Jumbo Rocks Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

The campsite is great, quiet and tidy. The surrounding environment is very nice and suitable for stargazing.

Such an amazing spot to tent camp! Definitely narrow spots for bigger vehicles, but for car-camping with tents, it was perfect! Scored this site on a busy weekend using Dyrt Alerts - the pictures say it all: secluded site, epic sunrise & sunset viewing from scaling the rocks in the campsite, beautiful star-gazing. I will say that despite the "secluded" feel, our neighbors were still really close and noisy late into the night, but the greatness of our site honestly outweighed that disruption for me personally.

We did have a coyote visitor twice in the morning, so don't forget to keep your food/trash locked up from critters!

Amazing what a delightful place to stay! Very unique with stunning boulders through your the camp ground! Clean bathrooms too!! No showers or hook up if any kind! We have a 29ft trailer with truck got in and out ok much bigger you would have a problem many tight spaces .

I like this campground the best because the road is paved and that cuts down on the desert dust. Only drawback is there is no cell service at all at this campground. Its very picturesque against the unique Joshua Tree rocks.

Enjoyed staying at this campground. Each site is different, but the information on reservation site contains all details.
Planning for water is needed, there is only a pit toilet.

Campers beware that the sites are close together and have limited space for campers. We have a RTT with a fold out annex. There are boulders along the road side that do not allow you to pull into the sites. This was not obvious from the pictures or descriptions. Beautiful area. Close sites and seems to be a social area and the people were great!

We opted instead for a first come first served site at the Belle campground. TY to the campers that gave us an alternative location!!

I lowkey want to gate keep this area and keep it all for myself.. but spot #39 was hands down the best spot there (if #38 isn’t being used). We had a ton of privacy and fun rocks to climb on.

It’s a beautiful campground surrounded by giant rocks. The bathroom is decent.

Very good

Jumbo Rocks is a great campsite with decent amenities. There are bathrooms everywhere and has over 100 sites available. Trash receptacles are plenty and usually nearby. Numerous hikes are nearby for numerous outings and is very family friendly.

The site is very popular so finding an open site to book can be difficult, but not impossible if you check everyday.

So much exploring to be had right from your camp site. The high dessert is fascinating. The rock formations are so easy to explore and offer an abundance of intrigue. The campground has great sites tucked here and there. Pit toilets, garbage and recycling for all, bbq, picnic table and fire pit at each site. Great location.

We loved Jumbo Rocks although to be honest we liked Ryan a little better-- Jumbo Rocks is so big and there were a lot of people around, so it didn't feel as remote as Ryan. However, as the name implies, there are SO MANY ROCKS to climb around on, which our 9 year old totally loved. He was scampering around morning to night. And the campground itself was clean and well maintained.

Great campground for exploring Joshua Tree NP. The weather was super windy during our stay and even saw some snow on the last day of camping. The bathrooms have vault toilets, no water available so come prepared. No cell service within the park either. Twentynine Palms town is about 20 minutes away, has plenty of stores and has cell service. Skull Rock seems likes it’s always packed with tourists, I recommend coming early in the morning or for sunset. Attach Rock and Heart Rock are also cool to see and are close to the campground.

70 yr olds in 17’ trailer: Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good) Overall Rating: 4.8 Site Privacy: 3.5 Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good) Overall Rating: 4.8 Site Privacy: 3.5 - many sites are pullover Site Spacing: 4.0 - Many campsites nestled in or near the jumbo rocks Campground Noise 4.5 Pretty Quiet Road Noise: 5. None Bathroom Cleanliness 5. Nice pit toilets Cell Service (Verizon): None Setting: 5 Very picturesque .
Weather: 5 Solar: 5 - in most sites Host: None Site Spacing: 4..0 . (Site 12 parking is in site 13 area) Campground Noise 5 Quiet Road Noise: 5. None Bathroom Cleanliness 5. Nice pit toilets Cell Service (Verizon): None Setting: 5 Very picturesque Many sites offer a unique setting. Some are close to CG road Weather: 5 Solar: 4 - in most sites Host: Yes (We walked through, did not stay)

Site 049 is set off from the road but you park your vehicle in a 4 slot space nearby. That means you have to carry all your gear 100 feet every time you need to get something from the van. Also, the assigned parking slot is just about on top of the restroom, so everyone troops by your vehicle to use it.

You would not know these facts just by looking at the NPS photos, so our advice is to try to search for photos taken by campers rather than NPS.

Campground itself is fantastic. Our second time to Joshua Tree but first time in Jumbo Rocks. Lots of ways to ramble around the rocks and desert.

We had a group camp at Jumbo Rocks during the recent new moon. We had campsites 147, 148, and 150. The campsite was completely full and the way the sites are laid out it feels like you are on top of one another. 

While site 150 had some space deep into the landscape it had zero to no flat space. The site is also right next to the restroom and you have to park and walk back to the site. When we got there the parking was nearly full despite a car limit in place per site. Site 147 was even more on a hill side. It was barely a camp site. 

The sites did have a good table and fire pit that we used. The restrooms are pit toilets and were not in the best shape. 

The skies were awesome outside of some light pollution to the south (the direction of the milky way core). We stayed out quite late taking pictures. 

Another issue we found was that coyotes were super loud throughout the night and kept some of us up.

Being in the park, camping here is beautiful and convenient. However, it’s a big campground with a lot of spots and people and not a lot of shade. I think it’s great if you’re short on time to visit the park, but you can find similar places outside of the park a bit further that offer more privacy if that’s your jam.

This is one of my favorite places to camp. The night sky is amazing and during the day you can explore the campground and climb rocks for amazing photo ops. They have bathrooms on site and keep them clean and maintained

Awesome tent sites in Joshua Tree, tucked between some Jumbo Rocks. The sites are pretty spacious and private and have primo scenery and star gazing opportunities.

We made the mistake of booking a site that we were supposed to park and “hike” in to set up. It was pretty much a group site with other people that you’re not in group with… The party next to us also made the mistake of booking one of these sites with a rooftop tent so we had the pleasure of camping right next to people who should have been wearing CPAP at night. We snagged a spot in a FCFS campground the next morning and were much happier!

Joshua Tree is of course spectacular and this campground is no exception. The campground is one of the bigger/busier ones in JT. Beautiful rocks and lots of places to explore. Kids love climbing on the rocks. You can hike to skull rock from the campground. JT has very narrow windows of time where it is not too hot or too cold (but you probably knew that, and if not, do more research). There is no water at Jumbo Rocks or pretty much anywhere in the park - bring the water and fire wood and everything else you need. Site 031 has beautiful views, but there are no flat spots for tents. Also, you have to walk through other sites to get to your car, so just expect that.

Very busy and crowded campground. Need reservations at Jumbo Rocks. Usually only one parking spot per camp site. Vault toilets have high use. Camp hosts and rangers visible and quiet hours observed.

it was so windy!! and sandy!! No water nearby

Site 82 is on the main campground road, but you can put your tent far enough back that you don't hear the cars or vehicles pass by. It's also far enough away from the other sites that you don't really know there're there.

A lot of the other sites are right on top of each other or far away from the parking for that site.

Great area, but the sites are really right on top of each other, at least where I was.

Awesome campground that is close to lots of hiking trails. The sites are good sized and the scenery is amazing.

Nice campground in the National Park, most sites are next to the gorgeous rocks

Jumbo rocks was overall a beautiful campground! Do beware of how close campsites are, and in order to reach many you have to walk directly through others sites. This was at least the case with sites 104-107. The grounds were overall very clean, however the restrooms were a bit of a mess. We didn’t get the chance to meet the campground hosts, and only saw the ranger once over a 3 day stay. If you head to Jumbo Rocks, make sure to give Geology Tour Rd a go if you have a 4wd! Happy camping!