Desert Queen Mine Trail
🥾 Nature preserve · Recreation & family · Twentynine Palms
The Desert Queen Mine Trail is a moderate 2.9-mile out-and-back hike in Joshua Tree National Park near Twentynine Palms that leads to one of the park's most historically productive gold mines, featuring stone ruins and accessible mine shafts. Hikers enjoy scenic overlook and wash views along the route, with the opportunity to explore the early 20th-century mining site while staying safely outside the shafts themselves. No special events are currently scheduled at the trail.