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Oasis of Mara Nature Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Joshua Tree National Park/California

Oasis of Mara Nature Trail

Twentynine Palms, California

0.6 mi

Distance

49 ft

Elev. Gain

1m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Provides an easy opportunity to visit a desert oasis and the increased chance to see desert wildlife with the rare water source that the oasis provides.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:598 ft
Max:603 ft
15 ft
15 ft
598 ft600 ft601 ft603 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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  • Operator:760-367-5500
  • Address:74485 National Park Drive · Twentynine Palms, CA · 92277-3597
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

Hunt context

This trail crosses hunting units

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