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Turtle Travels

Check out the newest exhibit on display, "Turtle Travels: See life from their point of view."

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New Programs!

There is always something exciting happening at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum!

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Visiting Yucca Valley?

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum is the perfect indoor experience to cool off this summer!

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Upcoming Closure - Renovations

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum will be closed to the public from September 16 - October 6, 2026 due to plumbing renovations. The Museum will reopen on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 with normal operating hours.

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Event dates for August 2026
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26	27	28	29	30	31	1 9:00 AMTurtle Travels 10:00 AMFirst Saturday Cart Talks
2 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	3 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	4 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	5 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	6 9:00 AMTurtle Travels 1:00 PMDesert Animal Figure Drawing Drop-In Workshops	7 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	8 9:00 AMTurtle Travels
9 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	10 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	11 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	12 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	13 9:00 AMTurtle Travels 1:00 PMDesert Animal Figure Drawing	14 9:00 AMTurtle Travels 6:00 PMSound Bath Experience with Sound Mind Garden	15 9:00 AMTurtle Travels
16 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	17 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	18 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	19 9:00 AMTurtle Travels 10:00 AMStorytime at the Museum	20 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	21 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	22 9:00 AMTurtle Travels 2:00 PMSecuring a Future for the Desert Tortoise: Conservation in the Morongo Basin and Beyond
23 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	24 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	25 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	26 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	27 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	28 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	29 9:00 AMTurtle Travels
30 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	31 9:00 AMTurtle Travels	1	2	3	4	5

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Turtle Travels

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