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Mojave Desert Land Trust
Managed by Mojave Desert Land Trust
3,169 acres15.1 mi of trail
Quail Wash
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 26% of Joshua Tree is conserved land, roughly 6,003 acres. There are about 173 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mojave Desert Land Trust (15.1 mi), Desert View Conservation Area (8.6 mi), and Sunburst Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Joshua Tree, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Joshua Tree outdoors
Conserved land
26%
6,003 of 22,997 acres
Trails
173 mi
4.8 mi per sq mi · 33 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
963 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Desert View Conservation Area
Managed by San Bernardino County | Special Districts
604 acres8.6 mi of trail
Scout'sDesert Tortoise TrailSidewinderHaggisOnaga Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Sunburst Park
Managed by County of San Bernardino
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Joshua Tree National Park
Managed by National Park Service
83 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Joshua Tree
Showing 1–10 of 11 playgrounds
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Friendly Hills Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Sunburst Park
Unnamed playground in Sunburst Park
Unnamed playground in Sunburst Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 7.5 miHorses 1.7 miUnpaved 45.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Spike's Run1.7 mi
- Backside Cutoff1.2 mi
- Wilson Terrace1.0 mi
- Broadway1.0 mi
- Hoodoo Hill0.9 mi
- Quail Wash0.9 mi
- Sidewinder0.9 mi
- Onaga Trail0.7 mi
- Bad Manor0.7 mi
- Scout's0.7 mi
Who protects the land
6,003 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Basketball3
- Baseball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Joshua Tree
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 3,645 acNational Park 2,333 acUnknown Easement 2,069 acLocal Park 21 acLocal Recreation Area 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave Desert Land TrustPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3,413 | Open |
| Joshua Tree National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 2,333 | Open |
| Juniper CanyonPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 232 | Open |
| Sunburst ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Friendly Hills ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Joshua Tree Park and Recreation District 1Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Joshua Tree Memorial ParkCemetery
Nearby
Joshua Tree and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tree | 26.1% | 173.3 mi | 7 |
| Yucca Valley | 6.3% | 88.2 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Joshua Tree's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 21.1-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.