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Joshua Tree National Park › California
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› Campsite #21
Campsite #21 at Indian Cove Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
$35
Campsite #21
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 32 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | fair |
1/27
3/25
Campsite #21 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 32ft driveway, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (22)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 64% |
| 4 star | | 14% |
| 3 star | | 5% |
| 2 star | | 14% |
| 1 star | | 5% |
@JennetteS8B251 · Camped on Feb 10, 2026 at Campsite #21
Great campground surrounded by giant boulders. No electric or water and can get windy.
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@CraigH8329221 · Camped on Nov 30, 2025 at Campsite #21
Campsite was what was advertised, bathrooms were well maintained , very satisfied with the experience.Thank YouCraig Haas
Good
@DanielP5943638 · Camped on Oct 9, 2025 at Campsite #21
Beautiful place but nearby hikes are lacking. Maybe it was due to the shutdown but the place seemed a little lawless. We never saw a host or Ranger or anyone else in 2 nights. Thursday was fine but don't go Friday nights if you like sleep, there was multiple sites blasting EDM until 1 am and no one to enforce quiet time.....
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@KimK2704221 · Camped on Feb 17, 2025 at Campsite #21
Nice campground. Clean and well maintained. Some sites are not too level so, if traveling in an RV you should plan to bring lots of leveling blocks. Vault toilets are clean. Fairly quiet but a few campers running generators outside of posted hours. Great climbing right in the campground.
@DonaSFFEF77F25 · Camped on Jan 20, 2025 at Campsite #21
Quiet, clean campground. Staying among the huge boulders was a magical experience.
@DavidL8659169 · Camped on Dec 3, 2024 at Campsite #21
What a stunning location! What an inaccurate online reservation process!! We reserved Site 11 for our 25 Class C RV with pictures showing a large level area around the fire pit. On arrival, we immediately found out that the back-in length was maybe 10 long with large boulders preventing any further backing. The parking area had a ~5% grade while the fire area was as perfect - for tents. We drove the campground and looked for sites that hadnt been reserved according to the website. By the time we found a few that would fit us and attempted to reserve, they came up as reserved, as did Site 35 that we had reserved for the following 2 nights. To our frustration, the sites that would have fit us were never occupied! This has happened repeatedly with the Reserve America reservation system. This is a stunning campground setting and it would take only a little blade work to make sure that most back in parking was reasonably level. Im fairly certain we double paid for our first night at Indian Cove and will likely receive a fine for not showing up in Site 11, which I was unable to cancel at the last minute. Please see my review of the next two nights at Site 35.
Major Issues
@DavidW7736336 · Camped on Oct 28, 2024 at Campsite #21
Beautiful place with opportunities to Boulder among the many wonderful rocks throughout the campground. Pretty basic facilities however nearby (10 miles) shopping...
@SarahR6066410 · Camped on Feb 18, 2024 at Campsite #21
Amazing stargazing from the campground. Kids loved the rock climbing right by the camper.
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@ZoltanB88A1577 · Camped on Oct 12, 2023 at Campsite #21
Easy to find, close to stores like Vons, Walmart, so no need to panic if you forget to buy something. Very clean, well maintained. The area is very beautiful and a sky full of stars. Very quiet.
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@IanA1900C366E9 · Camped on Oct 10, 2023 at Campsite #21
I thoroughly enjoyed the stay at the site.It was very relaxing.
@SarahG7471679 · Camped on Apr 1, 2023 at Campsite #21
Site was great but the site was double booked. Not a threat experience
@KyokoR68932A9A · Camped on Jan 27, 2023 at Campsite #21
Spacious sites among beautiful rocks. Clean bathrooms.
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@RachelS6363728 · Camped on Mar 16, 2022 at Campsite #21
The Indian Cove campsite was beautiful, but just make sure when you make reservations you aren't next to a large group site. The only reason why I rated it "Fair" is because our designated campsite was in the middle of a High School Grade level group of over 100 people. It was loud and not peaceful at all. It would have been nice to get some warning or an option to change our campsite location.
@SueM2034977 · Camped on Feb 13, 2022 at Campsite #21
Superb star gazing. Excellent campground lay out Staff - excellent what more can you want?
@DavidJ818 · Camped on Oct 11, 2021 at Campsite #21
Great boulder scenery around campground, gorgeous for stargazing
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@ErickC411 · Camped on May 1, 2021 at Campsite #21
Excellent campsite. Close to rock climbing site,
@KeelyGA4840D8E · Camped on Nov 4, 2020 at Campsite #21
I was a little worried about this campground since it is a bit on the outskirts of the park. Boy was it amazing!!! every campsite is nestled into the rock formations that surround the campground. We stayed in site 21 with our 24 ft travel trailer. This is a really big site! It is a big campground which makes it really fun for biking around or taking long strolls. We drove through Jumbo Rocks (which I initially wanted to stay in) and found that we liked Indian Cove better. The ranger at the visitor center told us that in the spring Indian Cove has waterfalls which would be really cool to see. It was a bit of a drive (20 min) to get to the inner part of the park but we didn't really mind besides this is definitely a park you have to drive to get to all the various points of interest. We stayed 11/2-11/4 - the weather was amazing 80 degrees max during the day and didn't get too cold at night.
@SlueR06021F84E · Camped on Oct 28, 2020 at Campsite #21
The campground is clean, quiet and beautiful. There was no place to check in, but my site was reserved so I guess it didnt matter. I stayed two nights and left during the day to visit the park, leaving my tablecloth, a jar of flowers and a rock I had painted on the table. It was all gone when I returned, so I advise not leaving anything in the campground during the day if you plan to leave your site. I was in a 24 RV with plenty of room.
@JamesH5225020 · Camped on Oct 4, 2020 at Campsite #21
Campsite 21 is to close to neighbors I was in 21 with a decent view Then new neighbors in 20 way to close then blocked my little view with travel trailer along with one aggressive dog On top of that no park rangers around camp host motorhome was there but no response so I just ending up leaving for home Seems the state of California Keeps ripping my money out of my pockets with no recourse and or reasonability
@SusanM8574216 · Camped on Sep 25, 2020 at Campsite #21
Loved the views. Site worked but rocks blocked getting a camper close to camp site. Will come back!
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@KerinGEE4CD65A · Camped on Dec 23, 2019 at Campsite #21
The first day it rained and was beautiful. Then the sun came out and wow! What a truly magical place. I couldnt remember when Id seen so many stars.
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