Reddit reviews Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park: The Best Sport and Trad Routes in the Park (Best Climbs Series)

Vogel's Book is very comprehensive and has most routes. But if you're not going to spend weeks there, the best climbs book is really great for finding the classics.

This is what it's really all about- having fun! And, geez y'll, this is literally the route featured on the cover of THE book for JTree climbing (https://www.amazon.com/Best-Climbs-Joshua-Tree-National/dp/0762770198). Bravo dude. Keep being cool and having fun.

I am thinking of this guide book for our short time there? http://www.amazon.com/Best-Climbs-Joshua-Tree-National/dp/0762770198/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383061620&sr=8-1&keywords=joshua+tree+climbing

There are tons of guidebooks for Josh. Depends on what you want though as some are more just a list of climbs without much commentary.(even gear!) Some are more of a best of which I would recommend. I have the "trad guide to josh" which has 60 climbs from 5.5 to 5.9 that the author recommends. It's good but I'd probably get this one instead; in fact I just picked it up.

Tahquitz only has one really

malibu creek has sport climbing the santa monicas is ok. but nowhere near the quality of the color pictures and descriptions of the josh ones.

hidden treasures east covers holcomb valley. You can get a lot of info from the mountain project page too.

Red rock is way out of the way but tons of amazing climbing. this is really the defacto guidebook. I am hesitant to say that I have seen a better guidebook anywhere.

There is some hard sport at the riverside quarry(though some really easy stuff too but not a moderate destination crag by any stretch of the mind). You can get the second edition of louie's guide book directly from him. Full color and very good.