Oasis Visitor Center
The Oasis Visitor Center serves the Oasis of Mara area of Joshua Tree National Park
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Oasis Visitor Center Details
The Oasis Visitor Center serves the Oasis of Mara area of Joshua Tree National Park and is located on National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms, Calif. This is actually considered the main visitor center for the park, and is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Facilities include a bookstore operated by the Joshua Tree National Park Association, restrooms, picnic tables, and a drinking water station. There also are exhibits about the oasis. The Oasis Visitor Center also has an accessible sidewalk and vegetation garden area, an accessibility desk for information, and low exhibit displays. The Oasis of Mara Trail, which starts here, also is accessible. Phone: 760-367-5500.
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Oasis of Mara Nature Trail
Located at the Oasis Visitor Center in Twentynine Palms, this easy nature trail loops through a natural oasis for which the town of Twentynine Palms is named.
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Oasis of Mara
The Serrano named the oasis "Mara," meaning "the place of little springs and much grass," and used the local spring water to raise corn, beans, pumpkins, and squash.
3.5 mi away
North Entrance
The north entrance to Joshua Tree National Park is in Twentynine Palms, three miles south of the junction of Highway 62 and Utah Trail.
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Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms Highway (SR 62), the main access road for the northern part of Joshua Tree National Park, runs east-west straight through the town of Twentynine Palms.
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Fortynine Palm Oasis Trail
The highlights of the Fortynine Palm Oasis trail are several stands of fan palms and pools of water found at the oasis.
