About Twentynine Palms

Twentynine Palms, home of Joshua Tree National Park, is a city with something for everyone, with pristine air, beautiful natural surroundings, and a small town family lifestyle. The community takes pride in sharing the area's history, culture, lustrous starlit skies and breathtaking sunsets and sunrises. Beyond the last of the traffic lights, here in the vast and palpable silence, we are the gateway to scenic Mojave Desert, the great California Outback and Mojave National Preserve.

There are many things to see and do in 29 Palms and surrounding desert area, whether vacation, snowbird, or just passing through. The Joshua Tree National Park alone offers a wide variety of recreational activities, from hiking, camping, bird watching, bicycling and rock climbing, to participating in the many Ranger-led programs. The Great Mojave Preserve linking Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks is known internationally for its natural beauty, vistas, geology, botany, zoology, night sky and unique environment. Discover and explore our spectacular cactus and wildflower displays, snowy mountains, beautiful sand dunes, petroglyphs, and ghost mines.

In the travel hub and destination of 29 Palms itself, you’ll find opportunities for strolling, shopping, dining, lodging, camping, golf and entertainment. Book a guided Tour or learn more about the town and our pioneer history at the Historical Museum. Many art galleries exhibit the works of the local artists in our art colony, and no tour would be complete without checking out our famous Oasis of Murals. It is a photographer’s paradise: bring your camera and film, or brushes, oils, sketchbook, and watercolors. Bring your telescope to enjoy the greatest stars on earth!

Spend the evening at a real American drive-in theatre, one of our several nightclubs, or relax in our coffee shops and fine restaurants. Our climate and seasons provide 330 clear sky and sunshine days per year: it is a landscape of incomparable light. You will find yourself slowing down and breathing freely, filling your senses with the great quiet, here in the ochre sands and sienna earth surrounded by blue skies and purple mountain majesty.

Home of Joshua Tree National Park and Park Headquarters, proud host of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the world's largest Marine Base, and with renowned world class murals and artists, the city offers a skilled labor force, a supportive business climate, clear skies, beautiful natural surroundings, desert and mountain vistas, and a family lifestyle. The city is located between Interstate 15 and 10 on State Highway 62, fifty-seven miles East of Palm Springs. The community is situated in the Morongo Basin portion of the San Bernardino County Mojave Desert.