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From Los
Angeles, CA: 131 miles - San
Bernardino, CA and Valley areas:
77 miles:
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
35 miles to the community of Joshua
Tree.
From Riverside, CA: 82 miles;
Orange County; all points 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 Indio, CA: 61 miles; Lake
Havasu, AZ: 138 miles; and the
Colorado River Cities:
West on the I-10 Freeway towards
Palm Springs. Take the Twentynine
Palms Highway/SR 62 exit; drive
up two large grades, approximately
35 miles to the community of Joshua
Tree.
From Victorville, CA: 114 miles;
Barstow, CA: 144 miles; Big Bear,
CA: 76 miles; and all points North
South on Highway
247 (aka: Old Woman Springs Road)
towards Yucca Valley. Turn left
at Twentynine Palms Highway/SR 62
and head East 5-7 minutes to the
community of Joshua Tree.
From Las Vegas, NV: 250 miles;
Needles, CA: 110 miles; Laughlin,
NV: 130 miles; and all points Northeast:
Highway 95 south. Turn right onto
the 62 Highway. Head west to Joshua
Tree. An alternate (faster but complicated):
Take Highway 95 south to the 40
Freeway. Head west and exit on Kelbaker
Road. Turn left at Kelbaker (heading
south) to Old Highway 66 ("National
Trails Highway"). Turn right and
head west to the City of Amboy.
Turn left at Amboy Road. Go south
for 1 hour to the City of 29 Palms
California. Turn left at Adobe Road.
Turn right at Highway 62 (Twentynine
Palms Highway). Drive west for 15
miles to Joshua Tree.
From Palm Springs, CA:
47 miles:
Two options:
1. Take Hwy 111 to I-10, enter I-10
east and then drive east towards
Indio until you reach Twentynine
Palms Highway/SR 62 exit. When you
turn onto SR 62, follow instructions
from the Los Angeles area for the
remainder of the trip.
2. Take Indian Ave to I-10, enter
I-10 west and then drive west until
you reach Twentynine Palms Highway/SR
62 exit. When you turn onto SR 62,
follow instructions from the Los
Angeles area for the remainder of
the trip.
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