Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park
MarinMaverick
Reviewed Sep. 29, 2020

Black Rock Campground - Joshua Tree - Place to Start Your Trek

This campground is a little outside the main Joshua Tree area.  It used to be the only campground you could reserve ahead.  So we usually spend the first night here and then head into the main park in the morning.  It has full facilites and water on sight. It has a small visitor center/ranger station as well.

You drive through a residential area and then you are at the campground.  You are on a knoll or incline so you are looking down over the valley.  There is horse site as well but I do not know the details of that.

We are tent campers. There are  good tent sites as well RV sites.  A great place to watch the star, the sunset and the sunrise.  Trail right fromt= the campground up to a hill/mountain behind the campground.

Be prepared.  We have been snowed on here and wind whipped. Always go in February.

Sites have tables, fire rings and water. Modern bathrooms.

You are surrounded by Joshua Trees and if you catch them in the right time they are blooming.

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  • Review photo of Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park by MarinMaverick , September 29, 2020
  • Review photo of Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park by MarinMaverick , September 29, 2020
  • Review photo of Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park by MarinMaverick , September 29, 2020
  • Review photo of Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park by MarinMaverick , September 29, 2020
  • Review photo of Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park by MarinMaverick , September 29, 2020