CactusIf you’re already awakening to the inner springtime call of the desert, you’ve probably booked some lupine-time at Joshua Tree Oasis. But if you haven’t yet discovered this gorgeous hidden hideaway retreat tucked into the edge of the Mojave, you’re in for an explosion of scent-sations like you’ve never experienced before.

Springtime is anything but ordinary at this vacation favorite for everyone from Hollywood luminaries to a global gathering of privacy and beauty-seekers. The minute you arrive you see it—the wild wonder of Yucca cacti in full bloom—the Nolina with its six-foot flower stems of dense clusters of creamy white flowers stretching towards the sky. And just beneath them, dotting the desert panorama is a post-winter wonderland of butter yellow dandelions, chia, senna and coreopsis flowers in abundance. Springtime at Joshua Tree Oasis is a calliope of colors, aromas, singing birds and calling coyotes that literally take your breath away—and while you’re filling your lungs with the kind of freshness you didn’t realize still existed on this earth, you’re luxuriating. Joshua Tree Oasis is designed to ease and unwind you in everything from hammocks to a Jacuzzi big enough for eight or just you two, to a huge, rock sculpted fire place, and everything you’d expect to enjoy desert decadence at its finest. So grab your camera, your sketch pad, watercolors, walking shoes, and most of all your longings for peace, tranquility and some of your favorite besties. And take in all that is springtime for the first time in your life…

– Cara Wilson Granat