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6 days · from Las Vegas, NV
6-day Joshua Tree and Death Valley road trip
A 6-day desert loop from Las Vegas: Jumbo Rocks and Joshua Tree, then Badwater Basin. Two parks, a 3.5-hour drive, overnight towns and a map.
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Jumbo Rocks
Cholla Cactus Garden
Joshua Tree at dusk
Keys View
Skull Rock
Arch Rock
The days
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01
Las Vegas → Joshua Tree / Twentynine Palms
- Leave Las Vegas after breakfast
- Drive to Joshua Tree / Twentynine Palms
- Check in and an easy first evening
- Skull Rock pull-off
Joshua Tree or Twentynine Palms — many hotels
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02
Joshua Tree
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Skull Rock pull-off
- Cholla Cactus Garden (stay on the path)
- Picnic at Hidden Valley
Joshua Tree or Twentynine Palms — many hotels
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03
Joshua Tree
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Skull Rock pull-off
- Cholla Cactus Garden (stay on the path)
- Picnic at Hidden Valley
Joshua Tree or Twentynine Palms — many hotels
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04
Joshua Tree / Twentynine Palms → Furnace Creek
- Drive Joshua Tree / Twentynine Palms → Furnace Creek
- Dunes near Stovepipe Wells (short walk)
- Borax Museum at the Ranch
- Pool time in the heat of the day
The Inn or The Ranch at Death Valley (in-park)
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05
Badwater & dunes
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Dunes near Stovepipe Wells (short walk)
- Borax Museum at the Ranch
- Pool time in the heat of the day
The Inn or The Ranch at Death Valley (in-park)
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06
Furnace Creek → Las Vegas
- Easy morning if checkout allows
- Drive Furnace Creek → Las Vegas
- Unpack and save the photos
Home in Las Vegas
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