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The High-Desert area surrounding Yucca Valley is commonly referred to as the "Morongo Basin" and includes Morongo Valley to the West, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms to the East and Pioneertown & Landers to the North.
We have the Joshua Tree National Park as our Southern border and just Norh of Twentynine Palms is the Marine Air-Ground Combat Center (the largest Marine Corps Base in the world) which is at our North-East border.
Each community has its own character and unique quality setting it apart from the rest - separate yet united.
*Note: Highway 62 (SR 62) is also called ' 29 Palms Highway '
Highway 247 (SR 247) is also called ' Old Woman Springs Road '
~ Morongo Valley ~
This beautiful small desert town is the gateway to the Morongo Basin and is the first community visitors see driving up to the High Desert via Interstate 10. Morongo Valley is located approximately 10 miles West of Yucca Valley on the Twentynine Palms Highway.
For more information please send mail to: Morongo Valley Chamber of Commerce at P O BOX 396 Morongo Valley, CA 92256.
~ Joshua Tree ~
Joshua Tree, or "JT" as locals call it, is home to the West entrance of the Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree is on Yucca Valley's Eastern border with Village Center about seven miles out of Yucca Valley on the Twentynine Palms Highway.
You can locate more information by visiting the Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce website.
~ Twentynine Palms ~
A 32-mile drive East on Highway 62 will take you to the City of Twentynine Palms.
Rich in mining and military history and endowed with world-famous murals, Twentynine Palms is a choice location for tourism.
The City hosts over 15,000 military, civilian and family members from the world's largest U.S. Marine Corps Base.
Please refer to the City of Twentynine Palms website or the Twentynine Palms Chamber for more information.
~ Pioneertown ~
Located just 4 miles North of Yucca Valley on Pioneertown Road, this friendly small community was built for, and by, the motion picture industry in the late 1940s. The look and character of those old wonderful western movies has been embraced by the residents; horses still rule "Mane Street" and one can see gunfights every weekend. To learn more please visit the Pioneertown website.
~ Landers ~
Another small community located just 13 miles North of Yucca Valley on
Highway 247 (or ' Old Woman's Spring Road '), Landers rests comfortably and quietly on Yucca Mesa.
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