Joshua Tree National Park
Cottonwood Spring Oasis Description
The Cottonwood Spring Oasis is a stunningly beautiful, often-overlooked area of Joshua Tree National Park that features fan palms, hiking trails, panoramic overlooks, and excellent birding. The spring was originally opened up by an earthquake feeds all of the vegetation like fan palms that you’ll find growing here today.
There is a great loop hiking trail (Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail) that is 1.5miles long with very little elevation gain and serves as a great tour of the area. While on the trail, hikers will see the giant fan palms, perhaps some reptiles, and maybe even a native hawk.
Best Time to Visit Cottonwood Springs Oasis
The best time to visit Cottonwood Springs Oasis is around sunset when you can find a high perch to watch the sun go down and the sky light up.
Things to Note
Wear boots if you have them and be careful for cacti, especially the cholla (also known as the jumping cactus) which have a way of snagging feet and legs.
Cottonwood Springs Oasis | Joshua Tree National Park, California
The Joshua Tree Film
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MTJP | Joshua Tree is the culmination of nearly a month spent exploring Joshua Tree National Park. We chose Joshua Tree because of its unique landscape. Its immense boulder piles, colorful cactus fields, endless desert expanses, and one-of-a-kind Joshua trees make for a spectacular setting. This film was shot entirely in 4K.
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