Attractions to the Southeast
- San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California—66 mi (106 km)
- Big Bear Discovery Center, Big Bear, California—66 mi (106 km)
- Sand to Snow National Monument, California—45 mi (72 km)
- Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Morongo Valley, California—15 mi (24 km)
- Mission Creek Preserve, Desert Hot Springs, California—23 mi (37 km)
- Whitewater Preserve, Whitewater, California—33 mi (53 km)
- Malki Museum, Banning, California—40 mi (64 km)
- Western Science Center, Hemet, California—64 mi (102 km)
- Mount San Jacinto State Park, California—66 mi (106 km)
- Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza, Palm Springs, California— 33 mi (53 km)
- Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs, California—34 mi (55 km)
- Cabazon Cultural Museum, Indio, California—55 mi (89 km)
- Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, California—36 mi (58 km)
- Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, California— 51 mi (82 km)
- Hot Springs Mountain, California—124 mi (200 km)
- Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California—58 mi (93 km)
Attractions to the Northeast
- Chemehuevi Cultural Center, Havasu Lake, California—139 mi (224 km)
- Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, Arizona—110 mi (177 km)
- Ahakhav Tribal Preserve, Arizona—112 mi (180 km)
- Poston Memorial Monument, Arizona—113 mi (182 km)
- Blythe Intaglios, Blythe, California—112 mi (180 km)
- Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness, California—100 mi (160 km)
- Sky's the Limit Observatory and Nature Center, Twentynine Palms, California—1 mi (1.6 km)
- General Patton Memorial Museum, Chiriaco Summit, California—11 mi (18 km)
- 29 Palms Old Schoolhouse Museum and Library,Twentynine Palms, California— 1 mi (1.6 km)
- Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, Pioneertown, California— 15 mi (24 km)
- Amboy Crater, Amboy, California—51 mi, (82 km)
- Mojave Trails National Monument, Amboy, California—48 mi (77 km)
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, Essex, California—104 mi (167 km)
- Mojave National Preserve, California—90 mi (145 km)
- Afton Canyon, California—135 mi (217 km)
- Desert Discovery Center, Barstow, California—83 mi (133 km)
- Route 66 Mother Road Museum, Barstow, California—84 mi (135 km)
National Park Units
The National Park System includes 412 sites that, collectively, strive to tell America's stories. If you want to visit more than one national park site on your trip, the following are within 400 miles of Joshua Tree:
- Mojave National Preserve, California—90 mi (145 km)
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California—165 mi (265 km)
- Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California—165 mi (265 km)
- César E. Chávez National Monument, Keene, California—188 mi (303 km)
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona & Nevada—200 mi (322 km)
- Channel Islands National Park, California—205 mi (330 km) + a boat ride. It is not possible to drive to the Channel Islands.
- Manzanar National Historic Site, Lone Pine, California—251 mi (404 km)
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California—322 mi (518 km)
- Death Valley National Park, California & Nevada—335 mi (539 km)
- Devils Postpile National Monument, California—359 mi (578 km)
- Zion National Park, Utah—376 mi (605 km)
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona—389 mi (626 km)
- Pinnacles National Park, California—398 mi (641 km)
