Wilson Canyon
Pinto Basin Road, one of the main access roads in Joshua Tree National Park, passes through Wilson Canyon.
Plan Around Wilson Canyon
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Wilson Canyon Details
Pinto Basin Road, one of the main access roads in Joshua Tree National Park, passes through Wilson Canyon as you travel between the Cottonwood Spring area and the intersection with Park Boulevard. The canyon opens up onto the vast, flat Pinto Basin -- a transition corridor between the high-elevation Mojave Desert and the low-elevation Colorado Desert.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Wilson Canyon
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0.8 mi away
Silver Bell Mine
About three-quarters of a mile south of Pinto Basin Road is the Silver Bell Mine, which operated between 1934 and 1962.
2.3 mi away
Cholla Cactus Garden
The Cholla Cactus Garden exists in the unique ecosystem created by the merger of the upper Mojave Desert and the lower Colorado Desert.
2.3 mi away
Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail
Despite its nickname as the "teddy bear" cactus, hikers had best beware of the cholla cactus, which has small, stick-tight needles that will go right through clothes.
2.9 mi away
Joshua Tree National Park
Low and high desert regions converge in this southern California park, named for the distinctive species of yucca trees that can grow up to 50 feet high here.
3.3 mi away
Stirrup Tank
Stirrup Tank, so named because it's a natural depression that can hold water, is one of Joshua Tree National Park's many rock-climbing areas.
