Black Rock Canyon Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Black Rock Canyon Campground is part of Joshua Tree National Park in California (31 min northeast of Desert Hot Springs, CA) with an elevation of 4,037 feet. There are a total of 98 campsites including 50 tent-only sites. The campground is open all year. 44 sites can accommodate RVs between 15 and 35 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. Fees range from $20.00 to $25.00. Some amenities include drinking water, dump station, accessible, playground, restroom, trash dumpster, gift shop, flush toilets. Activities include horseback riding, hiking trails.

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5 star		44%
4 star		25%
3 star		21%
2 star		5%
1 star		3%

@ShaneM5636433 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #75

We stayed here in the middle of April. The weather was great and the hiking was wonderful. We did three hikes the west side loop, Eureka peak, and panorama loop. We enjoyed all three. The site location was close to the bathrooms and water with easy access. The spaces are quite close together but this space (75) seemed to have extra room. Our exchange student had no problems connecting to AT&T service to register for the flowing year classes as the time fell during our trip. It was an all round nice stay.

@Dimosthen73D2A · Camped on Apr 11, 2025 at Campsite #70

Too windy, left the second night... bathrooms were clean.

@LesLE6FBE5AFBF · Camped on Apr 9, 2025 at Campsite #22

Very hard to level RV

@JanaD47AD5603E · Camped on Apr 8, 2025 at Campsite #96

This campground is fantastic! There are flush toilets and running water. The sites give decent privacy and even when it was full it didn't feel crowded. Having the nature center and hiking trails right nearby was for sure a plus.

@JakobV25844D88 · Camped on Apr 7, 2025 at Campsite #24

Great campground with good hikes

@ASHLEYR5100477 · Camped on Apr 5, 2025 at Campsite #11

People at the visitor center were super friendly and helpful. My campsite was clean and nice though you should bring all your own toiletries in case the bathrooms don't have toilet paper or soap. I was able to do all the hikes and peaks within the area in 5 days/4 nights.

@GarrettLE22FBE · Camped on Apr 4, 2025 at Campsite #98

Park was fun and awesome views. unfortunately many of the roads were not maintained, asphalt broken and many hole to watch out for. and it was very windy. although spaces were listed as paved ours was not. It was dirt and not very level. I understand budgets have been cut. We still enjoyed ourselves and loved the views and location.

@MaiaR281D4065D · Camped on Apr 3, 2025 at Campsite #33

Although the campsites are really close together, the large bushes and trees help provide some privacy. The flush toilets/bathrooms were very clean (which I didn't exactly expect), although the lights in the women's when I went didn't work so I had to use a headlamp in the night. Fellow campers were respectful of being quiet in the night and the campground was very peaceful. Most people leave during the day to go into the park's main areas, so if you stay at camp when the sun's out you're pretty much on your own. The little shop was nice too! Rangers were on top of keeping things in good shape, we had a guy come out one morning to weld our neighbor's broken fire pit. The entire campground is pretty much on a hill so keep that in mind when you're setting up your tent. There are a couple of nice hikes in walking distance to the campground but definitely be up for driving into town and then entering one of the main park entrances to get to other hikes and scrambling.

@KellyM9992231 · Camped on Apr 2, 2025 at Campsite #74

A nice campsite in the midst of Joshua trees! The bathrooms were nice and very clean and it was great the visitor center was so close to walk to!

@MeghanSE27E72B · Camped on Mar 31, 2025 at Campsite #29

Campground facilities were excellent: bathrooms were clean and stocked with TP, campsite had nice fire pit & separate grill, gravel had been added to a deep trench in the dirt road to help with driving. Surrounding trails were beautiful, well-maintained, and not crowded. This side of the part is much less crowded than other areas. Our only suggestion would better signage, such as a more clearly marked exit route. Would love to stay here again! Thank you, NPS workers!

@TheresaW977292 · Camped on Mar 30, 2025 at Campsite #35

Campsites are a bit close together. But there are many Joshua trees at the campground. And there are trails that takeoff from the campground. Nice flushing toilets. Air quality was really bad the couple days I was there, 193.

@TedB2165756 · Camped on Mar 30, 2025 at Campsite #87

The area is beautiful and quite busy. James the camp host is a true gem, from making regular rounds, answering questions, to simply being a very good soul.

@JoeyH3998411 · Camped on Mar 28, 2025 at Campsite #43

Campground is nice but the lady checking guests in was not.

@MarkW2201412 · Camped on Mar 25, 2025 at Campsite #90

We enjoyed our visit to the Black Rock Joshua Tree campground and were in site 90. Thankfully, we have a campervan and we're able to park there. This would NOT be a good site for anything larger than our 25 foot unit.The only thing was that the power was out and the bathroom lights were dark. Also, we tried to visit the Visitor's center and it was closed. Otherwise, it was fine. Site 90 is definitely not level, but , we managed to find a spot because we are so small. Entrance to many of the sites there are very challenging especially to vehicles that have to cross over high curbs. It can be an issue with vehicles that have a lower clearance like our van, be careful.

@ZachM01391B763 · Camped on Mar 24, 2025 at Campsite #7

Overall nice campground in a very scenic area. However, while there we experienced a lack of toilet paper in the mens restroom the entire time we were there, we left some for everyone when we departed. The lights in the restroom also were set on timers that didnt match the sunrise/sunset, with one tiny window, it made for dark conditions. Finally the parking. The campground is on a slope and the sites have not been leveled and have serious erosion rills and gullies due to lack of runoff controls. Made for leveling our rented RV quite difficult.

@JulieS4767669 · Camped on Mar 24, 2025 at Campsite #63

Friendly ranger, clean bathroom, good views and access to kid-friendly hiking. Desert cottontail and road runner sighting.

@AndyS5016117 · Camped on Mar 24, 2025 at Campsite #9

Note: The Roads are not that bad! They're not good, but unless you're in a Class A pusher they should be fine. I loved Black Rock! Beautiful campground and we had a beautiful site. The place is pretty worn down in general; the roads are rough and the bathrooms are too, but it's still serviceable. Worth a trip!

@RickB1041029 · Camped on Mar 23, 2025 at Campsite #31

Really helpful rangers. Clean bathrooms. Good location.

@howards5966886 · Camped on Mar 23, 2025 at Campsite #45

Great camp location. Great rangers.

@LarryW4240620 · Camped on Mar 22, 2025 at Campsite #13

Really enjoyed all the unique rock formations in the park. We also enjoyed a constellation presentation given one evening while there.

@SelimM9B9F4035 · Camped on Mar 21, 2025 at Campsite #2

Our site was too close to others and offered no privacy. The abundance of the nature and the trail network easily accessible from the campground were the highlights of our stay.

@ShannonC110200 · Camped on Mar 21, 2025 at Campsite #12

The front desk was very welcoming. They had a star observation event that was awesome!!!

@DanT5496337 · Camped on Mar 20, 2025 at Campsite #96

We loved that the sites were far enough apart to afford privacy but yet we had modern bathrooms

@ChuckHEE50129C · Camped on Mar 20, 2025 at Campsite #68

Last minute, one night stayover. This was the only Joshua Tree campground that could accept my 24' motorhome, so I took it.Full house on site, but very quiet with lots of family groups enjoying the site. Arrived after office closed but stopped by in AM to make sure they did not need to check my res. Delightful staff in house.All good.

@SaraC6C56E4EDD · Camped on Mar 18, 2025 at Campsite #7

We enjoyed our trip and the hikes around this area. Its a bit of a drive into the main park area from here but a nice drive. With the limited generator hours it would be nice to have some electric site options, especially with long days out in the park, but we managed. It would also be helpful to have the roads be labeled and one way to help with the flow of traffic with big RVs. Our site was big and relatively flat (enough). Site 007.

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Black Rock Canyon Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA