5.72 Acres for Sale in Twentynine Palms, CA

Rare opportunity to own nearly 6 acres of usable California land in 29 Palms, located on 29 Palms Highway. This property offers flexibility, privacy, and utility access—making it ideal for a future home, desert retreat, investment property, or weekend getaway.

Even better, public water is available at the road, a huge advantage compared to many desert properties.

This parcel allows for site-built homes, tiny homes, and mobile/manufactured homes, giving buyers multiple options.

🏡 Property Highlights

• Location: Twentynine Palms, California
• County: San Bernardino County
• Coordinates: 34.12093, -115.86604
• Lot Size: Approx. 5.72 Acres
• Zoning: Residential
• Allowed Uses:
• ✔ Site-built homes
• ✔ Tiny homes
• ✔ Mobile / manufactured homes

⚡ Utilities

• ✅ Public water at road
• Electric at road
• Septic likely needed

🌵 Why This Property Stands Out

• Nearly 6 acres (rare size)
• Public water available (major cost saver)
• Tiny homes + mobile homes allowed
• Great desert privacy without total isolation
• Strong long-term California land investment
• Great for primary residence, vacation retreat, or rental setup

📍 Area Benefits

• Near Joshua Tree National Park
• Close to 29 Palms amenities
• Popular area for desert homes, artists, and off-grid buyers
• Amazing sunsets, star-filled skies, and mountain views
• Growing buyer demand in desert California markets

Property can close through title company with title insurance for approx. $1,500 - $2,000. In house closing is available for $499. Buyer is to perform their own due diligence and pay all closing costs and title fees if choosing to close with title company.

**Zoning: The property is zoned RL-5 (Rural Living-minimum of 5 acres) - The RL (Rural Living) land use zoning district provides sites for rural residential uses, incidental agricultural uses, and similar and compatible uses.

**Permitted Uses: For Residential uses - Single Family Residence, Modular Home, Tiny House, and Manufactured Homes (over 10 yrs will require a Compatibility Determination prior to submitting a building permit.)

In addition to a primary single family residence, a combination of two of the following additional accessory units would be allowed. Parcels five acres in size or greater shall be allowed to have three of the following. Please review the below Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance for sizing and additional information. However, the structure(s) will need to meet development standards (i.e. setbacks, lot coverage etc.)

· Accessory Dwelling Unit (1,200 sq ft max)

· Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (one per parcel, 500 sq ft max)

· Guest House (no max sq ft, cannot be larger than the primary)

**RV Living? Not allowed

**Legal Road Access? Yes

**Farm Animals Allowed? Yes

** HOA: None

*County Development Impact Fees - $2,000–$3,000 per unit for a new single-family residence.

*Fire & Public Facilities: Impact fees also cover fire protection and general county facilities. These vary by location but are often charged per dwelling unit.

*School District Impact Fees - The 2026 residential rate is approximately $5.38 per square foot of assessable space.

**Flood Zone Area? This parcel does not fall into a hazardous flood zone, this parcel is located within Flood Zone D. Flood Hazards are undetermined in this area but possible.

**Utilities - Water Available, Septic Required