Willow Hole (Wonderland of Rocks)
Boy Scout Trailhead, Joshua Tree NP · near Joshua Tree · California Desert
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 7 miles
- Elevation gain
- 250 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Oct–Apr
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- $30/vehicle 7-day Joshua Tree NP entrance fee. No day-hike permit needed.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Wonderland of Rocks maze · Sandy washes · Willow thicket / seasonal water · Granite labyrinth · Solitude
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- The sandy wash is slow, tiring walking — budget more time than the mileage implies, and bring a map/GPS since the route is faint in the sand.
The guide
A mostly flat sandy route that leads into the edge of the Wonderland of Rocks — a vast, roadless maze of granite domes — ending…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Willow Hole (Wonderland of Rocks) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.0217, -116.1783