Joshua tree Chamber of Commerce

Joshua Tree. It's a symbol of the High Desert, a cultural icon, a state of

mind. It's also the name of the community that welcomes you to Joshua Tree

National Park. You'll know when you arrive here, as the clutter of civilization

gives way to our beautiful vistas -- yucca, cactus, desert wildflowers,

fantastic boulder formations, and of course, our famous Joshua trees.

Joshua Tree is a community of artists, musicians, working families,

businesspeople, telecommuters and retirees. Downtown has four art

galleries, a yoga studio, two outfitters, a bakery with a shady courtyard for

coffee and wi-fi, beautiful gift shops, great burgers and great vegan fare,

even a pizza parlor that dishes up home-cooked Indian food. Saturday

morning there's a Certified Farmers Market right in town. A National Park

Visitors Center is located right off the main drag, so you can park there and

check out the shops before you head to our backyard, Joshua Tree National

Park.

Joshua Tree is home to Copper Mountain College, offering Associate

degrees and certificates in the arts, business, technical and medical fields.

Also based here is the Hi-Desert Medical Center, the primary regional

provider of health services to more than 68,000 people. Cultural institutions

include the Hi-Desert Cultural Center, home of the Kaye Ballard Playhouse,

and the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, a world-famous meditation, yoga and

conference center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his son, Lloyd

Wright.

There are lodgings in Joshua Tree for those on a budget, for the luxury-

minded, and for everyone in between. Stay in a historic rock'n'roll motel

downtown, or a quiet B-and-B in the hills, or a charming vacation home filled

with the work of local artists. Who knows? You may end up a resident, like

so many of us who came here first as visitors.

Joshua Tree is easy to get to: just 30 minutes from Palm Springs and within

three hours' drive of Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas. Yet we're very

far away. With our other-worldly landscape, starry nights and desert quiet,

we call our neighborhood Planet Joshua Tree ... Like Earth, Only Better.

If you would like additional information, please call or email the Chamber of

Commerce. And be sure to drop by if you're in town! We're happy to answer

all your questions.