Lost Palms Oasis & Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail via Lost Palms Oasis Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Chiriaco Summit, CA. The route reaches Lost Palms Oasis. It climbs 1,298 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,022 – 3,445 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail 33.74530, -115.81168
Nearest town Chiriaco Summit, CA
Directions
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Lost Palms Oasis & Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail via Lost Palms Oasis Trail
9 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 3,020–3,445 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail · 33.74530, -115.81168
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mastodon Mine Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Lost Palms Oasis Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miPass Lost Palms Oasis.
- 0.3 miReach Lost Palms Oasis, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miSharp right onto Mastodon Mine Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:58 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail Trailhead
- Cottonwood Spring–Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 420 ft
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