| JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK |
| OVERVIEW JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 HOUR EAST OF PALM SPRINGS. SEE MAP JOSHUA TREE IS A GREAT WINTER DESTINATION FOR ALL DISCIPLINES OF ROCK CLIMBING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ROUTES RANGING FROM 5.0 TO 5.HARD AS WELL AS A PLETHORA OF BOULDER PROBLEMS. |
| TRIP INFO MOST OF THE CLIMBING IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE TOWN OF JOSHUA TREE AND THE TOWN OF TWENTYNINE PALMS ON THE PARK ROAD. THERE IS PLENTY OF CAMPING IN THE PARK FOR $5 A NIGHT AND MANY OF THE CAMPGROUNDS SIT AMONG THE CLIMBING AREAS. THERE ARE FORREST SERVICE PIT TOILETS AT ALL OF THE CAMPGROUNDS AND THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER IN THE PARK SO MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN. HIDDEN VALLEY IS THE MOST POPULAR CAMPGROUND FOR CLIMBERS. THE WEATHER IN J TREE LIKE MANY OTHER AREAS IS VARIABLE. IT CAN BE ABOVE 100 DEGREES IN SUMMER AND CAN SNOW IN THE WINTER BUT FOR THE MOST PART YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO CLIMB IN THE SUN OR SHADE DEPENDING ON THE DAY. |