Click on a point of interest to learn more:   Murals of Twentynine Palms Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters & Oasis of Mara City Parks Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Old Schoolhouse Museum 29 Palms Art Gallery

Murals of Twentynine Palms

Visit our outdoor art gallery! The Oasis of Murals is probably the best thing to happen to this desert community in many a decade. Kick-starting a "renaissance" in our small city in 1994, the mural project sponsored by the Action Council for 29 Palms, Inc., spawned more than just two dozen beautiful, historical art works painted on commercial buildings downtown and throughout Twentynine Palms--it also encouraged a new art scene, visitor-friendly businesses, and created a rebirth of community spirit. Pick up a map of the murals at our Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center and enjoy a tour of the murals.

Visit the Oasis of Murals website

Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park has its Headquarters and Oasis Visitor Center located in Twentynine Palms. The park's scenic 800,000 acres are situated between I-10 and Hwy. 62 and contain a rich cultural history, surreal geologic features, monolithic rock formations, ancient Joshua trees, spring wildflowers and abundant desert flora and fauna.

World-class rock climbing, hiking, camping, historical mine sites, and Keys Ranch tours are just a few of the highlights the park offers. The park's Oasis Visitor Center is located at 74485 National Park Drive at Utah Trail in Twentynine Palms. 760-367-5525.

Visit the official NPS website for Joshua Tree National Park

Also, visit Joshua Tree National Park Association

Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters & Oasis of Mara

In deserts around the world, the presence of water, that rarest of desert commodities, allows life to flourish and provides an oasis for natural and human activity. The historic Oasis of Mara in Twentynine Palms is a cornerstone of the Joshua Tree National Park story and has been a source of life-giving water for thousands of years. Before the community of Twentynine Palms existed, a landmark line of Washingtonia filifera palm trees stood on the horizon near the oasis and signaled water and shade for Serrano, Chemehuevi, and Cahuilla Indians, gold prospectors of the late 1800s, and the first desert travellers and homesteaders of the early 1900s. Today, a series of palm trees mark the line of original springs that once stretched from today's JTNP Oasis Visitor Center along National Park Drive to the historic 29 Palms Inn, the site of the last remaining pond of water.

Learn more about the Oasis at the NPS website for Joshua Tree National Park

Also visit the Joshua Tree National Park Association

City Parks

	Bucklin Park 2008

Parks located in the City of Twentynine Palms include:

Knott Sky Park

Located on El Sol Avenue

1. Baseball field

2. Large open grass area

3. New large playground

4. Covered Picnic Shelter

Luckie Park

Located off of Two Mile Road & Utah Trail

1. Pool (Open Memorial Day to end of August)

2. Playground areas (2)

3. Picnic Shelters (3)

4. Basketball Courts (2) Lighted

5. Skateboard Park Lighted

6. Baseball Fields (4) Lighted

7. Horseshoe Pits ( 2 sets of 2)

8. Soccer Field Lighted

9. Racquetball Courts (2) 

Veteran's Park

Located between the Library and City Hall on Adobe Road

1. Picnic tables

2. Trees

3. Lawn

4. Displays in honor of America's Veterans

Bucklin Park

Located at Desert Queen and 29 Palms Hwy.

1. Picnic tables

2. Shade structures

3. Public art sculpture and nature mural

4. Desert landscaped walkways

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

Since the 1950s, the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center has grown from a few buildings, a glider runway, and about 120 Marines to the 932-square-mile military training complex you see today, with more than 19,000 Marines, sailors, family members, and civilian workers. It is currently the largest and fastest-growing Marine Corps training base in the world, now designated as the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms.

Visit the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center web site

Old Schoolhouse Museum

The Old Schoolhouse Museum has displays, artifacts, and special collections representing the different historical eras of the Twentynine Palms area, including Native Americans, gold miners, cattlemen, and homesteaders. Headquartered in the oldest public building in the Morongo Basin, the Twentynine Palms Historical Society acquired the city's original 1927 one-room schoolhouse and moved it in 1992 two miles from its original location to the society's 4-acre site on National Park Drive in the shadow of the community's historic Oasis of Mara. Open 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays (summer hours 1-4 Sat.-Sun.). 760-367-2366

Visit the Twentynine Palms Historical Society web site

29 Palms Art Gallery

The 29 Palms Art Gallery is hosted by the 29 Palms Artists' Guild, founded in 1951 and officially incorporated as an all volunteer, non-profit organization to "create a spirit of cooperation and fellowship between the artist and the public."  Visit our community art gallery and gift shop, which is housed in a historic 1937 adobe building located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive, off National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms. Open 12-3 p.m. Wednesday through Sundays (summer hours 1-4 Sat.-Sun.). 760-367-7819

Visit the Twentynine Palms Art Gallery web site