Joshua Tree National Park Self-Driving Audio Tour in Palm Springs booking from $16.99

Joshua Tree National Park Self-Driving Audio Tour

Overview

Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

Explore the rugged, mystical beauty of Joshua Tree National Park with this narrated driving tour. Discover a desert full of amazing hikes and cartoonishly strange trees, and hear all about the area’s fascinating history, from the greed of the gold rush to the McHaney Gang’s reign of terror. Enjoy all this in any season from the comfort of your own car!

• Tour Joshua Tree National Park from the comfort of your own car
• As a bonus, this package also includes a tour through Hidden Valley Nature Trail!

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

City: Palm Springs

Sun 25 May

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What's Included

Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone

Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!

Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!

Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!

Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.

Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!

Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

What To Expect

Joshua Tree

Before you enter the park, you'll pass through the town of Joshua Tree. It's full of quaint little shops and restaurants and is the perfect place to pick up a snack or a souvenir before or after your trip through the park.

Intersection Rock

Intersection Rock is considered to be a sort of hub within Joshua Tree. Thanks to its towering size, it can be seen from a great distance and casts a striking silhouette against the blazing desert sky. It's also a hugely popular climbing spot, featuring numerous different climbing routes with names like Knuckle Cracker, Ignorant Photons from Pluto, and Sympathy to the Devil.

Cap Rock Trail

Cap Rock is a strange sight, featuring a small boulder almost impossibly perched atop a larger rock formation. Here, you'll find a quick quarter-mile trail chock full of information about the local flora.

Lost Horse Valley

Lost Horse Valley is a sweeping desert valley that gets its name from some of the McHaney Gang's misdeeds back in the days of the Wild West. You'll hear all about that as you drive through this valley, including what one overconfident miner did to try to get his stolen horses back!

Lost Horse Mine

The Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail leads to a truly unique spot: the remains of one of the most successful gold mines in the region. In addition to these ruins, this four-mile trail also features some magnificent desert flora and more than a few excellent vistas. If you're visiting in the summer, be prepared for a lack of shade on this trail.

Queen Valley Road

Another abandoned mine waits in Queen Valley. The gold found in this mine was the motive behind at least one murder and a whole lot else.

Skull Rock

This iconic desert granite formation looks uncannily like a human skull. It's easily accessible from the roadside, and is also the trailhead for an easy 2-mile trail that's among the most popular hiking trails in the whole park.

Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center

Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center is a phenomenal spot to learn not just about the flora and fauna of Joshua Tree, but also about the stars above. As a dark sky area, Joshua Tree makes for some seriously impressive stargazing, so try to stick around after dark if you can!

Oasis Visitor Center

The Oasis Visitor Center is the last stop along the main tour route. It sits in the town of Twenty-Nine Palms, not far from where you began your tour. If you'd prefer to continue journeying through Joshua Tree, you can also follow the detour route, which proceeds south through the rest of the park and exits out the southern gate.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (685)

965bertr

Mar 2025

This was the best $18 purchase of the trip. Very informative and well planned out. We had been to Joshua Tree once before and did not have this app. It truly enhanced the experience this time around. I recommend it highly

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Bert, I’m so glad to hear my Joshua Tree National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour made such a difference on your return visit. It’s great that the stories and info enhanced your experience this time. If you’re up for more adventures, check out my California bundle with tours of Yosemite, Big Sur, and more!

tkrozema

Mar 2025

We really enjoyed the self guided tour, it was easy to navigate the park with ease and interest. I thought the information and stories were really interesting. Thoughts for improvement - it is not easy to go back and listen to a post if you missed it. Also, we got out at the Hallowed Halls part and couldn't find it, so if the author could include like which direction to go or where it roughly is that would be helpful.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Hi there, I'm glad you enjoyed my Joshua Tree National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour and found the stories and navigation helpful. To avoid missing any stops or audio cutoffs, following the speed limit and route shown on the app is essential—this helps keep everything in sync. You can also use the app manually to replay any stops you want to hear again. Still, I recommend restarting the app after using it manually for the smoothest automatic experience. And since the tour is valid for a year after booking, feel free to revisit anytime and catch up the missed stops!

Wanderer30762309605

Mar 2025

The self-guided tour made our entire trip worthwhile. My mom and I were able to learn about the park, some of the history, the flora and fauna, and the geography of the area. It honestly could not have been any better.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Ellen, I’m glad you and your mom enjoyed my Joshua Tree National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour. The history, flora, and geography added to your experience. If you’re up for more adventures, check out my California bundle with tours of Yosemite, Big Sur, and more!

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