United States California Twentynine Palms
Barker Dam
A historic water reservoir built by early cattle ranchers in the early 1900s, now a hiking destination with petroglyphs within a national park.
- Joshua Tree Parkway
- (760) 367-5500
- https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
Tips from the community
Joshua Tree is home to a variety of unique desert birds and Barker Dam is one of the best spots in the park to spot them. Roadrunners, cactus wrens, rock wrens, mockingbirds, and verdins are a few popular ones you can spot year-round.
nicolejordan 3 years ago