Palm Springs & the Deserts - California - page 1648

TOURIST INFORMATION

Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center TOURIST INFORMATION
( GOOGLE MAP ; 6554 Park Blvd, Joshua Tree; 8am-5pm)

Just south of Hwy 62.

Black Rock Nature Center TOURIST INFORMATION
(9800 Black Rock Canyon Rd; 8am-4pm Sat-Thu, noon-8pm Fri Oct-May; )

National Park visitor center, at the Black Rock Campground.

Cottonwood Visitor Center TOURIST INFORMATION
( GOOGLE MAP ; Cottonwood Springs, 8 miles north of I-10 Fwy; 9am-3pm)
National Park visitor center, just inside the park's south entrance.

Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce TOURIST INFORMATION
( 760-366-3723; www.joshuatreechamber.org ; 6448 Hallee Rd; 10am-4pm Tue, Thu & Sat)
Info about hotels, restaurants and shops in the town of Joshua Tree, just north of Hwy 62.

Oasis Park Visitor Center TOURIST INFORMATION
( GOOGLE MAP ; National Park Blvd, at Utah Trail, Twentynine Palms; 8am-5pm)

Outside the north entrance.

Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce TOURIST INFORMATION
( GOOGLE MAP ; 760-367-3445; www.visit29.org ; 73484 Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun)

Getting There & Around
Rent a car in Palm Springs or LA. From LA, the trip takes about 2½ to three hours via I-10
and Hwy 62 (Twentynine Palms Hwy). From Palm Springs it takes about an hour to reach
the park's west (preferable) or south entrances.