Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Jumbo Rocks Campground is part of Joshua Tree National Park in California (1 hr 27 min northeast of Indio, CA) with an elevation of 4,408 feet. There are a total of 124 campsites including 69 tent-only sites. The campground is open all year. 50 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 12 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 $15.00 to $20.00. Some amenities include restroom, amphitheater. Activities include hiking trails, rock climbing.

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4.6 out of 5

5 star		72%
4 star		16%
3 star		5%
2 star		2%
1 star		2%

@SamanthaB42924 · Camped on Apr 20, 2025 at Campsite #72

Love how tucked in this campground feels! The surrounding monzogranite rock formations leave something to look at (and climb!) in all directions.

@SarahR6066410 · Camped on Apr 17, 2025 at Campsite #64

Nice campsite! Loved the nearby rocks to climb and scramble on. Just wish there was a little more privacy from other campers.

@JuneG7924041 · Camped on Apr 14, 2025 at Campsite #89

For such a large campground, it was clean, relatively quiet, every site seemed to have a great view and the trails that started in the campground were great!

@AlegreRCB1C091 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #74

Great for stargazing. Beautiful and peaceful. Plenty of places just outside the park to purchase water and firewood.

@KatieB9423538 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #81

Jumbo Rocks is absolutely beautiful! The experience was even better as the campground hosts were friendly and happy to help with a minor issue. The NPS employees we talked to were very friendly and knowledgeable.

@PAULAA1853683 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #34

Jumbo Rocks is a great Campground. It seems geared towards big families, and has lots of bathrooms and great rocks to climb too. I loved waking up early and walking out across the Park Drive to watch the sunrise, and also set.

@EmilyG8895800 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #51

Clean. Well maintained. Good facilities. Adequate space. Gorgeous views. Good for kids of all ages. Some campers were playing airsoft and littering pellets through the camp ground. Would have been nice to have a more actively involved camp host at that time. Garbage dumpsters needed more frequent emptying. Overall, look forward to returning in the future. Great site and ground.

@ScottUB988B195 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #120

This campground was simply stunning. Sites were nestled among the rock features that afforded a level of privacy that can be hard to find at a campground this large. Rock features were accessible to scramble on and get great views of the sunrises and sunsets.

@Elizabeth19E94 · Camped on Apr 9, 2025 at Campsite #70

Nice rocks

@jingjingl4A7F8 · Camped on Apr 8, 2025 at Campsite #55

Very good spot, not close to the driveway, quiet and has a good privacy

@TimD6087971 · Camped on Apr 7, 2025 at Campsite #27

Jumbo Rocks was amazing. I was afraid wed be too close to other campers, but despite it being a large camp site it never once felt overcrowded. Bathrooms were clean and stocked with toilet paper. Weather was perfect for Spring Break early April. Campsite #27 was great, flat, and spacious. Lots of safe places for my kids to climb explore. And you can even get 1-bar of cell service if you climb up a short path just about 100 ft away.

@EmilyB3587069 · Camped on Apr 7, 2025 at Campsite #89

Came with 3 kids, who lived climbing the boulders. We were next to the Skull rock trail.

@JanaD47AD5603E · Camped on Apr 7, 2025 at Campsite #73

The location here is amazing. Beautiful sunset! The rocks are super fun. Note that there is one long street that winds through the campground, and some loops off the main. The best sites are on the loops off the main street.Don't forget to bring your own water as well! The nearest water is quite far from the campground.

@NaomiVC8E1CF65 · Camped on Apr 6, 2025 at Campsite #107

It was my first time camping inside the park and it was absolutely wonderful!!!

@JieunY5C586573 · Camped on Apr 6, 2025 at Campsite #56

I had so much fun with my family

@RammprasaBFB81 · Camped on Apr 6, 2025 at Campsite #100

Camp site 100 is very good. There are nice little shades at the campsite to hang out mid-day. Easily accessible. The camp sites are very close to each other.

@ThomasS5574085 · Camped on Apr 6, 2025 at Campsite #77

The campsites in Jumbo Rocks Campground are too close together... there is little/no privacy and you can hear the conversations of neighbors sitting at their picnic tables. That's too close. C'mon NPS, give us a little more space between sites. Geez you really pack 'em in, as if our camping experience doesn't matter at all to you.

@JulieJ2071075 · Camped on Apr 6, 2025 at Campsite #65

This is our 4th trip to Joshua Tree (over 8 years) of taking our grandchildren to your park. The kids love the rock climbing, the hiking, and camping with us. We've always found the park to be clean and well run and were relieved to find it so this year. We pray that all the National Parks continue to be the wonderful places we've always found them to be! I've been visiting them for over 60 years - and have trips planned to 3 more this year!

@JessicaB869322 · Camped on Apr 6, 2025 at Campsite #95

After staying at the Cottonwood Campground the first 2 nights, we stayed here on the 3rd night in spot 95. Absolute best spot with our 19ft sprinter van. Felt like we had the place to ourself. Very nice campground. We would choose this one again.

@KristinaKE43DF · Camped on Apr 5, 2025 at Campsite #16

There are a lot of good sites at this campground but this is one of the best. Site 16 is flat and open with brush around the perimeter and a great rock wall the site backs up to, perfect for our kids (4,7, and 8 years old) to rock scramble on. We had two campsites but decided to consolidate the two tents (a 10 person and 6 person tent) onto this site and there was still enough room to put another tent (not that you're supposed to...)The only con was that the bathroom was around the bushes and we'd occasionally get a whiff of it, but it was fleeting and didn't deter from the overall experience.

@AngelicaRDF944 · Camped on Apr 5, 2025 at Campsite #20

Spot #20 was incredible. There was a mistake and someone was at our spot when we arrived at 2pm but with the park ranger's help and within 30 mins we had access to our reservation. Most of the spots in this area are close together but this one was like in a nook. Will be back the jumbo rocks were incredible!

@KyleS7386692 · Camped on Apr 4, 2025 at Campsite #116

Easy to enter, friendly staff, very clean campsites

@JenniferR98687 · Camped on Apr 4, 2025 at Campsite #10

Beautiful

@KarenP1757435 · Camped on Apr 3, 2025 at Campsite #78

This campground has wonderful rocks to climb on for children and adults alike. Jumbo Rocks is next to the Skull Rock trail. We stayed in site 78 and the table was not visible from our camper. People also tramped through our site when they got lost on the Skull Rock trail. A large, open site with lots of room for tents. This site might be good for a large family or group. Vault toilets were cleaned daily, but not thoroughly.

@PallavikE95033 · Camped on Apr 3, 2025 at Campsite #38

We stayed one night at site number 38. It's the absolute best east-facing spot. Woke up to an amazing sunrise.We spent our time walking the Skull Rock trail, which had an entrance from the campground, fun rock figures to climb, and a place to watch the sunset and sunrise.

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