High-Desert Farmers Markets & Provisions

The house has a full kitchen and an outdoor BBQ grill, so the local markets are worth a stop. The Morongo Basin now has three weekly farmers markets, in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms, and a run of supermarkets along Highway 62 for everything else. Here is what runs on which day, how far each one is from the house, and how to shop around a park day.

The weekly markets

• Wednesday, Yucca Valley. The Certified Farmers Market at Founders Plaza in Old Town, about 8am to 1pm. Roughly 15 minutes from the house.
• Saturday, Joshua Tree. The Joshua Tree Certified Farmers' Market downtown, about 8am to 1pm, year-round. Roughly 20 minutes from the house.
• Saturday, Twentynine Palms. The 29 Palms Farmers Market on Twentynine Palms Highway, about 8am to 1pm. Roughly 40 minutes from the house.

All three are morning markets, so go early in the day. In summer that also keeps you out of the hottest hours; for hot weather, the park service suggests starting outdoor activity before 10am or after 4pm.

Joshua Tree Certified Farmers' Market

The oldest of the three sets up every Saturday from about 8am to 1pm on Highway 62 in downtown Joshua Tree, in the block near Sunset Road and Joshua Tree Health Foods. Listings say it is open every Saturday and describe it as running all year. Lori Herbel founded the market and still runs it. A 2019 local news report said it had been going for twelve years at that point, which puts its start around 2007.

Listings describe tree- and vine-ripened produce brought direct from the farm, along with baked goods, cheeses, prepared food and local arts and crafts. What shows up depends on the season and the week, so keep your list flexible. Downtown Joshua Tree has cafés, galleries and shops within a few minutes' walk, and the park's West Entrance is about five miles south of the village, so a Saturday market stop makes an easy start to a park day. Our Joshua Tree village guide covers the rest of the block.

Yucca Valley's Wednesday market

The newest market opened on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Founders Plaza, the town's new plaza in Old Town Yucca Valley, off Highway 62 at Elk Trail (55762 Twentynine Palms Highway). It runs about 8am to 1pm and was proposed as a year-round weekly market. The Town of Yucca Valley chose Lori Herbel, who runs the Joshua Tree market, to operate it, picking her year-round Wednesday-morning proposal over a seasonal Friday-evening one, and town council discussions aimed for a mix of roughly three-quarters produce and farm food.

At about 15 minutes from the house, this is the easiest midweek stock-up. Because the market is new, check the town's events calendar the week you visit. Old Town also puts you a few minutes from Desert Christ Park, and there are more ideas for the rest of the morning in things to do in Yucca Valley.

Twentynine Palms on Saturday

The 29 Palms Farmers Market runs Saturdays from about 8am to 1pm at 73551 Twentynine Palms Highway, with free parking. Its website lists fresh produce from the Inland Empire alongside fruit, fresh-squeezed juice, baked goods, prepared foods and handmade goods from the desert community, and listings add honey and eggs. It is the farthest of the three from the house, about 40 minutes, so it fits best on a day you are already heading to the park's North Entrance or the Oasis of Mara. See our Twentynine Palms guide.

Supermarkets on Highway 62

For a full grocery run, Yucca Valley has the most choice, all on Twentynine Palms Highway (Highway 62): two Stater Bros. Markets, at 57075 and 58060, a Walmart Supercenter at 58501, and a Grocery Outlet at 57200. That stretch is about 15 minutes from the house. Online listings show Stater Bros. and Walmart open roughly 6am to 11pm, but holiday and seasonal hours change, so check before a late run. Twentynine Palms has its own Stater Bros. and a Grocery Outlet if you are shopping at that end of the highway.

Two smaller stops in downtown Joshua Tree help fill gaps. Joshua Tree Health Foods, at 61693 Twentynine Palms Highway, is a natural-foods store in the same block as the Saturday market. A few doors along, The Dez runs two small cafés selling coffee, sandwiches and grab-and-go food, handy for a park lunch. If you want beans for the house, Joshua Tree Coffee Company roasts organic coffee in the desert and sells it by the bag; our coffee guide has the details.

Shop before the park

There are no restaurants, grocery stores or gas stations inside Joshua Tree National Park, and there is no water in the park's interior. The park service asks visitors to carry at least a gallon of water per person per day. That makes the day before a park visit the time to shop: fill a cooler with lunch, snacks and water, fuel the car in town, and you can head out early without a stop. The what to know before you visit post covers the rest of the park basics.

Stocking the kitchen

A few things worth picking up on the way in:

• Breakfast for the boulder table. Eggs, bread, fruit and coffee for slow mornings at the dining table built around a natural boulder.
• Something for the grill. There's an outdoor BBQ grill for cooking outside.
• Plenty of water. The dry air means you'll drink more than you expect.
• Cans and plastic for the pool area. House rules keep glass away from the stock-tank pool and the hot tub.

Know before you go

• Hours change. Market days, hours and vendors shift with the season and the weather. Check each market's website or social pages the week you visit.
• Mornings only. All three markets run roughly 8am to 1pm.
• Bring bags and some cash, in case a stall doesn't take cards.
• Store hours come from online listings and can change, especially on holidays.
• Fill up before the park. No food, water or fuel is sold inside Joshua Tree National Park.

For restaurants and bars on nights you'd rather not cook, read eating and drinking in the high desert. Then check dates and plan your shop around a Wednesday or a Saturday.