Reviews

Me Me

November 2025. This reservation ONLY campground has VERY tiny sites. Most are car sized. But its a gorgeous area. Inside the grounds and outside for sure. There are trails right there to walk. Including the trail to Skull Rock. Joshua Tree Park truly is an amazing place. And Jumbo Rock Campground is right on the middle of it. They do have pit toilets. And they are clean. Plenty of paper too. And they have sorted trash bins. BUT no water. At all. No stores in the park. And no gas. NO CELL SERVICE! So come prepared or go without. It was reasonably quiet once the tenters stopped slamming car doors. Not many people were burning either. I gave this campground 4 stars instead of 5 for 2 reasons. One is theres no lights in the bathrooms. There should at least be a solar powered nightlight that comes on inside at night. Public restrooms are often gross and I want to see what Im touching! Secondly, these parkinglot style walk-in camp sites are pooey. People park in them at will during the day for hikes and whatnot. And they're pretty unattractive. The tenters that do legitimately rent them walk back and forth for hours getting their stuff and slamming car doors each time - no matter the hour. Very disruptive to those with pull in sites. They should be all in their own loop away from the entrance. You'll get a laught at the bus sized trailers trying to stuff themselves into these tiny sites. They really shouldn't be allowed. Id stay there again, but I'd be way more choosy about which site I rented.

Brooke James

The campground was amazing! It was clean & well maintained, even during the shutdown. No one bothered our campsite and were polite. There is not complete privacy, but our site was sort of out of the way. I enjoyed the trip so much, we will do it again next year!

Wesley Good

This campground was really great. The location was nice too, since it is in the middle of the park. You are close to everything. I recommend this campground, it is nice for tents as well if you bring a mallet or rock to place the stakes.

Kristina Cross

Campsites were nice supplied with good sized parking spaces, picnic table, fire pit, and barbecue grill. Toilet near site 63 had well stocked toilet paper. No sink or water at site.

Alexandra Ronca

This campground was spectacular. We were in Joshua Tree for three days, and the highlights were all experiences we had at the campground - climbing the jumbo rocks behind our site, stargazing, and watching the sunset at the end of the day. I got chills seeing the silhouettes of solo travelers or small families on top of the larger than life rocks, watching the sun come up each day. It was a quiet but connected, spiritual experience. Lots of coyotes howling at night, bats swooping over as we watched the night sky. We were in site 83 and would recommend for families - toddlers loved scrambling up the paths and rocks right behind our site.

Xiomara Garcia

Beautiful! Very open, so no shade. During the summer you need to be summer enthusiastic cauae its hot until the sun is down. For them charging $30 the restrooms are a little disappointing. Some campsites are super small so dont let the pictures deceive you on recreation.gov Otherwise its a very nice place to stay like a day or 2. Oh and the night sky...... unforgettable.

Mahesh S R

Jumbo Campground is one of the best spots for star gazing! The night sky views here are absolutely breathtaking. I stayed at site 120, which was spacious and perfectly located. The overall experience was fantastic, and I would highly recommend this campground to anyone visiting the area.

Richard Easley Jr.

Great open space, beautiful views, sunrises, sunsets etc! Usually everyone around you is friendly, you'll come across the random grumpy campers who expect everyone to be quiet at all times of the day 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 All in all, have camped here twice and will be back every year for Easter Sunday 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Service was super spotty, but I prefer to disconnect from the world when camping 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #Camping #Nature #Views #Easter #Peace #Quiet #OpenSpace

Virginia Katz

Combine an outdoor experience with an art exhibit and playground, and you get this phenomenal camp site! We will absolutely return! You just want to climb all over the place! Some of the campsites are very small, essentially on the main road, but some have very large spaces away from the main road. Check the location of the campsite before you just reserve any campsite number. Be aware: 🐺 There is wildlife in the campsite. We had a coyote visitor early in the morning, but it kept to itself. There's signs for tortoises and snakes. Lots of cool little lizards and plant life. 🚱 Bring all the water you will need - there's no running water at the camps, and the bathrooms often have bees. 🤳There's no phone signal, so I recommend having the HazAdapt safety app on your phone so that you know how to handle emergencies out there.

Ryan Sherman

This place is amazing. I am tempted to downgrade to 4 stars because there is no power or water there, but the place is so amazing it is still 5 stars in my book! Great views, great campsites with plenty of parking, fire pits & bbq grills at each site. Fairly secluded, pcturesque, great hiking trails, star gazing... what more could you want for a desert campground.

Paul M

They have ruined the camping experience. Well done! No rock climbing at the campsite are you crazy? That was my attraction for camping at Jumbo rocks. For people who like to climb. Now you gotta go online and pick out a site that is never available and never actually gets used that night. What a joke. This used to be my favorite area to camp. Why is everything going backwards? I’ve been going there for 30+ years, When it used to be $7 dollars.

Chris Covell

Lots of fun campsites nestled among the jumbo rocks. Campsites vary significantly in size and privacy. Some sites are tent camping only with vehicle parking and a short ~30ft walk in. Is tend to be more cramped with close neighbors. The 1.7 mi Skull Rock Loop gives a good overview of the area. Good for all ages!

Glow

Must reserve space online. It can be really freezing at night during the winter so bundle up with some gloves, coat, layers of clothing and more socks. There was no water. Many no shows at the campsite so it was tranquil and quiet. It can be difficult to start a fire because it gets windy. Rangers were checking for reservations. Bathrooms were vault toilets with toilet paper. It was not that clean. People seem to hover and miss the toilet so watch where you step in the bathroom. There was a dumpster and recycle bin to dump trash.

Ale

I've stayed here quite a few times. Large enough campground but it definitely started booking up quickly over the last couple of years. The only "bad" thing is that for such a large campground the available bathrooms are quite limited. Not a big deal if you're used to camping, but may deter some.

Brian Prado

Jumbo Rocks is one of the best campgrounds there is inside the park. It's central location makes it perfect to explore. I suggest to have at least two days to explore. Many campsites to chose from. The further one from the entrance are the best and you get more privacy.