Entry No. 60 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: outdoor

Desert Christ Park

Sculptor Antone Martin spent 1951 to 1961 installing snow-white concrete figures of Christ and biblical scenes across this high-desert hillside, conceiving them during the Cold War atomic-bomb scare as a message of peace. More than forty statues stand among the boulders, including a three-story, 125-ton Last Supper bas-relief built into a 32-foot wall and a 15-foot Jesus. The 1992 Landers earthquake knocked the heads and hands off many figures; volunteers keep patching them.

The move: Take the free self-guided walk among the eerie white figures as the sun sets and the desert turns pink behind them.

📍 Before you go Free, open daily roughly 7am-6pm. About 120 miles east of LA near the entrance to Joshua Tree; pair it with the Integratron.

• 📍 Yucca Valley
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 56200 Sunnyslope Dr, Yucca Valley, CA 92284

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23