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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Joshua Tree National Park. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: September 30, 2025

Hidden Valley Trail

The Hidden Valley Trail is a one-mile loop that offers meander through large rock formations, perfect for families and rock scrambling. Along the trail, you’ll find educational signs about local …

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Forty-Nine Palms Trail ~ approx. 5 kilometers in a good hour of pure walking time in the scorching heat (at least in midsummer) it's really extremely hot ☀️ there's really …

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Two hollowed-out eye sockets carved into a rock shaped like a skull await you here in Joshua Tree National Park. A beautiful 1.7-mile nature trail runs through the Skull Rock area.



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You can visit Locomotion Rock along the Hidden Valley Loop Trail. The round shaped rock formation is part of the Wonderland of Rock within Joshua Tree National Park and was formed by erosion from wind and water.

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This trail steers you around some of the fascinating rock formations that are so characteristic of this area. It's also very sandy/rocky and exposed to the sun, so make sure …

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