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Campsite #83 at Indian Cove Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
$35
Tent Site #83
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 19 ft | Parallel |
| 2 | weak |
2/23
3/4
Campsite #83 Features: Drive-In access, Parallel parking, 19ft driveway, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (10)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 50% |
| 4 star | | 30% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 20% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@AmarS9D80CAF85 · Camped on Jan 1, 2026 at Campsite #83
Beautiful site, really clean, clean restrooms, great experience
No Service
@JohnS6889697 · Camped on Mar 4, 2025 at Campsite #83
We mostly just enjoyed the view of rocks and sky. And clouds. The people at the campground were lovely. I enjoyed the lack of cell service unless you walked to one end of the campground. Nice campsites.
Major Issues
@LeviG2A6F3CB56 · Camped on Nov 24, 2024 at Campsite #83
This was a great campsite with plenty of room for my crew of 4, spread across 3 tents. Beautiful scenery. Indian Cove has a chill vibe, I liked not being in the park's main drag, no traffic to get to/from the campground.Climbers and others occasionally walked through the edges of the site to scramble/climb, all were polite. I felt bad for the people who reserved campsite 82, which has much less space for tents (and the space isn't flat). Not sure what could be done though, since 83's space is one big sand pad with a picnic table, fire ring, and grill, and it would be awkward to share it with another group.
Major Issues
@Catherine87393 · Camped on Mar 10, 2024 at Campsite #83
Beautiful scenery, super cool spot and it was fun to climb around on the rocks behind our site! Only caveat would be is that this site is quite close to the others, we were there in March and our neighbours were quiet so it was fine, but I could see it being an issue if the campground was really busy!
@DennisO7910034 · Camped on Feb 19, 2024 at Campsite #83
Interesting place to explore, especially enjoyed the various bird sounds.
Some Coverage
@HaroldS8157931 · Camped on Apr 20, 2022 at Campsite #83
We were not able to go to Indian Cove because of 70 mph winds over both days of our reservation. It was too dangerous for us to camp to we did not go on the trip. We tried to cancel, but realized it was too late to rebook another date or cancel.
@RonelleI244 · Camped on Nov 16, 2021 at Campsite #83
Site 83 is great for tent camping. Unfortunately, I had a camper. The only area for me to park, was in the street in front of a row of large boulders. Once it got dark, cars and trucks were speeding within a few feet of my parked truck and camper, Getting in and out of my camper, required me to be on the road. Several of the near by campers used large, overhead, very bright lights, late into the night. Site 83 is better suited for tent campers who have access to setting up camp inside the row of boulders.
There were a couple of empty camp (92 and 93) sites close to me that had adequate off, road parking and mov. These sites had more privacy.
Joshua has many other camp grounds I prefer over Cottonwood. However, Cottonwood is very close to the Main 29 Palms Highway for quick and easy trips into town. The rock formations are interesting. The full moon lighting was very dramatic, once I hiked away from the very bright hanging lights of other campers.
There were a couple of empty camp (92 and 93) sites close to me that had adequate off, road parking and mov. These sites had more privacy.
Joshua has many other camp grounds I prefer over Cottonwood. However, Cottonwood is very close to the Main 29 Palms Highway for quick and easy trips into town. The rock formations are interesting. The full moon lighting was very dramatic, once I hiked away from the very bright hanging lights of other campers.
@JenniferB248 · Camped on Apr 27, 2021 at Campsite #83
great sport clean bathrooms lots of,toilet,paper water accessible at ranger station. never checked in with anyone -so that was weird but its covid. Guess everyone is honest about what sites they reserved. Love Joshua Tree !
No Service
@TejasPBE31AD0B · Camped on Aug 31, 2019 at Campsite #83
The site was kind of close to the road that connects all campsites and expect some dust and noise due to cars passing by. Not as much like it would ruin your stay, but worth mentioning here.The night sky on the new moon looked so amazing along with differently shaped rocks of the Jshua Tree NP
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