Joshua Tree National ParkJoshua Tree National ParkMastadon Peak Loop · Joshua Tree National ParkMastodon Mine Loop Trail · Joshua Tree National ParkEndStart5 kmN ↑

Lost Palms Oasis Trail other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

Get directions · Google MapsApple Maps

© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Full route · OpenStreetMap · Basemap: OpenFreeMap (OpenMapTiles, © OSM contributors).

7-day forecast

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J14°4°20
  2. F16°5°18
  3. M19°7°15
  4. A23°10°2
  5. M28°14°2
  6. J33°19°1
  7. J35°23°8
  8. A34°22°16
  9. S31°19°9
  10. O25°13°7
  11. N18°8°8
  12. D14°4°16

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Transverse Ranges (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
33 km NE of Mecca (Riverside County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Joshua Tree National Park
Best months
Oct–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
33.7229, -115.7851
Route start
33.7088, -115.7596
OpenStreetMap
relation 13875860
Wikidata
Q23017160
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

More trails in the Transverse Ranges

All 470 →

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

All trails in California → · All 36,834 trails in United States of America →