Black Rock Campground
Description
Sleep and adventure within one of Joshua Tree National Park’s densest Joshua Tree forests at Black Rock Campground. With 100 individual sites, Black Rock is a quiet and family-friendly Joshua Tree camping location that can be good for both seasoned and first-time campers. The campground also offers a separate camping area for those with horses. Black Rock is one of only two in Joshua Tree National Park with drinking water, but warm and dry Joshua Tree National Park camping conditions mean you should still bring in plenty of your own. Choose from a selection of 100 individual sites, each with a picnic table and fire ring. Flush toilets and a dump station make Black Rock Campground convenient for RV camping, but there are no hookups.
Activities
Offered near the campground.
Biking
Biking in this park provides some pretty jaw-dropping views, but is also restricted to vehicular roads (i.e., if a car or OHV c...Read more
Hiking
Rich with breathtaking landscape that feels like a forgotten land on another planet, there are miles and miles of trails for ex...Read more
Horseback riding
Sometimes, a strikingly beautiful place is just made better by the presence of a good friend. We believe this absolutely applie...Read more
Off-roading (OHV)
You KNOW those endless stretches of California desert are calling your name, and you can feel your fingers itching at the thoug...Read more
Climbing
We see you, climber, explorer of boulders, scaler of mountains. While everyone else is standing, jaw agape, iPhones out, you ca...Read more
Wildlife watching
The desert is full of secrets, and one of the biggest ones is the abundance of life that finds home in the nearly 800,000 acres...Read more
Terrain
Natural features you'll find at Black Rock Campground.
14 Reviews
Black Rock was great, because drinking water and restrooms were easily accessible! Also, there are multiple trails connected right to the campsite.
drive-up spots with a bathroom; no showers, though. Water on location and close to stores and some awesome restaurants if you are looking for that kind of getaway.
Very populated
Bring tie downs (or nail down your ropes from your tent) because it gets windy at night sometimes, especially when you least expect it.
This is a great campground especially for hiking. There are trails that start straight out of the campground so no driving necessary. One thing to note is this campground has no roads leading further into the park so it's a good 20 minute drive from the campground to the park entrance. If you want to be able to navigate the park more, I would recommend one of the other grounds located deeper within the park.
You need some padding under your sleeping bag! Desert rock is not comfy to sleep on!
We chose Black Rock because we knew we would be arriving late and wanted to guarantee a spot. Bathrooms were clean and did have running water.
The campground is inside of the park, but not accessible to the rest of the park (~20 min drive back out of the park to the nearest entrance). It was also very WINDY -- we thought it was just the weather while we were there but seems others are giving similar feedback.
We had a great time - but next time, would love to try some of the other campgrounds in the park.
Sites are pretty close and not very level. Not my favorite but not terrible.
The Good:
Lots of Joshua Trees; Plenty of hiking opportunities; Running water; Clean bathrooms with flush toilets; Visitor Center on site.
The Bad:
A lot of sites are close together; There can be very noisy neighbors (an entire boy scout troop set up camp next to us after 10pm..bring ear plugs!); WINDY..in fact so windy and cold that I cut my trip short by a night which I've never done before; Really close to the town of Yucca Valley, and by close I mean there are neighborhoods right outside the campground, so this is far from secluded, and city lights are visible from some areas in the campground; Fire pits were very full of ash and in need of cleaning; Not connected to the rest of the park - about 20 minute drive to west entrance
- Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Phone Number
- 760-367-5554
- Directions
- View on Google Maps
- Official Website
- View Website
- Coordinates
- 34.073° N, 116.39° W
- Unknown price
- Tent Only: 51 Sites (Up to 6 people per site)
- Unknown price
- Tent / RV / Trailer: 38 Sites (Up to 6 people per site)