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).



By car
Most visitors will arrive by car.
 * California 62.svg 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 247.svg 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, west.

Further afield are:
 * Ontario International Airport, about west.
 * Los Angeles International Airport, west.
 * San Diego International Airport, southwest.

By bus

 * Morongo Bay Transit Authority has routes around Yucca Valley.

Go next

 * Joshua Tree National Park, east &mdash; Home to two desert ecosystems and is a favorite for campers, hikers, and rock-climbers.
 * Pioneertown, northwest &mdash; An Old West-themed living motion-picture set where movie and television shows have been filmed, with galleries and places to eat.