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Quail Springs

Submitted By: Mike Morley on Nov 19, 2002
Administrators: Chris Miller, Adam Stackhouse
Latitude: 34.0402  Longitude: -116.1976 
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Description 

The Quail Springs Day Use Area is the first major landmark on your right if you are driving in from the West Entrance of the Park (i.e., the town of Joshua Tree). There is a paved parking area, restroom, etc. The main attraction here is Trashcan Rock, which hosts a high concentration of easier routes (5.0 - 5.6), a few moderates (5.7 - 5.9), and a few harder routes (5.10 - 5.11). Several routes warrant an 'R' or 'X' rating, and as such there are usually quite a few topropes. Not many of the climbs are all that great, but it is popular nonetheless.

In addition to Trashcan Rock, use the parking area to access Baskerville Rock, Hound Rock, and the White Cliffs of Dover. Be sure to check out Right Baskerville Crack (5.10a) on Baskerville Rock as well as Popular Mechanics (5.9) and Ace Of Spades (5.9) on White Cliffs of Dover.


Getting There 

The Quail Springs Day Use Area is the first major landmark on your right if you are driving in from the West Entrance of the Park (i.e., the town of Joshua Tree). It is about 6 miles from the West Entrance kiosk and is signed.



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Springtime near Vagmarken Buttress.

Springtime near Vagmarken Buttress.

Sunrise-Quail Springs.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Sunrise-Quail Springs.
Photo by Blitzo.


Snowy hills near Quail Springs.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Snowy hills near Quail Springs.
Photo by Blitzo.


enough said (Photo: Steven Keates)

enough said (Photo: Steven Keates)

Chocolate Boulders.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Chocolate Boulders.
Photo by Blitzo.


Spring flowers with Vagmarken Hillside in the distance, JTNP.

Spring flowers with Vagmarken Hillside in the dist...

Backlit Mojave Aster, JTNP.

Backlit Mojave Aster, JTNP.