The dining table built around a natural boulder

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Eat and drink near the house.

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Town by town.

The house has a full kitchen, a dining table built around a natural boulder and an outdoor BBQ grill, so plenty of guests cook in. When you want to eat out, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree village and Pioneertown are all a short drive away, and Twentynine Palms and Morongo Valley are close too.

These pages go town by town with a rough drive time from the house. Small desert restaurants change their hours often, so check before you drive.

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The boulder dining table with cacti at the window
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Breakfast and Brunch near Joshua Tree

Breakfast and weekend brunch near Joshua Tree: diners and cafes in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms and Morongo Valley, with drive times.

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The corner kitchen window seen from the courtyard
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Lunch near Joshua Tree

Lunch near Joshua Tree by town: delis that pack food for the park and sit-down lunches in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms and Morongo Valley.

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The kitchen with the coral tile wall and the window to the garden
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Dinner near Joshua Tree

Dinner near Joshua Tree by town: Yucca Valley, Pioneertown, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley and Highway 247, with booking tips and drive times.

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The fire pit and a vintage sign at nightfall
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Bars and Saloons in the High Desert

Bars and saloons near Joshua Tree, town by town: Old West saloons, a 1950s airport lounge, jazz, breweries and dive bars, with drive times and late-night tips.

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Shelves of vintage cans in the kitchen
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Mexican Food in the Morongo Basin

Taco shops, sit-down Mexican restaurants and late-night tacos in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms, with drive times and hours to check.

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The kitchen window over the sink, looking out to the breeze-block wall and the garden
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Groceries and Supplies in Yucca Valley

Where to stock a cook-in stay near Joshua Tree: Yucca Valley supermarkets, natural foods, wine and liquor shops, hardware, pharmacies, water and ice.

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The covered patio with lounge seating beside the house
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Bakeries and Sweets in the High Desert

Sourdough, cookies, donuts, ice cream, bagels and pan dulce in Yucca Valley, Morongo Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms, with drive times and hours.

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Base yourself here

Stargaze Escape, Yucca Valley.

Two king bedrooms, a stock-tank pool, a hot tub, a gas fire pit and a 1950s car bed with a custom stargazing roof, about 25 minutes from the park's west entrance.