Driving Line

Whether you’re looking for an alternative exit to Joshua Tree National Park, or Geology Tour Road is a little too tame for you, Berdoo Canyon Trail is worth the drive. This 15-mile trail can be picked up from the loop portion of Geology Tour Road, and travels through the scenic Berdoo Canyon in the Little San Bernardino Mountains before finishing in the Coachella Valley outside of Joshua Tree National Park.



After spending the night shooting the Milky Way and sleeping under the stars in Joshua Tree, we woke to unusually mild temperatures. It was only in the mid-80s, 20-30 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year. Knowing it would be a shame to waste such beautiful weather, so instead of heading home to escape the summer desert heat as originally planned, we decided to go check out Berdoo Canyon Trail, which we had never done before.



Read the rest of our trail review here: http://www.drivingline.com/articles/berdoo-canyon-trail-review/

Anyone else run this trail?

stew

I go to Joshua Tree often and you never see many jeeps or 4x4's in the park. I wheeled though berdoo canyon and I saw a bunch of 4x4's!

It was a great trail that I didn't think was going to be much fun. Thanks for the write up.

Mark Doiron

Nice. Southern and Central California have some awesome areas to explore. Living here in Oklahoma, which has very little public land, I really appreciate trips further to the west.

nibas

Thanks for the write up! I need to hit berdoo next time I am in Joshua tree.

spadgett3015

Has anyone been on the trail this year? I know Southern California got hit with a lot of rain. Did it change the road, still fun? My wife and I are heading down there in the end of April and we're looking at using this to get into the park.