Everything worth driving for.

You will pass the bigger grocery stores on your way in. Within 10 minutes' drive from the house, in Yucca Valley town: Aldi, Vons, Stater Brothers, Walmart — the local ones are Dollar General on Old Woman Rd, or Local Store on Reche Road.

JT Farmers Market — Saturday 8am–1pm.

Groceries near LAX — Whole Foods, Trader Joe's.

Feeling lazy? DoorDash delivers to the house. Instacart also delivers direct to the house if you want groceries prior to arrival — they can leave them outside the door.

Beers & wine — Desierto Alto — 55827 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley — great small local store for fine wines, cheese, curated liquor & craft beers.

• Snakebite Roadhouse — fun diner & bar in Yucca, very Tarantino.
• Más o Menos — fantastic coffee, cocktails & bar food; our favourite bar en route to JT, live music and pop-up food.
• Spaghetti Western Saloon — new lively western hipster place with booze, music & food on our way in Morongo Valley.
• The Copper Room — new hipster bar & food in Yucca.
• Joshua Tree Saloon — the classic JT bar, bar & restaurant & breakfast.
• La Copine — fine dining in the desert (open for lunch only, booking advised), 5 min from the house.
• Sam's Indian Food — good Indian food & pizza.
• Pappy & Harriet's — the famous place for lively music, drinks & food.
• Red Dog Saloon, Pioneertown — great bar & atmosphere; a must on Monday night for famous Desert Bingo.
• The Tiny Pony — fun local dive bar.
• Giant Rock Meeting Room — great bar, pizza & cocktails; our favourite, fun for kids too.
• Aki Sushi — best sushi in the desert.
• Kit D29 — sweet place for dinner in the desert.
• Tost Pizza — good option for pizza delivery.

• Más o Menos — good coffee & atmosphere.
• Café Frontier — good coffee, breakfast & lunch.
• JT Coffee — good coffee & eats.
• Luna Sourdough — great bakery for pastries & bread (en route to the house in Yucca).
• JT Country Kitchen — good breakfast place.
• Joshua Tree Saloon — fun breakfast place.
• Boo's Organic Oven — pies & breakfast.
• The Dez — deli & fine foods.

Taxis — Roadrunner Car Service; Rock Graham — 15-passenger van, CDL, insured to commercial rates. Text 760-265-3657.

By air — the nearest airport is Palm Springs International, 1 hour's drive; then Santa Ana/Orange County, 2 hours; Long Beach, 2.15 hours; Los Angeles (LAX), 2.5 hours. You will need a car — try Expedia for the best deals.

Hospital — Hi-Desert Medical Center, 6601 White Feather Rd, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 — desertcarenetwork.com.

• joshuatree.guide — good guide for the desert.
• Mustang Sanctuary — a horse sanctuary, worth a visit.
• High Desert E-Bike — e-bikes to ride the desert back country & park; will deliver, pick-up location by the park.
• The Integratron — fun family activity in the sound dome, 20 min drive.
• Yucca Bowl — fun bowling alley & junk food, 20 min drive.
• Joshua Tree Alchemy — desert magic.
• Creative Soul Scavenger Hunts
• Rock climbing in JT park — mojaveguides.com
• Mountain & e-bike hire — jtebikerentals.com
• Horse riding
• Off-road 4WD — adventurehummer.com
• JT — Off-road 4x4 tours

Nearest entrance is the Park Blvd West Entrance Station, about 15 min drive from the house.

Closest to the house is Pioneertown — take a hike, go for breakfast/coffee at Red Dog (20 min drive): Chaparrosa Peak trail, Indian Loop, Sawtooth.

Our favourite places in the park for hiking & exploring: Maze Loop (closest), Wall Street Mill, Hidden Valley trail, White Tank, Skull Rock, Lost Loop Horse trail, Barker Dam, Lost Palms Oasis.

• JT Park hikes (NPS)
• Custom hiking trails — wanderingmojave.com
• Tripadvisor — things to do.

Outside-park hikes: Sunfair Dry Lake to Copper Mountain, Black Lava Butte, Pioneertown to Big Bear, Sawtooth short loop, Giant Rock Road; Goat Mountain — 20 min drive.

Palm Springs has many restaurants — here are our top ones:

• Rooster & Pig — great Vietnamese; get there when it opens or after 8.30pm.
• Workshop Kitchen — great for dinner, a bit more formal.
• Birba — posh, centrally located.
• Bar Cecil — new hip cocktail spot.
• Clandestino — off-the-beaten-track Latin American experience.
• MR Lyons — great steak!
• Tailor Shop — great for cocktails.
• Eight4Nine — Palm Canyon; chic/trendy, great outdoor, food, cocktails and service.
• Bar Food — hipster speakeasy-style bar, Sossa's Plaza on Gene Autry and Vista Chino.
• The Colony Hotel — great for lunch and dinner; chill by the pool with cocktails.
• Sandfish — sushi & whiskey.
• Ernest Coffee — best coffee in town, evening speakeasy behind the shop for night-time cocktails.
• Cheeky's — best breakfast; gets very busy.
• L'Atelier Café — great French bistro for breakfast.