Desert Lily B&B

Joshua Tree National Park


The charming Carrie presides over this three-room adobe retreat and will turbocharge your day with scrumptious breakfasts if you're staying in one of the snug but charming rooms. Book one of the four cabins with full kitchen and air-con if you have kids or need more elbow space. Two-night minimum on weekends and from March to May, October and November.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Joshua Tree National Park attractions

1. World-Famous Crochet Museum

2.54 MILES

An old lime-green photo booth is the home of Bunny, Buddy and hundreds of their crocheted friends collected by Shari Elf. The artist, singer, fashion…

2. Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum

2.55 MILES

Jeff Hafler loves hair and everything to do with it, which is why his Steel Magnolias–type home salon brims with related vintage beauty paraphernalia he's…

3. Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

6.86 MILES

The 'Junk Dada' sculptures and installations of African American artist Noah Purifoy (1917–2004) are collected by the world's finest museums, but some of…

4. Indian Cove

9.02 MILES

Rock hounds love the hulking caramel-colored formations in this northern corner of the park, while birders are drawn by feathered friends hiding out among…

5. Keys Ranch

9.06 MILES

Old West history buffs will delight in the 90-minute ranger-led tour of this ranch named after its builder, William Keys. He and his family built a…

6. Wonderland of Rocks

9.64 MILES

This striking rock labyrinth extends roughly from Indian Cove in the north to Park Blvd in the south and is predictably a popular rock climbers' haunt…

7. Pioneertown

11.31 MILES

Looking like an 1870s frontier town, Pioneertown was actually built in 1946 as a Hollywood Western movie set. Gene Autry and Roy Rogers were among the…

8. Joshua Tree National Park

12.54 MILES

As if from a page out of a Dr Seuss book, the whimsical-looking Joshua trees welcome visitors to this 794,000-acre park at the convergence of the Colorado…