Friendly Hills Park offers great views above old town Joshua Tree. Parking is street only…read more Porta-potty. No Dogs allowed. A few BBQ Grills and picknick tables. Swings. AstroTurf. Playground with slides, bridges, mini-rock wall. For a pocket park it's pretty nice and the views are amazing.

Amazing, we'll kept, clean park with a huge covered playground. Perfect for a toddler!read more

Nice park with a great dog park area. People were friendly and the park is well maintained.read more

Very large, separate, small and large dog park. Good…read moreparking on street, away from busy highway . Adjacent to nice community park that doesn't allow dogs. Everything is brand new. Wood chips are good quality and not in every section. The agility equipment and benches are treated with heat resistant material. Trees are small but will grow. I like the cement sidewalks that are in both dog parks. Good idea. I counted 3 human/dog drinking fountains in large dog park and 2 in small.

Clean, quiet, nice little path and looks like they're expanding! Great place to let your dog get…read moretheir wiggles out before or in the middle of camping at JT.

Returned to Joshua Tree for a second stargazing trip, and despite unpredictable cloud cover, the…read morenight sky delivered an incredible show. Sunset at Keys View: The view was great, but parking is extremely limited and poorly managed. Someone parked directly in the middle of the roadway, blocking traffic and leaving everyone else stranded. Camping & Stargazing: Set up camp at Ryan Campground, had dinner, and spent the night stargazing right from the picnic table. The Milky Way was directly overhead, and we caught numerous meteors and shooting stars throughout the night. Drawbacks: The main issue was a total lack of etiquette from other visitors. People were driving around late at night and shining bright white flashlights everywhere past 10 PM, completely disregarding designated quiet hours and ruining dark-sky adaptation. Overall, it is a phenomenal spot for astronomy, but fellow visitors lacking basic night-sky common sense can dampen the experience. Note: On the way back home morning, the park rangers check the annual pass / ticket as they are not when we went around 6.3O PM

Behold, the ominous Coffin! Not for the faint of heart. And certainly don't go alone like I did ;P…read more+ Fun nature scrambling. And it's free (if you're taking advantage of the national parks pass)! + Good amount of parking & restrooms. - But restrooms have no hand sanitizer. + Pleasant ambience. Tranquil, besides the families. . Dry climate. Keep a pack of H2O bottles in your car throughout your JTNP adventure. - The roads throughout JTNP are mostly one lane per way, with few passing sections. You could get stuck behind a slow driver for 5-15min. . At times there is mobile service throughout the park, closer to the outskirts. + Y'know, many moons ago when I first learned of the Coffin, I dreaded ever actually doing it. Had the same scary intrusive thoughts as you. Fast-forward to the moments leading up to the hike, I wasn't scared anymore. Just went for it. Found the crevice. Climbed into it. Not much fear. Just fun & exploration. Now I'm just glad I did it. No regrets. Here's how I found the Coffin. There're various paths leading to it. Please come and create your own adventure ;D I included 12 photos documenting from start (from the parking lot, start at this bench: 34°00'42.4"N 116°10'06.3"W) to finish (Coffin located within 30' of this pin: 34°00'43.6"N 116°10'07.7"W). Thank you Kwan & gang for guiding me! Coffin tips: . Wear long sleeves (down to your wrists & ankles), a headlamp, and durable gloves. You'll be close quarters with abrasive rock having so much fun for about an hour xP . Go with people, both before and after you, jic. . And begrudgingly admitted, pack enough food and H2O for your own 127-Hr contingency experience xP

I've came to this park nearly every time I've traveled here to visit my mother. Prior to having my…read moreown family, we would come for the early morning walk and a mini workout using the equipment staged around the block. It's always so peaceful in the mornings, with plenty of other walkers; most of which are friendly and wave back. Throughout the day, depending on the heat of course, you'll find families and their small kiddos enjoying the playground and / or having a picnic. If school is out, you'll often find the older kids climbing all over the place too - most of them try to look out for the smaller ones. They do have a bathroom that's kept unlocked during park hours. It can be a little dark in there and they do get messy at times but they have people who clean them daily. This is definitely a cleaner and nicer park than most, especially for being in the desert. The grass is kept lush and ironically is the first place our son ever even felt grass. He's 4 now and thoroughly enjoys how interactive the playground is. A must for any family that wants to get out and enjoy the outdoors and to be around greenery. They also have outdoor basketball courts in a caged area that I've seen a few pick up games pop up from time to time. There are plenty of picnic tables and several open bbq charcoal grills available. There's a community swimming pool open during the summer and though I've never personally used it, have heard good things. The sidewalks are kept in good shape and wheelchair accessible. Anyone wanting to throw or kick a ball around, there is more than enough room for multiple families to do so.

Great huge park! Large playground with a few different areas and shade. Sports fields, corn hole…read morearea, bathrooms, a pool. Lots of fun for all ages. Very well kept.

Happy new month, happy September! I killed 3 birds with one…read morestone during our visit to Palm Springs hehe and got to cross Joshua Tree National Park off my list. I always wanted to visit Joshua Tree National Park from seeing all the Instagram post, heard many things about the tree and the movies were filmed here. Yay, it finally happened during August, not a good time to visit but it was the only time we could make it. The weather was super HOT to be in the desert , 3 digit hot . Next time I have other plans Joshua Tree, I will be visiting in cooler times. I was so excited for Joshua Tree, finally happened hehe. We drive in to Joshua Tree twice, the first day we kind got lost looking for Joshua Tree and we started later in the day so we continued the next day. The drive in was nice, the roads were paved. We didn't hike it but just got to drive around the National Park, $30. per car, good for 7 days entrance. I asked the park guard where is the original Joshua Tree located, (hehe) but I learned that there isn't a specific or original. "Joshua" is named after a person. I loved seeing all the Joshua Trees, trying to find the perfect tree shape for our photos. I know how the Joshua Tree looks like, hehe. Joshua Tree is 130 miles east of LA, in southern dessert, we drove from LAX, it was perfect as one of the reason to visit Palm Springs was for JW, got info. that Joshua Tree was in the area, this was truly meant to be, Nearest towns are Twentynine Palms, Palm Desert and Palm Springs. What makes Joshua Tree special, this is where two deserts meet, The Mojave desert and lower Colorado desert, they have crazy rock formations, boulder piles and dark night skies, like International Dark Sky Park) The park is open 24 hours which I would be afraid to be at the park late at night. Don't forget to bring water, snacks, food, wear comfortable shoes, sunscreen, prepared for spotty cell service. All in all, Absolutely beautiful, I got to cross JTNP off my list, took in nature and family time, Carpe Diem, seize the moment, all we have is now. I can't wait to be back again for more Joshua Tree adventures!

As part of our quest to visit all 63 U.S. national parks, we set off on a six-week road trip. I…read morehave a personal rule: I only count a national park as "visited" if I actually spend time there, hike or walk through it, and truly experience it. On this trip, we visited 14 national parks, and Joshua Tree National Park was one of the most playful and surprising. My husband came up with what may be the park's most accurate unofficial name: "Amazing Boulders National Park... with a few Joshua trees." After spending a couple of days there, I had to admit he had a point. Yes, the Joshua trees are fascinating. These unusual plants are actually members of the yucca family rather than true trees, and they give the landscape a wonderfully whimsical character. But what completely captivated us were the enormous granite boulder formations scattered throughout the park. They seem to have been dropped from the sky by a giant child building a playground. Hiking here is simply fun. Around every corner, another incredible rock formation appears, and before long you find yourself spotting shapes in the rocks: an elephant, a skull, faces, animals, castles... your imagination takes over. Climbing on the boulders brought out our inner children. Unlike many hikes where you simply follow a trail, Joshua Tree encourages exploration and curiosity. One of the most fascinating aspects of the park is that it lies where two distinct deserts meet: the higher, cooler Mojave Desert, home to the Joshua trees, and the lower, hotter Colorado Desert, creating remarkable diversity in both plants and wildlife. We were fortunate to visit while many of the cacti were in bloom, adding splashes of color to the desert. We also enjoyed watching the abundant wildlife, including desert iguanas, ground squirrels, Gambel's quail, and countless birds that make this seemingly harsh environment feel surprisingly alive. The scenery constantly changes, from forests of Joshua trees to giant rock piles, hidden valleys, cholla gardens, and wide-open desert vistas. It is easy to understand why artists, photographers, climbers, and stargazers have been drawn here for generations. Joshua Tree National Park is one of those rare places that makes you smile while you're exploring it. It is beautiful, quirky, imaginative, and incredibly fun. Whether you come to hike, climb, photograph, or simply let your imagination run wild among the boulders, this park is unforgettable. Highly recommended, and if you find yourself calling it "Amazing Boulders National Park," don't worry... you're probably not the first.

Another new development in the city. This sportsplex offers the children a place to play soccer,…read morefootball, baseball, lacrosse, and a nice place to gather if you reserve a spot with the city. There are BBQ areas, and even a stage should you want entertainment. There are public restrooms that are very well maintained amd a snack bar as well. Parking is extremely plentiful at the moment however, as this city seemingly gets more popularity I can see it becoming a problem. There isn't too much to get under as far as shade is concerned so bring your sportbrellas and the like on those hot days.

I could rave and rave about this hike. I almost didn't do it because it's a little out of the way -…read morethe trailhead entrance is off the main road past the first entrance if coming from Palm/desert hot springs. The hike itself probably only took me 45 mins or so to get to the oasis, and BOY was it worth it!! It's a shallow step/Rocky path most of the way, and right at the end you suddenly emerge over this hill and get an incredible view of a valley full of California fan palm trees! I came on a clear day with mild temps in the mid 70': and it was comfortable, and TOTALLY stunning. The volunteer @the welcome center said in summer they get some rain and it doesn't drain fast so water can pool and make it like a true oasis (don't swim in or drink that water). Overall, between Ryan mountain and this hike - it truly MADE my experience @J tree. Anybody going to visit the park I would recommend doing this trail :)

Frail is easy to follow. It isn't too steep and it's a solid 1.6 miles to the spot from the parking…read morelot. Once at the palms, the temperature cools out dramatically under the shade. Pretty neat!