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Joshua Tree National Park Minerva Hoyt Trail
[Map of the trail]
Hidden Valley Explore the Hidden Valley Nature Trail.
This trail honors Minerva Hoyt. A desert champion, she helped establish what is now Joshua Tree National Park.
The Minerva Hoyt Trail follows two historic roads to Hidden Valley. Hike through a valley of Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) ending at the Hidden Valley Picnic Area. Throughout the park, trails used by Native Americans for millennia became the roads and trails we use today. Think of the people who have traveled this trail before you and the millions who will come after you. Notice the vast landscape as you make your way there and back. Remember to keep safe and help protect desert plants and animals by staying on the trail.
Hike Smart • Use caution! The desert can be deadly. • Plan ahead and prepare. • If it is hot, hike before 10 am and after 5 pm. • Pack it in, pack it out. • Vandalizing or removing plants, animals, rocks, rock art, or artifacts is illegal. • Do not use rock shelters for camping, fires, or toilets. • Be considerate of others - keep noise levels low. • Leave route information with a friend. • Bring the 10 essentials: • water / • food / • clothing layers / • sun protection / • first aid kit / • sturdy shoes / • navigation / • pocket knife/multi-tool / • flashlight/headlamp / • emergency shelter
The image of Minerva Hoyt (1886-1945), the activist who worked to preserve the desert areas of California and for whom the route is named, appears here at a magnification of Click for a larger image
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