14 Best Joshua Tree Photo Spots & Instagram Spots In Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park in California is one of the prettiest places in the United States for desert photography.
In our post Discovering Instagram Spots In Joshua Tree, we will show you our top Joshua Tree photo spots. Some photo locations you will find inside the park, and others around town in the vast desert landscape.
14 Joshua Tree Photo Spots
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Photo Spots In Joshua Tree National Park
A can’t miss photo spot in Joshua Tree is obviously capturing the famous trees themselves. You can find the Joshua Trees throughout the entire national park.
Big Boulders In Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley is one of our favorite photo locations in Joshua Tree. The big boulders are very impressive and make a unique backdrop for desert photos.
Arch Rock
The impressive Arch Rock is one of the most popular Joshua Tree Instagram spots within the national park.
You can visit any time of the day to take pictures. However, during mid-day and early afternoon, it will be very hot.
Skull Rock
Juniper Tree & Penguin Rock
Around the Jumbo Rocks Campground you will find the Juniper Tree and Penguin Rock.
This Joshua Tree photo location is also great for sunset and night sky photography as it makes a cool foreground object for your photo.
Cholla Cactus Garden
The beauty of the Cholla cacti comes to life especially when the sun is low and the light is soft.
The best time to take photos of the Cholla Cactus Garden is in the early morning hours or late afternoon before the sun sets completely. It is then when the light creates this pretty glow around the spikes of the cacti.
Photographing Sunset In Joshua Tree
If you stick around long enough in the national park, you will be able to capture amazing sunset photos in Joshua Tree. It will be absolutely worth it.
Best Joshua Tree Sunset Spot
Keys View Sunset Vista Point
From Keys View vista point you can capture amazing views of the Coachella Valley. On clear days, you can see all the way to Mexico. However, clear air days get increasingly rarer in the California desert these days.
The best time to visit Keys View is in the morning or evening for sunset. During the day the light is very harsh and the landscape won’t have much contrast then.
Instagram Spots In Joshua Tree Town & Beyond
Transmission Sculpture
The Transmission Sculpture by Daniel Popper aka the “Joshua Tree hand sculpture” is the ultimate Instagram spot in Joshua Tree.
Learn more about this photo location here.
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Joshua Tree Hand Sculpture Photo Spot
Pioneertown & Pappy Harriet’s
Pioneertown is one of the can’t miss Instagram spots in Joshua Tree. You can visit at any time of the day.
Joshua Tree Camp Ground During JT Music Festival
During the Joshua Tree Music Festival, the lake at JT Campground turns into a colorful mirror. The festival usually takes place in April and October.
Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Desert Art Museum
Photographing desert art at Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Museum.
The Integratron Dome
The Integratron is a unique sound bath experience and Instagram spot in Joshua Tree at the same time. To take Find out more about The Integratron.
Photographing Sunrise In Joshua Tree
It pays of getting up very early in the morning to see the sunrise in Joshua Tree. The colors are just incredible. The sky literally lights up in deep red and purple.
The best time to take amazing sunrise photos is right before the sun actually comes up on the horizon.
Joshua Tree Night Photography
The best time to photograph the stars in Joshua Tree is when the sky is clear from clouds. It also helps to see the stars better when the moon is not at its fullest and therefore brightest. Meaning, only little light comes from the moon so you can see the stars better at night.
If you are lucky, you can even see and photograph the Milky Way sometimes.
Instagrammable Joshua Tree Cabins
Joshua Tree Photo Spots
Discovering Instagram Spots In Joshua Tree
We hope you found our top Joshua Tree Photo Spots helpful and got inspired for your upcoming trip to the California desert. Have fun discovering these Instagram spots in Joshua Tree yourself.
If you are looking for more information on JT check out our post Things To Do In Joshua Tree National Park & Beyond. For accommodations, we wrote an article about cool and affordable cabins in Joshua Tree.
Julia & Felipe
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JOSHUA TREE
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Affordable Mid-Century Joshua Tree Cabins
Best Joshua Tree Photo Spots
Joshua Tree Transmission Sculpture
Joshua Tree Packing List & What To Wear
PALM SPRINGS
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Cool Boutique Hotels In Palm Springs
Palm Springs Outfit Ideas & Packing List
BORREGO SPRINGS
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DEATH VALLEY
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Trona Pinnacles California Hidden Gem
Amargosa Opera House – Death Valley Junction
EASTERN SIERRAS
Photographing Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA
Mammoth Lakes & Eastern Sierra Hot Springs
