Joshua Tree National Park's Best Photo Spots

This natural formation is about 30 feet across. The hike to get to the arch is pretty easy - about five minutes from the nearby campgrounds. Watch out for the plants on the path - many of them are thorny! If...

This gold ore crushing mill was built in 1933. To get there start your hike at the Barker Dam trailhead. The 2-mile roundtrip hike will end at Wall Street Mill. The trail is pretty flat so it is suitable for...

Located on the Wonderland Wash Trail between Barker Dam and Wall Street Mill these ruins are a small piece of the pioneering history in Joshua Tree. While the pink ruins are not much to look at the trail its...

As if the dry, harsh desert landscape of Joshua Tree isn’t enough to make you think of death, there’s a natural rock formation in the shape of a skull there that’ll do the trick, real quick. Water erosion ca...

This popular trail is located at the top of the Little San Bernardino Mountains giving hikers a bird's-eye view of the Coachella Valley. Other natural attractions that can be seen from this vantage point inc...

Also known as the Big Horn Dam this water-storage facility was constructed in 1900 by cattle ranchers. A hiking trail of around 1.5 miles is easy enough for most people to travel on. You might see a lot of d...

Because it is such a cute cactus the cholla has been nicknamed the "teddy bear" cactus. Naturally, that doesn't mean you want to touch, much less hug it. Unlike a soft teddy bear this one is prickly! This tr...

Between 1894 and 1931 this mine produced more than 10,000 oz. of gold and 16,000 oz. of silver which would be worth more than $5 million today. The mill is one of the best-preserved of its kind. The four-mil...

These historic ruins were established by JD Ryan in 1890, but were destroyed in 1978 by a fire. The six-room structure is adobe with some wood additions. There's also a small cemetery nearby. It's highly rec...

Another one of those unique Joshua Tree attractions that you won't find on any of the park maps. Samuelson Rocks are a series of boulders with words of wisdom carved into them by early homesteader John Samue...

Lots of mystery surrounds Joshua Tree's Iron Door Cave. The cave itself is about 120 square feet with enough room to stand up in and a little air hole at the far end. Nobody really knows how the iron door go...

Inside the Jumbo Rocks Campground, you'll find a 13-foot tall boulder that looks like a penguin (minus the tuxedo). A penguin in the desert, you say? Yep, we know, crazy stuff. To find Pinguino Rock, park in...

There are hundreds of historic mines in California, but this secret mine is unique. Giant boulders were used as shelters by the miners as the scarcity of wood and other natural resources made it next to impo...

It's amazing that people tried to eke out an existence here in the Mojave Desert. Today we can see some of the results of that hard work. Visits to the ranch are only by guided tour. You can buy your tickets...

A giant boulder accessible via an unmarked trail from the White Tank Campground has a natural formation in the shape of a heart. It's about 10 feet tall, rising out of a landscape strewn with boulders. Getti...