Reviews

George Morales

One of the best campgrounds in the desert that I have enjoyed. No water or dump stations. Has vault bathrooms that are kept well stocked and clean. All campsites come with a picnic table, fire ring and grill. Beautiful place to stargaze or go hiking and rock climbing. Peaceful and pleasant 🫡

冯熹涛

This campground is located outside of Joshua Tree, not inside the national park. It’s quite large and can accommodate many people, but the sites aren’t very well separated. When we visited, there weren’t many other campers, but the light pollution was fairly strong, so it wasn’t dark enough to see the Milky Way. There were lots of insects, and the ground was very hard, making it difficult to drive in tent stakes. The weather was extremely hot, even at night.

Steven Davis

It's close to town yet you feel quite isolated. Beautiful scenery, GIANT piles of rocks to explore everywhere. Wildlife galore if you take the time to look for it. Try hiking up rattlesnake canyon after a good rain. You won't believe the waterfalls!

Deena

Had a lovely time at the Joshua Tree group campsite. We were a large group of 75+ and we arrived in the late afternoon and stayed just for the night to stargaze. The bathroom facility was clean, although no running water, and there was plenty of toilet paper. The night sky is the best part. The air is clear and the rocky hills are fun to climb.

Emnok Rahdahggy

Very clean campsites with clean restrooms. Perfect for families and large groups; The area is tucked away from "civilization" enough for the full camping experience, but close enough to the main highway and shopping centers incase of emergency or maybe to pick up a few items forgot at the house. Also, easy trails and rock climbing for older and younger family members as well as some nearby overland trails that are pretty fun. Great place for family camping 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽

Ann Berry

Nice campsites between rocks. They are not on top of each other but we can hear and see your neighbors. Remember this is a dry camp so NO water. You must bring in all you need but you can fill up at the ranger's station. I have been here at least 3 trips and will come back again when I visit Joshua Tree NP.

J

My only complaint is that the restroom locations only have one stall. The restroom near my campsite always had people waiting. One stall to be shared by several campsites is not enough. Restrooms were fairly clean. Campsite are surrounded by cool boulders. Was nice that there is a separate bbq grill from the fire pit grill. Was very windy during my stay. Make sure to tie your tent/canopy down good!

Scott Barnes

We spent our honeymoon at Joshua Tree in our Sprinter van. We stayed at the Indian Cove Campsite our first night nestled against the boulders. Our fire danced off the huge boulder right next to the van. Tomorrow we move to Jumbo Rocks Campground. Phone reception is not great but there is reception. The weather here in April is perfect. We are very pleased with our current lodgings. Joshua Tree National Park is an amazing place to make life long memories!!

Adelaide Walker

The most beautiful campsite I’ve ever stayed at. Group site was HUGE with a water fillup conveniently at the ranger station nearby. Bathrooms were relatively clean. The many tables made it easy to eat and spend time together as a group. We didn’t use the grill but we used the fire pit a few times.

Courtney White

Best spot of camping all week! Nestled right in the boulders! Sites were well maintained, fires gave off cool reflections off the rocks. Did some scrambling in Rattlesnake Canyon but only got about a half mile in then we just couldn’t find the trail so we turned back.

Cynthia Soto

Super chill area to camp. I visited campground 13. Shadow tip: There is a big rock that provides shade after 1 pm

J. W.

Loved our camp site. I'd recommend booking any of the sites from 29-39 or up to 16. The others are tiny and on the main route. We were at spot 30 and had an amazing cave behind us. We were able to set up our tent a little inside it to protect against the sun. There are lots of drop toilets and trash cans.

Chris Lupo

Great dramatic rocks in nearly every campsite. Most of the sites are larger than what you can get at Jumbo Rocks. Water is available at the Rangers Station on the way in. Vault toilets are pretty well maintained.

Michael Brandin

Really great campground spot. Lots of interesting rock bouldering and a few hiking trails to select from. Thought this was one of the best sites in the park camping right up against the rock formations and sites had some space between them. Less people around like Skull Rock area. Need to travel to get to better hiking trails, so do so either on way in or out. If using AllTrails, I do recommend, do not travel the Mount Bob Loop - it really is not authorized and it turned out to have bouldering kids or many just can't manage.

wendy jo Peterson

In winter this is a great spot to camp. It’s generally a bit warmer than the main park, which can be great for overnight. Ample climbs and trails plus cool campsites. The only downfall are other people and their choices not to follow the rules. We had two dogs charge out of campsites because they were not leashed, even knocking my daughter down. And we had an RV insist on running their generator throughout the night, which is against the rules. I didn’t ding the rating for that, because those are human issues, not the fault of the campsites. The stars at night are spectacular and they’ve got picnic tables and fire rings.