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The Cholla Cactus Garden is a small wayside that is easy to pass, but it is well worth a stop and a short walk.
The path is wide and ADA accessible.
The cholla cactus is notorious for sticking tenaciously to anything that brushes against it.
Acres of cholla cactus.
The cactus wren is known to make nests in the dense cholla cactus fingers.
Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park.
The Cholla Cactus Garden is a great stop for families. Be sure curious children don't touch the cactus, however.