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Campsite #28 at Ryan Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
$20
Campsite #28
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 26 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | fair |
3/25
Campsite #28 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 26ft driveway, Fire ring w/ Grill, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (22)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 68% |
| 4 star | | 18% |
| 3 star | | 9% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 5% |
@LotteV9047C013 · Camped on Nov 5, 2025 at Campsite #28
Campground in the middle of nature. No cell service but magical.
@LawrenceW87932 · Camped on Sep 15, 2025 at Campsite #28
The camp site was very scenic, embedded near the rock mountains. The picnic tables were nice. The camps were reasonably isolated so my generator wouldn't be heard. The toilets were clean and well maintained. I visited many of the sites along the loop road. I also mountain biked at the Desert View Conservation Area, just outside the gate on the NW side.
@richarda847269 · Camped on Feb 9, 2025 at Campsite #28
Nice central location in the Park. Sites are a good size and are close to large rock formations. There is a nice short hike from the campground to the old Ryan Ranch.
@RebeccaL294673 · Camped on Nov 18, 2024 at Campsite #28
Great campground. Clean toilets. Well-spaces sites.
@NilsK50FBCE051 · Camped on Sep 24, 2024 at Campsite #28
An absolutely beautiful campground in the middle of the dessert. The campsites are scattered between boulders that provide some shade and fun scrambling opportunities. The change of blazing dessert heat to slowly cooling down end of day brings my favorite change in the dessert: The sky slowly transitioning from bright to dark blue, before pastel colors start emerging. If you are lucky purple and pink make a showing before bright orange lingers for at least an hour in the far distance. Finally, gray emerges from the east before black makes it's first appearance. Venus, the evening star, is usually the first dot of light in the sky. Other stars shyly join in and when the last traces of orange disappear the milky way often makes an appearance. For me, witnessing this process is one of the best spectacles that nature has to offer for us. It is well worth it to get up in the pitch black on the next morning to witness the disappearance of each of our actors in turn in reverse order while hiking up Ryan Mountain.
@damians99338DA · Camped on Aug 11, 2024 at Campsite #28
Great camp site
@Gabrielle29194 · Camped on May 17, 2024 at Campsite #28
The campground was awesome this site got pounded by wind, though, and had no good wind shelter. Our tent was folding in on itself and we didnt get any sleep. Just a heads up if youre camping during a windy time! Everything else was absolutely perfect!
@LindyW0FCEEFC9 · Camped on Mar 11, 2024 at Campsite #28
great campsite with Headstone rock in view. Bathrooms clean, table large. fire ring superb!!keep up the great work!
@KalieN4DB457C8 · Camped on Jul 29, 2023 at Campsite #28
The bathrooms were yucky. We saw several critters very quickly while there, and decided to hole up for the night but our campground neighbors were walking around with flashlights for a few hours looking for said critters, which seems dangerous. Overall the park is beautiful and lovely but the bathrooms could use some work. Little scary that the doors to the bathroom are left open when you have so many creepy crawlers.
@Catherine19355 · Camped on Mar 28, 2023 at Campsite #28
Camp host was friendly and conscientious. Campsite was clean.
@JanB6161427 · Camped on Mar 14, 2023 at Campsite #28
Truly cozy campground, the tent spots are placed among the boulders, they have designated benches and grills, the toilet was very clean, overall we had a great experience.
@JustineP660C7F · Camped on Feb 11, 2023 at Campsite #28
It was an incredible campsite. Rocks to scramble on were close by and we did a morning hike to Ryan Ranch, which was easily accessible from the campground.
@AshleyS73F840F · Camped on Feb 6, 2023 at Campsite #28
Amazing views, great access to surrounding land for hikes and exploring, nice flat sites and clean bathrooms. Will definitely be back.
@BerndB74D3104A · Camped on Jan 10, 2023 at Campsite #28
Great campground, nice scenery, and wonderful hiking opportunities.
@Christine607DE · Camped on Jan 9, 2023 at Campsite #28
Ryan Campground is smaller than others we have stayed in at Joshua Tree, and the roads are not paved. We liked it as much because Joshua Tree is wonderful- there is so much to see and learn. Each campground has a slightly different offering- Ryan has less people. I would stay there again.
@ChrisG1203337 · Camped on Jul 2, 2022 at Campsite #28
My family of six (plus two dogs) spent three nights at the Ryan campground over the Independence Day holiday. It was our first all out, full family camping experience. It was outstanding. The campground was clean, as were the bathrooms. Our site was up against some great climbing boulders. The Rangers were helpful with a few questions when they did their patrols. Overall it was amazing and I cannot wait to do it again.
@TinaT9730252 · Camped on Mar 7, 2022 at Campsite #28
We had a lovely night in early March at Ryan Campground. It was extraordinarily quiet...maybe the extraordinary wind kept people inside! We walked to the Ryan homestead in the evening for sunset photos. Others climbed the rocks for a sunset view.
@AlinaYD80BA07C · Camped on Jan 16, 2022 at Campsite #28
Clean. Bathrooms were stocked. Beautiful scenery.
@HillaryL2144AF · Camped on Jan 10, 2022 at Campsite #28
Fantastic campsite - clean and set amongst large granite boulders and fields of Joshua Trees. Easy reservations with pictures of the actual campsite!
@LiseL2001ADDD1 · Camped on Dec 27, 2021 at Campsite #28
I tried to cancel by phone and by internet but without success. Also, there was a van on the site. I hope they enjoyed this beautiful environment!
@TedG041CED500B · Camped on Dec 18, 2021 at Campsite #28
Boulder heaven. Going back for sure.
@MarkN9094085 · Camped on Mar 17, 2021 at Campsite #28
Ryan CG is close to several of the hiking trails. Having large boulders in the CG gives it character.
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