Travel tips
Travel tips for the high desert.
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The practical side of a stay.
The high desert is easy to visit with a little planning. There is no fuel inside Joshua Tree National Park, cell service drops out in much of it, and summer heat is serious. These pages cover the practical side of a stay: where to get medical help, where to fill up or charge, how to stay reachable, and what to do when the weather turns.
The house itself has wifi, air conditioning and heating.
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Hospitals and Urgent Care near Joshua Tree
Where to get medical help near Joshua Tree: the ER in Joshua Tree, trauma care in Palm Springs, urgent care, pharmacies, vets and the park's emergency phones.
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Gas and EV Charging near Joshua Tree
No gas or chargers inside Joshua Tree National Park. Where to fill up and fast-charge along Highway 62, how far park drives run, and fuel for desert day trips.
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Cell Service in Joshua Tree
Cell service in Joshua Tree National Park is very limited. Where to find wifi, how to set up offline maps, and how to reach help by satellite or text.
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Ideas for Hot, Windy or Rainy Days
Too hot, windy or wet for the park? Indoor and cooler options around Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms and Palm Springs, plus heat, wind and flash flood facts.
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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.
Photo credits on this page: Palm Canyon Drive - Palm Springs, California, USA - August 1995.jpg by Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CA62s2 20150913.jpg by Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park.jpg by Mojnsen, CC BY 4.0. More on our photo credits page.