Tree
0.5 mi
Joshua Tree Saloon
American · $$ · Joshua Tree
0.6 mi
Bars & nightlife
Joshua Tree Saloon
Bar · Joshua Tree Village
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Things to do
Cliffhanger Guides
Activity
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