Boy Scout Trail, north trailhead

Hiking

• Fortynine Palms Oasis Trailhead

  Do

  49 Palms Oasis

  A hike to an oasis surrounded by stands of fan palms and pools of water. (AllTrails map).

  Hours

  Day use only, gated at night. (3 mi / 4.8 km out and back; 300 ft / 90 m elevation; NPS rating: strenous, avoid when hot)

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• Boy Scout Trail, south trailhead

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  Boy Scout Trailhead

  A scenic trail through the edge of the Wonderland of Rocks. (AllTrails map).

  Hours

  (8 mi / 12.9 km one way; 1190 ft / 360 m elevation gain; NPS rating: challenging)

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• Barker Dam

  See

  Built in the early 1900s to hold water for cattle and mining use, today the area is a rain-fed reservoir attracting local wildlife. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Hiking

• Barker Dam Loop Trailhead

  Do

  Explore cultural history of early cattle ranchers and the water tank they built; watch for bighorn sheep. (AllTrails map).

  Hours

  (1.1 mi / 1.8 km loop; 50 ft / 15 m elevation gain; NPS rating: short)

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• Oasis of Mara Trail

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  Short, flat loop trail with interpretive signs to introduce visitors to the history and ecology of the site. (AllTrails map).

  Hours

  (0.5 mi / 0.8 km loop; minimal elevation change; NPS rating: short)

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• Hidden Valley

  See

  In the north of the park, a short trail leads through boulders to an old cattle rustler's hideout.

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