Mojave River Forks Regional Park

Elle

We absolutely DO NOT recommend! We arrived in the late afternoon and we were told by the attendant who was driving around on the cart that when we chose a spot to go ahead and put the money in the pay box. Because there's no attendant on site, people were free to scream bloody murder all night long. After several hours of this, and my PTSD and my service dog being triggered, we decided to pack it up and just leave at about 2:30 a.m. Come to find out, they lock the gate and you're not able to get in or out without a code, which the attendant failed to give us or even tell us that we needed. None of the phone numbers had anyone that answered and there was absolutely no way to get out! It took us about an hour of driving around at 3:00 in the morning to find someone that was still awake who could finally give us the code to get out.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Everyone should have easy access to be able to exit for whatever reason they need and especially if it's an emergency. This is a pretty place to camp, but the accessibility issue is huge and unsafe.

Elizabeth Gutierrez

My family and I have already camped here 2x and we’ve loved it so far! If camping with a big family , I would recommend site “Coyote Bluff” so much space, trees, shade and a night view of the road while cars drive up and down the hill. Restrooms and showers are across from the site, parking is for about 6 cars. There’s a big tree in the middle of the campground and lots of picnic tables to sit around. We take bikes and ride around the campsite when the sun starts setting. There’s a bonfire pit for night time. One thing I’d like to share is that while I booked this last time I honestly can remember the name of the Person that helped me but I had a great reservation experience ! I called a Monday to book but didn’t have the funds yet and when I called but in on Wednesday I asked for it because it was no longer available online! I was so bummed but he told me he had actually put the site on HOLD for me! That made me so happy and I appreciate that so they are great there to help too!! If camping with a smaller group , I’d recommend site 26. Restrooms are also next to the site and had lots of the shade for the tents and all. Thank you Mojave River Forks for the great experience I had this past month . We actually booked twice in July due to how much we like it there!!

chris m

$54 per night which included the $10 junk fee to make the reservation and $5 pet fee. Sign at the entrance says that FHU is $40 per night but it's $11 more if you pay online, PLUS the junk fee. Power went out and were not offered any credit or refund. We've got plenty of battery power. Site had lots of sky for solar and satellite. There were about 30 goats wandering at the front entrance on our arrival. They apparently just wander the entire park, came through our site one day. Don't know who they belong to. Our site was dirty, fire ring filled with trash. Restrooms were dirty, decades of hard water deposits that no one ever cleans. Peeling paint, graffiti. Bathrooms and showers have no grates on the floor drains, exposed wiring where heater removed, work not to code. Only one shower had a handle on it. My wife would not use them they were so bad, she showered onboard. I tried the showers but they were disappointing. Took almost 10 minutes for water to get anywhere close to hot, which it never did. Out of 5 days, there was only one other camper here first night. Then Thursday six other RV's showed up. There are 25 RV sites, with FHU. Never more than 10 FHU campers in FHU. But there is also a tent area to the left of the entrance and there were several tent trailers, tent campers and a few RV's over there. Drinking and playing loud music. No hook-ups but you can get small trailers into some of the sites. Three dump stations, says $15 to dump but no way to pay. Just ieon ranger. No staff here. No camp host. There is an old 'administration' building (it's on Administration Road) but it is long since abandoned and looking in windows seems it is just used for storage. There are multiple paper signs on the windows. Maintenance here is severely lacking. And whatever maintenance is done is slip-shod, minimum budget, no-skill, and not to code. On google there were complaints about 3 years ago about break ins here. No evidence of that. But park is very unsafe, no police presence or enforcement rangers. Wondering if all the drain grates from the bathrooms were stolen for metal scrap. It's hard to navigate around the park. Like many parks there is a severe lack of signage. Any signs they do have are worn and hard to read, or overgrown with foliage, and/or falling down. At $54 per night I expected more. They give you a code on your email reservation, the gate gets locked around 4pm. It is not an auto-open, you have to manually enter the code onto the combination lock, open the gate, then close and lock it when done. There used to be tire spikes on the entrance but they have long since been removed and the trench just filled with dirt, which is now a big dip so go slow through the exit. Sewer hookups are a foot above the ground and hard to use. Water spigot in my site leaked whenever it was on.

Veronica Alba

Decent enough for enjoying with friends and family. Bathrooms need some love cosmetically and health wise need mold removed. Bugs and sand expected, but overall very good easy weekend. Equestrian friendly too which was cool! Lots of exploring available. Thank you SBCParks!

eclipse258

Extremely relaxed spot to get away! I do not like going out on the weekends, but took a good friend out for his birthday there on a Sunday, and was still one of the most peaceful days at a park I've ever had! Entering can be a bit confusing, just make sure to have 8 bucks cash on hand! I left a 10, but I made great use of it! You can wander around the north end and all the way to the dam! We found a creek and was just simply amazed by nature. Highly recommend this spot to get out of the grid!