The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
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Day422

Day 422 — Joshua Tree — Joshua Tree & Palm Springs

Full day5h planned
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418Balboa Park419Harbor & Coronado420La Jolla421Up to the desert422Joshua Tree423Palm Springs424West to Los Angeles425Hollywood426Art & the Beach427Downtown & the Studios428Free Day429Up the coast430Santa Barbara431The Central Coast432East to Death Valley433Below Sea Level434West to the Sierra435The Giant Forest436Kings Canyon437North to Yosemite438Yosemite Valley439Glacier Point & the Mist Trail440Sequoias & the High Country441Free Day442West to the coast443Monterey Bay44417-Mile Drive & Big Sur445Inland to Pinnacles446Caves & Condors447North to San Francisco448The Golden Gate449Alcatraz & the Wharf450Cable Cars & Hills451Free Day452Up to the capital453Capitol & Gold Rush454West to wine country455Napa Valley456Sonoma & Calistoga457East to Lake Tahoe458The Lake459Reno, Carson City & the Comstock460Free Day461Northwest to Lassen462Fire & Steam463West to the coast464Bluffs & Glass Beach465North to the redwoods466The Tall Trees467Fern Canyon & the Coast468North into Oregon

Trees, boulders, and dark skies.

  1. 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM· 5h

    Joshua Tree National ParkNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Hidden Valley, Keys View, the Cholla Cactus Garden, and scrambling the giant boulders where the desert ecosystems meet.

    Bring: lots of water · sun protection

    Joshua Tree, CA