Top Palm Springs Climbing Tours

With over 9,000 climbing routes in Joshua Tree National Park, there’s legitimately a climbing route for everyone, from ages 2 to 80, from absolute beginner to total pro, from the tiniest feet on up. With your guide picking the best spot for your family, you and the kids—down to your toddler—will hit the crags, going on the ultimate hands-on adventure together.

Joshua Tree National Park is a rock climbers paradise, with more than 9,000 routes. Let our certified climbing guides and Wilderness First Responders show you a memorable private rappelling adventure in some of their favorite spots in the park. It doesn't matter what experience level you are, we will create a great trip just for you.

Learn the rock-climbing basics against the one-of-a-kind backdrop of Joshua Tree National Park's otherworldly scenery: this small-group, beginner-friendly tour makes climbing accessible. In the morning, make your own way to the Joshua Tree Visitor Center, meet your guide, and get ready to explore. You'll get acquainted with the park's famed climbing options when you attempt to scale a granite rock face. First-hand guidance, support, and equipment are all provided.

Spend a day in the great outdoors with your family on a private rock climbing excursion in Joshua Tree National Park. Learn the basics of rock climbing and venture to a couple of crags to get your day started. This tour is suitable for all ages, with special equipment provided for children and pregnant moms.

Joshua Tree National Park offers some of the best rock-climbing in the national park system—there are over 9,000 climbing routes in the park alone, with options for beginners, not-so-beginners, and absolute pros. On this tour, you’ll work with certified climbing guides to choose the route that’s best for you, spending a half-day climbing, summitting, rappelling, and getting to know this beloved national park with your own two hands.

The only guided Caves and Corridors experience in Joshua Tree National Park Explore named secret passages including the Chasm of Doom and Hall of Horrors and exclusive Summit routes: Misdirect, Mad Hatter and the Great Chasm Rated using the Summit Squeeze Scale know exactly how tight each passage gets before you enter Small groups of 4 maximum for a personalized, unhurried experience No climbing experience required accessible to anyone comfortable with hiking Discover a side of Joshua Tree that most visitors never see All safety equipment provided; certified professional guide throughout

Go rock climbing in Joshua Tree National Park on a half-day, private trip with a certified rock-climbing guide. Since all equipment is included, you won’t need to bring or rent your own gear. Whether you’re a beginning climber excited to try the sport, or a more experienced climber looking for a local intro to Joshua Tree rock climbing, the tour will be tailored to your preferences.

Get an uncommon national park experience on this full-day rock-climbing tour. With your guide picking the best route for you and your goup—there are 9,000 routes across Joshua Tree!—you’ll take to the holds and crags with a pro, no matter your expertise or the needs across your group. With a whole day to tackle the adventure, you’ll leave with new skills and fresh eyes for this beloved park.

This isn't your typical Joshua Tree sightseeing tour. Instead of simply viewing the park's incredible rock formations, you'll get out and explore them—scrambling over massive boulders, navigating narrow rock corridors, squeezing through hidden passages, and discovering areas most visitors never experience. It's part hiking tour, part boulder-scrambling adventure, designed for active travelers who want a more hands-on way to experience Joshua Tree. No technical rock-climbing experience is required—just a sense of adventure and a willingness to climb, scramble, and explore. Highlights include: > Boulder scrambling through Joshua Tree's massive granite formations > Exploring narrow rock corridors and hidden passages > Hiking through spectacular Joshua Tree desert scenery > A more adventurous alternative to traditional sightseeing > Small-group guided experience > No previous rock-climbing experience required