Hi-Desert Nature Museum
Bringing nature, culture and history to our community
Featured Event
Giant Rock Round Table – October 18, 2018
Please join us at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum for an informal round table get together. Karyl Newman (Exhibit Project Director) will share some of her research about the fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of Giant Rock. Please bring your own memories, stories, adventures, photographs, videos, etc. to share with the group … [Read More...]
Featured Exhibit
California A to Z September 6 – October 27, 2018
This Exhibit is curated and produced by the La Quinta Museum. Please visit the La Quinta Museum - another small Museum with great exhibits! 77885 Avenida Montezuma, La Quinta, CA 92253 … [Read More...]
Museum Updates
California Humanities Grant Awarded to the Hi-Desert Nature Museum
BROWN BAG LUNCH LECTURE November 15, 2018 ~ 12 p.m. A Suicide Bombing at Giant Rock presented by Mike Digby In the summer of 1942, a fifty-seven year old engineer and local eccentric by the name of Frank Critzer was known for two things: as the owner/operator of the Giant Rock airstrip in Landers in the Mojave Desert, and as the man who … [Read More...]
New Museum Video!
The museum has produced a promotional video with Dan O'Dowd and Paul Morehead. It's 3 1/2 minutes and highlights the museum and local attractions.
Click here to view...
© 2018 Hi-Desert Nature Museum is administered by the Town of Yucca Valley. Site created by Cyberspike.
Member of American Association of Museums, Western Museum Association and California Museum Association