Multi-Day Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park

57hours is committed to providing safe outdoor adventure experiences. We require all guides using our platform to have a COVID-19 safety plan and to make the details of that plan accessible to travelers. In most cases, group sizes will be reduced, guides will avoid overcrowded locations, and other safety measures will be met depending on the location and activity.

We also expect clients to respect local regulations and take measures to protect themselves, guides and the communities they’re travelling to. For more information on COVID-19 measures in Joshua Tree, please refer to the California State website.

Please contact us if you have any questions or require further information. We are happy to provide you with the most up-to-date information!

What you get on this adventure:

• A professional, knowledgeable, medically-trained, wilderness guide
• Use of a top of the line, technical daypack
• Use of trekking poles
• Transportation to and from Joshua Park
• Entrance fees and national park permits
• 5 nights of lodging for the 6-day tour
• Top-of-the-line tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag for the 4-day tours
• All meals from breakfast the first day through lunch on the last day
• Comprehensive, roundtrip transportation from your hotel in Las Vegas, NV (where the tour starts), and back

What’s not included:

• Accommodation prior to and after the tour
• Transportation to your hotel prior to the tour
• Clothes, raingear, and footwear
• Sunscreen, toiletries and personal items
• Water bottles and a headlamp or flashlight
• Alcoholic beverages

The best thing about hiking in Joshua Tree National Park is that there are incredible options for all skill levels. For the Joshua Tree Basecamp Tour and Joshua Tree and Death Valley Hike Tour, you will have to be comfortable hiking 6-8 miles per day in hilly or mountainous terrain with a 5-10 lb backpack and taking occasional breaks. You can expect hiking on sandy and rocky trails on both maintained and unmaintained off-trails. You will hike 4-9 miles daily.

For the Joshua Tree Backpacking Tour, you should be of excellent physical health and comfortable hiking for several hours with a 25-33 pounds daypack and without many breaks. You can expect rock, dirt and sand trails that are unmaintained. The walking is generally moderate with some rugged sections. Keep in mind, the weather in summer can be very hot and you’ll also be packing a daypack filled with water and other things you’ll need throughout the day.

Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:

• Water bottle or hydration bladder (2L capacity)
• Lightweight hiking boots or shoes
• Casual shoes for camp
• Spare clothes for layering
• Waterproof rain jacket
• Sunhat
• Bandana
• Camp towel
• Small multitool
• A headlamp or flashlight
• Electrolyte drink additives
• Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, toilet paper, etc.)
• Headlamp or flashlight
• Sunglasses
• Camera — optional (but recommended)

With us, it’s all play and no work for you! 57hours is an open platform that connects you with trained and certified outdoor adventure professionals all over the world. Using our tech-savvy, we make it super easy to find and book adventures worth tackling, with guides worth booking, all gathered from the first-hand experiences of the locals who adventure in these amazing locations.

Hiring a local guide offers you the chance to experience the beauty of Joshua Tree National Park to the fullest. Local guides know all the hidden gems the area has to offer, will explain the history and geology during the hike, and will customize your day to the desires of your group. Because there is so much to see and do in Joshua Tree National Park — and it gets crowded quickly — this is one location where it really pays to have a guide by your side to make the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

For multi-day adventures, the usual group size is 6 guests and 1 guide, with a maximum of 10 guests and 2 guides. Pricing is per person and the tours are not private.

Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park can be arranged for larger or private groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

• Everybody over the age of 18 is welcome to book this hiking adventure.
• Minors as young as 12 may be permitted to join the tours on a case-by-case basis. If you plan to hike with anyone under the age of 18, please contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

Tours are scheduled to fit with the seasons and ideal hiking conditions. When the weather does not cooperate, your guide will know the correct course of action to take. Whether that’s shifting to a more favorable location or postponing until conditions approve, your guide will know just what to do. In the event of predictably bad weather, you will be contacted prior to the trip to discuss suitable alternatives.

We highly recommended that you cover all your bases with both emergency medical and travel insurance. With medical insurance, if you have an accident or medical emergency on or off the mountain, you’ll avoid paying out of pocket for costly expenses. This covers everything from hospital treatments to emergency air transportation and more.

As we’ve recently seen, travel plans can be abruptly halted, so it’s a good idea to purchase travel insurance that covers cancelled flights, natural disasters and other scenarios that may interrupt your travel plans. For peace of mind, we suggest you consider both options of insurance.

If you need assistance selecting the right insurance for your group, let us know and we will be happy to help!

With 57hours, you benefit from both our own cancellation policy as well as that of the individual guiding service that delivers your adventure. All policies regarding cancellation will be clearly laid out by your guide after booking your adventure, but rest assured that our own cancellation policy will work on top of what is provided by your guide.

For this adventure, 57hours offers a Expedition Cancellation Policy, which states:
If Client cancels the Booking anytime prior to one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of the trip contemplated by the booking, Client is entitled to a full refund. For cancellations ninety (90) to one hundred nineteen(119) calendar days in advance, Client is entitled to a refund in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the total amount paid when Booking. For cancellations seventy five (75) to eighty nine (89) calendar days in advance, Client is entitled to a refund in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount paid when Booking. After that deadline, Client is not entitled to any refund. Any reimbursable expenses arising out of the Booking incurred by Guide prior to the date of cancellation (including but not limited to plane tickets, car rental payments, and lodging or transportation fees) are non refundable as soon as they are incurred by the Guide.

For more information on terms and conditions, please visit our Terms of Service page.

Getting to Joshua Tree National Park is pretty easy — you can simply fly into Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) and drive less than an hour east to the park, or you can fly into the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport which is around three hours away.

The trips listed above start in Las Vegas, Nevada. You’ll meet your hiking guide and group in Las Vegas, Nevada the morning the trip begins. Your guide can offer you roundtrip transportation from your hotel Las Vegas to Joshua Tree and back. Alternatively, if you are staying in Palm Springs, you can also meet them in Joshua Tree at the Oasis Visitor Center. Your guide will inform you of the first day’s pick-up time at the orientation meeting. Generally, you can expect it to be between 5 and 8 am, although the exact time will depend on current weather and road conditions. They will also drop you off at your hotel on the final day, normally before 5 PM (this time is not guaranteed, as a variety of circumstances can influence the exact return time).