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Lizard's Landing

California > Joshua Tree NP > Quail Springs Area
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Description

This set of crags is well north of Trashcan Rock, beyond Vagmarken Buttress and The Negropolis.

Getting There

Drive 1.8 miles south from the entrance station, and park at a small pullout on the east side of the road. Walk about a mile northeast to get to the crags. There is an eastern formation well separated from the central/western formation pair.

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Lizard's Landing from the parking area.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Lizard's Landing from the parking area. Photo by Blitzo.
Springtime near Lizard's Landing, Joshua Tree NP
[Hide Photo] Springtime near Lizard's Landing, Joshua Tree NP
Looking toward the town of Joshua Tree from near The East Formation.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Looking toward the town of Joshua Tree from near The East Formation. Photo by Blitzo.
Lizard's Landing from the Entrance Station.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Lizard's Landing from the Entrance Station. Photo by Blitzo.
Lizard's Landing-Central Formation.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Lizard's Landing-Central Formation. Photo by Blitzo.

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Ryan Kelly
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[Hide Comment] From the parking lot head straight out past a dirt pit on your right. Follow the wash behind the pit to the right for a quarter mile or so. After a small rock formation on your left you'll see a little sign (forget what it says), make a left into another wash about 20 yards past that. That will eventually (quarter mile?) lead you to a well defined trail. Follow that northward for about half a mile and it will lead you straight to Lizard's Landing. Jan 14, 2008
[Hide Comment] The walk out here is worth it! It gets shorter as you learn the best lines to take and you often will see sheep on this hike...oh...the climbing is fun too. Jan 6, 2015