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• From the West: From Yucca Valley take Hwy 62 twenty-two miles to Adobe Road turn left, go two miles to Amboy Road turn right, first left turn is Desert Knoll.

• From the East: Take I-15 S, Morning Star Mine Rd, Kelso Cima Rd, Kelbaker Rd and N Amboy Rd to Desert Knoll Ave in Twentynine Palms

Traveling to Joshua Tree…

• From LOS ANGELES, CA: 92 miles – San Bernardino
Head East on the I-10 Freeway towards Palm Springs. From the I-10 Freeway, merge onto State Route 62, (also called Twentynine Palms Highway”) marked with a large, brown State sign announcing the “Joshua Tree National Park” exit. Be alert: SR 62 can be easily missed. It is just a few minutes past the Hwy 111 exit. Drive SR 62 up two large grades, approximately 47 miles Palms.

• From RIVERSIDE, CA: 91 miles; ORANGE COUNTY; all points from the South:
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 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 LAS VEGAS; NEEDLES, CA: 182 miles  Laughlin: 156 miles

• Option 1: Take Highway 95 South. Turn right onto the 62 Highway. Head west to Joshua Tree.
• Option 2: An alternate, faster (but more complicated) route: Take Highway 95 South to the 40 Freeway. Head West and exit on Kelbaker Road. Turn left at Kelbaker (heading south) to Old Highway (Route) 66 (a.k.a. “National Trails Highway”). Turn right and head West to the City of Amboy. Turn left at Amboy Road. Go South for one hour to the City of Twenty-Nine Palms, California. Turn left at Amboy Rd. Go one hour to the city of 29 Palms, California. Then, turn right on Desert Knoll Ave.

• From PHOENIX: 290 miles:
Take the I-10 West to CA-177 North. Turn left onto the 62 Highway. Head west to Joshua Tree.