Things to do in Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park is a desert wonderland 90 miles from the Holiday Inn Express in Blythe. This beautiful park encompasses 800,000 acres and includes two desert environments: the higher and cooler Mojave Desert and the lower Sonora Desert characterized by higher temperatures and wide open spaces.

Visitors to this extraordinary natural wonder enjoy breathtaking vistas and a fascinating variety of wildlife and plants. The Park is well known for its many fields of wildflowers year round that attract many visitors. The Holiday Inn Express in Blythe is the ideal hotel for Park visitors.

Birding is another popular activity for nature lovers. In addition to year-round feathered residents, Spring brings an influx of transient birds and summer-nesting species. A birding checklist is available at Park Visitor Centers.