Yucca Valley

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

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, admin@californiawelcomecenter.com. M-Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 10AM-4PM (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter). (updated Aug 2022)

Get in

By car

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

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

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

By bus

• Morongo Bay Transit Authority has routes around Yucca Valley.

See

• Hi-Desert Nature Museum, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway (Community Center Complex), ☏ +1 760-369-7212, museum@yucca-valley.org. 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. (updated Jan 2018)

Eat

• Aki Sushi, 57045 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-7755. (updated Jan 2018)
• John's Place, 56249 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-0144. Su–Th 6AM–9PM, F–Sa 6AM–10PM. American diner (updated Jan 2018)
• La Casita, 57154 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-365-5061. Daily 11AM–10PM. Mexican (updated Jan 2018)
• Las Palmas Restaurant, 55792 Twentynine Palms Highway, ☏ +1 760-369-7164. M–Sa 10AM–9PM, Su 9AM–9PM. Mexican. (updated Jan 2018)
• La Palapa, 57173 Sunnyslope Dr, ☏ +1 760-365-5581. Daily 10AM–9PM. Mexican (updated Jan 2018)
• Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, ☏ +1 760-228-2222, hello@pappyandharriets.com. Th-Su 11AM-9:30PM, M 5PM-9:30PM, closed Tu W. (updated Aug 2022)

Go next

• 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