The City of Twentynine Palms (29 Palms) is the home of Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters, Oasis Visitor Center, and the north entrance to the nearly 800,000-acre national park. The city also serves as a gateway to Mojave National Preserve  and the Mojave Trails National Monument, Kelso Dunes, Amboy Crater, Route 66, Death Valley and other desert destinations to the north. It is the lodging hub of the Joshua Tree Gateway Communities, hosting more than 650 rooms, from major hotels, motels, and historic inns, to vacation rentals. The city hosts one of America’s last drive-in movie theaters at Smith’s Ranch, as well as Sky’s The Limit Observatory & Nature Center, Tortoise Rock Casino, the Old Schoolhouse Museum, Luckie Park, Knott Sky Park, Roadrunner Dunes Golf Course, art galleries, and more than three dozen restaurants and pubs. Known for its spacious desert and mountain vistas, clear skies, brilliant star-filled nights, and world-class murals and public art, 29 Palms is a desert oasis for artists and nature lovers, a quiet getaway for visitors, a scenic location for photography and filming, and a friendly community for families, snowbirds and retirees.