Joshua Tree National Park - Nature Walks (U.S. National Park Service)

Trail	Mileage	Starting Point	Features
Arch Rock	.5-mile loop	White Tank Campground, opposite site 9	geology, including a natural arch
Bajada All- Access	.25-mile loop	South of Cottonwood; one-half mile from the southern entrance to the park	accessible; plants of the Colorado Desert
Barker Dam	1.3-mile loop	Just north of the Barker Dam parking area	water tank built by early cattle ranchers
Cap Rock	.4-mile loop	Cap Rock parking area, at the junction of Park Blvd. and Keys View Road	accessible; boulder piles, Joshua trees, and other plants of the Mojave Desert
Cholla Cactus Garden	.25-mile loop	20 miles north of Cottonwood Visitor Center	dense concentration of Cholla Cactus
Cottonwood Spring	1 mile	Cottonwood Spring parking area	palm oasis, cottonwood trees, plants and animals of the Colorado Desert
Hidden Valley	1-mile loop	Hidden Valley picnic area	rock-enclosed valley rumored to have been used by cattle rustlers
Hi-View	1.3-mile loop	Northwest of Black Rock Campground	views of Mt. San Gorgonio
Indian Cove	.6-mile loop	West end of Indian Cove Campground	plants, including desert willows and Mojave yuccas, animals, and Indian habitation
Keys View	.25-mile loop	Keys View	views of the San Andreas Fault, Mt. San Jacinto, Mt. San Gorgonio, and the Salton Sea
Oasis of Mara	.5-mile loop	Oasis Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms	accessible; introduces an oasis habitat used extensively by early residents in the area
Skull Rock	1.5-mile loop	Jumbo Rocks Campground	boulder piles, desert washes, and a rock formation known as Skull Rock

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