Yucca Valley is the largest of the Highway 62 towns and the one with the groceries, so a lot of people stay here and drive into the park. It is fifteen minutes from Joshua Tree and carries a good share of the wellness and tasting side of the high desert.
Run by The Gong Room, in Yucca Valley, CA, $65 per person, 1h, up to 10 guests.
A 60-minute sound bath built around as many as twelve gongs plus crystal bowls, capped around ten people so nobody is lost in a crowd.
Several public sessions run each week, with breathwork combinations and private group sessions also on the calendar. Advance online registration is required.
Listed from their public information. Booking happens on their own site.
Daily yoga classes across Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin and Restorative styles, with guided breathwork, meditation and sound healing on the schedule too.
The spa side runs full-spectrum infrared sauna and cold plunge sessions. Drop-ins book through their site and app.
Listed from their public information. Booking happens on their own site.
Yoga, Pilates and breathwork in Old Town Yucca Valley
Run by Cedar & Sage Wellness Studio, in Yucca Valley, CA.
A weekly schedule of yoga, mat Pilates, barre sculpt, breathwork and meditation, plus a weekly sound bath meditation class.
The studio has run in Old Town Yucca Valley since 2017 and also hosts community hikes and monthly Wild Moon events. Class booking runs through Mindbody from their site.
Listed from their public information. Booking happens on their own site.
Run by Knob Hill Ranch, in Yucca Valley, CA, $220 per person and up.
Privately guided horseback rides from a Yucca Valley ranch into Joshua Tree National Park, whose equestrian network runs 253 miles through slot canyons and washes.
The ranch also runs horsemanship training, clinics and retreats. Published rides start at $220 per person and book through the reservation system on their site.
Listed from their public information. Booking happens on their own site.
Run by Joshua Tree Distilling Company, in Yucca Valley, CA.
A roughly 30-minute production tour of a working craft distillery, free, followed by guided tastings in standard and premium tiers that move from spirit samples into craft-cocktail samples.
The tasting room is open seven days. Walk in during business hours, and groups of eight or more reserve through the site.
Listed from their public information. Booking happens on their own site.