Joshua Tree National Park's Boy Scout Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back trail near Twentynine Palms, California. This backcountry adventure is an excellent way for visitors to get away from the road and into the wilderness. Among its highlights are the Wonderland of Rocks, a landscape formed by massive boulders and granite rocks as well as Joshua Tree groves and Bighorn Sheep (if you are lucky enough to see one). With its gentle grade and rolling hills, this trail is a popular place for trail running, hiking, and backpacking.
Indian Cove Trailhead serves as the starting and ending point for this route, however, it can also be completed in the opposite direction, beginning and ending at the south trailhead located off of Park Boulevard.
COMMON VEGETATION
Pinyon and juniper trees, desert grasses, various cacti, and cholla.
CAMPING AND PERMITS
WATER
All water must be carried with you.
SEASONS
This hike is open and accessible year-round, however, it is best completed in the cooler months, October - May. Due to extreme sun exposure, temperatures, and lack of water, this trail should be avoided in the summer.
ALTERNATES
If time and/or distance are a concern, visitors can arrange a shuttle and complete this hike as a one way, 9 mile adventure.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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