Tony, you will be at the gateway to JTNP.......there are MANY locations in the park for both sunrise and sunset shots. You might use the TPE the photographer's ephemeris program to scope out various angles on locations. Overall there are numerous rock formations as well as open desert scenes to take advantage of through the north end of the park.
If you're staying right in Yucca Valley it's an easy drive to the town of Joshua Tree and Park Blvd that leads directly into the northwest side of the park.
The cholla cactus garden is very popular in both sunrise and sunset events. However, I'm totally avoiding that area from White Tank Campground down to the southeast entrance where the garden is located. It is under construction with numerous bottom dumps going up and down that portion of the road for about 20 miles of it right now. Not sure it will be any better by the time you get there you can always check with the main park headquarters in 29 Palms.
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1 repliesIf you're staying right in Yucca Valley it's an easy drive to the town of Joshua Tree and Park Blvd that leads directly into the northwest side of the park.
The cholla cactus garden is very popular in both sunrise and sunset events. However, I'm totally avoiding that area from White Tank Campground down to the southeast entrance where the garden is located. It is under construction with numerous bottom dumps going up and down that portion of the road for about 20 miles of it right now. Not sure it will be any better by the time you get there you can always check with the main park headquarters in 29 Palms.