Yucca Valley is a large town in south central San Bernadino County in California Desert on the north-western boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.
Understand
[edit]Yucca Valley is at the west edge of the Morongo Basin in the Mojave Desert, between the San Berandino Mountains (west) and Joshua Tree National Park (south).
- California Welcome Center, 56711 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-5464, [email protected]. M-Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 10AM-4PM (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter).
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Most visitors will arrive by car.
- California State Route 62 runs east-west through the Morongo Basin, west towards Palm Springs and Interstate 10, and east to Joshua Tree Village and Twentynine Palms and onto the Arizona state line.
- California State Route 247 (Old Woman Springs Rd) begins in Yucca Valley and runs north through Barstow to Interstate 15.
By bus
[edit]There is a limited bus network, run by the Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA). Service runs west towards Palm Springs and east towards Joshua Tree Village and Twentynine Palms.
By plane
[edit]The closest passenger airport is Palm Springs Airport (PSP IATA), 35 mi (56 km) west.
Further afield are:
- Ontario International Airport (ONT IATA), about 80 mi (130 km) west.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX IATA), 130 mi (210 km) west.
- San Diego International Airport (SAN IATA), 140 mi (230 km) southwest.
Get around
[edit]By bus
[edit]- Morongo Bay Transit Authority has routes around Yucca Valley.
See
[edit]- Hi-Desert Nature Museum, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway (Community Center Complex), ☏ +1 760-369-7212, [email protected]. W-Sa 10AM–5PM, closed Federal holidays. The museum is dedicatd to educating residents and tourists about the cultural heritage, natural history and desert environment of the Morongo Basin and High Desert.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Aki Sushi, 57045 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-7755.
- John's Place, 56249 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-0144. Su–Th 6AM–9PM, F–Sa 6AM–10PM. American diner
- La Casita, 57154 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-5061. Daily 11AM–10PM. Mexican
- Las Palmas Restaurant, 55792 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-369-7164. M–Sa 10AM–9PM, Su 9AM–9PM. Mexican.
- La Palapa, 57173 Sunnyslope Dr, ☏ +1 760-365-5581. Daily 10AM–9PM. Mexican
- Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, ☏ +1 760-228-2222, [email protected]. Th-Su 11AM-9:30PM, M 5PM-9:30PM, closed Tu W.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Joshua Tree National Park, east — Home to two desert ecosystems and is a favorite for campers, hikers, and rock-climbers.
- Pioneertown, northwest — An Old West-themed living motion-picture set where movie and television shows have been filmed, with galleries and places to eat.
Routes through Yucca Valley |
Palm Springs ← Desert Hot Springs ← | W E | → Joshua Tree Village → Jct N S |
END Jct N S ← Barstow ← | N S | → END |