Joshua Tree Adventure Open Air Hummer Tour
Experience Joshua Tree National Park from a customized open-air H1 Hummer with an expert local guide. Ride high above the road with unobstructed views of Joshua Tree forests, massive granite formations and wide-open Mojave Desert landscapes.
This is more than transportation through the park. Your guide brings Joshua Tree to life through its geology, ecology, history and the stories of the people who once lived and worked in this remarkable desert.
We visit the park’s most iconic viewpoints and scenic areas, with time for photos, short walks and simply taking in the landscape. You enjoy the experience while we handle the driving, timing and route.
Joshua Tree is the star of the tour, but the open-air H1 changes the way you experience it.
With nothing between you and the desert, every stretch of road becomes part of the adventure.
Your Joshua Tree Adventure
Choose the departure location shown on your ticket: Palm Desert, the Palm Springs Art Museum, or the California Welcome Center in Yucca Valley.
Guests departing from Palm Springs or Palm Desert travel in a climate-controlled shuttle to the Joshua Tree area, where your open-air H1 Hummer and guide will be waiting. Guests departing from Yucca Valley begin closer to the park and spend more of their tour time in the Hummer.
Once aboard the H1, settle in and enjoy unobstructed views as your guide introduces you to Joshua Tree’s geology, ecology and human history. Stops are selected around park conditions, weather, traffic and the pace of the group.
Typical highlights may include Cap Rock, Hidden Valley, Keys View, Joshua tree forests, massive monzogranite formations and scenic overlooks. Along the way there are opportunities for photographs, easy walks and an optional walk of approximately one mile for guests who would like to explore farther on foot.
Joshua Tree is the star of the tour, but the open-air H1 changes the way you experience it. With nothing between you and the desert, every stretch of road becomes part of the adventure.
What to Bring
Good walking shoes, sun protection, a camera or phone, and a light layer for changing desert temperatures. Water and snacks are provided.
Required National Park Pass
Joshua Tree National Park requires each guest age 16 and older on this tour to purchase a $15 Pedestrian Pass.
Please purchase your pass within 14 days of your tour date using the official Recreation.gov link below:
Recreation.gov — Joshua Tree Pedestrian Pass
https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/74286
If you already have a valid America the Beautiful Pass or Joshua Tree Annual Pass, please bring it with you. A qualifying pass may cover up to four adults.
Children 15 and younger do not need the $15 pedestrian pass.
Because of National Park Service requirements, tour operators cannot purchase these passes on behalf of guests. Please have your pass or qualifying annual pass ready when you arrive for your tour.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel at least 48 hours before your tour for a full refund.
If weather or other conditions prevent us from operating the open-air Hummer, you may choose an available climate-controlled tour and receive a $50-per-person refund, reschedule, or cancel for a full refund.
