West entrance to Joshua Tree National Park closed Wednesday through Saturday

The west entrance to Joshua Tree National Park will be fully closed from Wednesday, December 3rd to Saturday, December 6th for construction.

Park Boulevard will also be closed to vehicle traffic on December 5th from the west entrance into the Quail Springs Picnic Area. This closure includes the Maze Loop and Bigfoot trailhead parking areas. Visitors may not drive to or park at these trailheads during the closure, but all other park roads are expected to remain open. 

Visitors may enter or exit the park using the north entrance station in Twentynine Palms or the Cottonwood entrance at the park’s south boundary.

The north entrance station is most accessible for visitors traveling on Highway 62. It is 25 miles east of the west entrance station and adds less than 20 minutes of driving time.

The new west entrance is in its final construction phase and Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent Jane Rodgers says that they look forward to welcoming visitors at the new entrance booth soon. The new west entrance in Joshua Tree is located about a half mile inside the park and will have four fee booths, two inbound lanes, one outbound lane and a bypass lane in both directions.

You can see updates to the West Entrance at this page on the National Park’s website.

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