Geology Tour Road

Total Miles
9.2

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This is a fantastic family adventure. The entire trail is located inside Joshua Tree National Park. It is a long loop trail that is very scenic with beautiful vistas, interesting rock formations, ancient volcanic lava flows, and Joshua Trees. The loop portion of the trail is one-way (clockwise).

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Difficulty

This is mostly a graded dirt road. The loop portion is slightly more challenging with some small holes and rocks.

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Status Reports

There is no dispersed camping anywhere in Joshua Tree Park, period. We were headed to Geology Trail & the ranger said the road is closed. If you disperse camp, you will be told to leave....

The out and back section was easy, some washboard but not bad. On the loop section there are 4 big mud holes, one was about 1.5 feet deep but all are passable in high clearance 4x4.

Road to loop trail is mostly washboard with sandy patches. Seen passenger cars on this section. The loop trail has sharp rocks; some that are hidden in sandy sections. Well maintained overall with great views. Areas to pull out and take in the view on one way loop. Aired down for comfort.

It’s just a normal road trail. Came in from berdoo trail from Indio hills.