Hidden Valley Hike

Short 1 mile hike.

The Opening of Hidden Valley
According to family history, in 1936, just months before Joshua Tree National Monument was established by President Franklin Roosevelt, Bill Keys blasted the opening through which you have passed into Hidden Valley. Because the valley had been secluded for so long, the native bunch grass was lush and plentiful. It seemed a perfect place to pasture cattle What effects could such human uses have on this small piece of the mosaic and on the desert as a whole?Read more