Best Tent Camping near Twentynine Palms, CA

Recent Tent Reviews in Twentynine Palms

963 Reviews of 29 Twentynine Palms Campgrounds

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  Kandi R.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 17, 2024

  Indian Cove Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  Amazing Joshua Tree Gem

  Love, love this campground. Beautiful rock formations set amidst the magical Joshua Tree National Park. RV sites are good size, no hookups, but campground does have vault toilets and endless exploration opportunities!

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  Kara S.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 8, 2024

  Indian Cove Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  Joshua tree np without the fee

  I’ve camped at Joshua tree national park numerous times but this is the first time at this site. It was great. Lots of climbing at hiking at this spot. Great Joshua tree experience without the long drive and entrance fee.

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  Karen D.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 5, 2024

  Ryan Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  Beautiful and quiet

  We stayed two nights here in a campervan. It's a really great location to explore the park. The rocks give some good shade. Space #9 was shady in the mornings. The toilets were fine. It was really quiet, they're were a few other campers mostly in tents. No sign of any rattlesnakes or other critters either. Except loads of cute squirrels, and some mice and lizards.

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  Tony B.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 27, 2024

  South Ridge Yellow Post Sites

  Awesome dispersed site with amazing views

  Very nice to find a campsite this private on a weekend in southern California elevation is high enough that temperatures were very enjoyable (mid 80's)

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  Kate

  Guide

  

  Sep. 21, 2024

  Chiriaco Summit Dry Camp Area

  free camping outside joshua tree

  i loved camping here! the campsites are pretty close together but only a few others were there when we visited so we were spaced out. the first campsite we chose had a few pretty big ant hills so we moved to another which had none. wood fires are allowed. the stars were absolutely beautiful at night! you are near the highway so you will get headlights shining towards you occasionally but it was overall still pretty dark and quiet. no amenities but you’re within a half mile of a cute family restaurant and gift shop, the general patton museum, and a gas station. when you first drive into the campground, you will pass some old tanks. keep going until you see the campground sign. i had an amazing time camping here with my dog and my friend. i hope to come back here with my family sometime!!

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  Carol L.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 20, 2024

  Shabby Shanty

  cool

  What a stunning view from this hillside property! Overlooking the dry lake bed with a neighbor half a mile away sounds like the perfect retreat for those seeking peace and privacy. The proximity to downtown Joshua Tree and JTNP offers the best of both worlds—seclusion and convenience. If you’re considering moving to such a beautiful area, it’s important to communicate your vision clearly. That’s where https://stateofwriting.com/uk/sociology-writing-service comes in. Their expert writing services can help you craft compelling content, whether it’s for a personal blog, a real estate listing, or any other writing project. Enjoy the tranquility of this amazing location!

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 14, 2024

  Jumbo Rocks Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  We were too big

  Heads up about this place if you’re in an RV like we are. We reserved spot #40, we are a 26ft class c (28 ft total length) and the length limit for this spot is 30 ft, and RVs are allowed. But we felt like we barely fit side to side, and definitely wouldn’t have put our slides out. Not to mention it was so unlevel that we wouldn't have wanted to take the slides out anyway. The spot was cute, a little spot by itself between a hill and the “bump out” type parking spot where you’d park your vehicle. There’s a picnic table, a grill, and a fire pit. We ended up parking there for a bit, walking over to skull rock and the discovery trail to face rock (dogs not allowed on trails), walked back, and left. We would have been way too uncomfortable if we’d tried to stay the night. Oh well- we only lost $20. 

  There are dumpsters throughout the campground, and recycling at the entrance. We didn’t see any hosts or staff. There are pit toilets as well. We did see some other RVs in spots that looked fine, but overall I’d recommend this place for tents only unless you know for sure you’ll fit in the spot. Zero cell service in the entire park.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 14, 2024

  Black Rock Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  Beautiful

  This place is reservation only, through recreation.gov. The rangers at the visitor center do not handle anything with reservations whatsoever. We managed to get two nights fairly last minute, only to arrive and find the campground mostly empty. That’s pretty aggravating, probably due to people making reservations and not showing up. 

  Sites are $25/night, and rec.gov does not charge a processing fee, which is so nice. 

  The roads throughout the campground are in terrible shape, but we managed in our 26ft class C. The roads and many of the sites are washed out and crumbling. Most sites are not level. Our site,#90, was ok with leveling blocks. 

  There’s recycling here (no glass accepted), trash dumpsters, flush toilets, and a free dump station with potable water fill. No showers here. There are many hiking trails directly from the campground, which is nice, but dogs are not allowed on the trails. 

  ATT had good service and Verizon was usable but very weak.

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  Rhyn E.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Pinyon Flat Campground (San Bernardino National Forest) — San Bernardino National Forest

  Good Place if Needed

  The campsites are fine. Well used. There are pit toilets. Fresh water (you can fill water without camping). Had spaces on Labor Day weekend. It’s cooler than Palm Springs. (It feels like summer, not hell). Fire pits. I guess that works when fire risk is low. Note: I can faintly hear dogs and chickens from nearby houses. Oh, and the road traffic.

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  melinna

  Scout

  

  Aug. 26, 2024

  Holcomb Valley Campground

  2 nights at Holcomb Valley Ranch campground

  Just got back from a 2 night stay with a group of 6 at this camp. Enjoyed the ample space between camps because it allows for extra privacy and less noise from other campers. However, we stayed on a night where a wedding reception was taking place and the DJ sound system was blasting until about 10:15 pm— this is unacceptable for a campground. They should’ve closed the sites all around the wedding area down, we were about a 3 minute walk away and this really tarnished the experience for Saturday afternoon thru evening. Pros- clean accessible bathrooms and showers, gorgeous horse meadow with about 40 horses roaming free. The road into the camp is totally unpaved, so truck & suv recommended. Camp manager Ed was very kind and helpful.

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  Carson S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 25, 2024

  BLM Dispersed Camping at Joshua Tree

  Definition of Dispersed Camping

  Everything about this site is not only free, but literally free to park and camp anywhere. There are private properties around, so just double check, but for the most part its wife open land to camp. Also currently in a fire ban, but that should be getting lifted in October. So campfires would be a great idea out here as well.

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  Heather L.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 22, 2024

  Stone Creek Campground — Mount San Jacinto State Park

  Some of the Campsites are great, others not so much

  We traveled as a group of 17 campers and were able to disperse evenly between 4 close together campsites. We were in 19, 20, 21 and 23. Even though the website says it allowed 2 cars per site we were charged for the 2nd vehicle. In each site. I had also checked online prior to make sure we would have cell service with that many people meeting us. Only those of us that had Verizon had only a single bar. The campsites in the inner ring (ours was #21) are VERY close together. Not at all private, your camp is literally up against a couple others. We had children from the other sites running all through ours and it was so close you could hear everyone else’s private conversations. #19 and #20 were on the outer circle but just enough space to park and then walk through very sticky manzanita trees into the campsite and picnic table area. None of them had much or any shade. Our saving grace was our 4th spot - which gave us enough room to have all of us sit out of the way of the sticky trees and one tree in the middle to give us a touch of shade throughout the day. It had 2 picnic tables and was much more private so we didn’t disturb anyone and we didn’t have everyone else disturbing us. The vault toilets (yes, I know what they entail, and yes, it’s summer) were horrendous and barely useable, but we had 2 within very quick walking distance of us. They do allow dogs (we had 5 dogs and 3 cats with us) and it’s a short drive into the little town of Idyllwild. It’s a campground that served its purpose in getting all of us together and of course we had a blast, but it’s not on my “must camp here again” list.

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  Dee M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 23, 2024

  Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

  Over a dozen sites

  There are lots of sites on this road. The closer you are to the road the more dust will get in your site from the vehicles passing. The road here. I went a to the second fork after the Bluff lake fork. There’s a private campground near the Bluff Lake entrance which made noises i can hear from my site which was before Bluffs lake fork. There are over a dozen sites along the main road. If you can pull in, it’s a site. Some better than others and spaced out so you may not see your neighbors from your site. 2x4 accessible as long as it’s not muddy or after snow. I saw a Prius on the trail.

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  Connor M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2024

  Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

  Plenty of Spots

  Overall great campground, there are definitely some permanent residents but there is more than enough spots to have some privacy.

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  Andrew P.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  San Gorgonio Campground

  Great, quiet camping spot!

  We really enjoyed our time at San Gorgonio. The campgrounds were really quiet, the camp host was nice, and the bathrooms were clean.

  We were there for the Fourth of July, and while the campgrounds were packed, it was really quiet and not crazy busy.

  We stayed at the Group Campsite. There was plenty of space and lots of shade.

  There’s beautiful short trails around the campgrounds.

  One reminder is that the bathrooms don’t supply soap or towels, so bring your own when you use the bathrooms.

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  Lori C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 14, 2024

  Pine Knot Campground

  Close to town and chair lift

  We booked for a weekend, in spot 37. This campground is basically in town. You enter its access road through the Snow Summit parking lot, and the chair lifts border it. That's a pro if you are looking to access the mountain bike park, but a con if you are trying to get out of town. The campground was packed when we were there, seemed every site had 6 to 8 people. It was a real party scene, again, a pro if that's what you are looking for. Lots of people with string lights up that they kept on all night.

  The site itself, 37, was terrible. Most trees had been removed, and it's on the corner of two camp roads with no screening at all. The only flat tent pad was next to the road and dumpsters. We actually didn't stay or second night

  Pros: close to town and mountain bike park. You could walk to both, or the free trolley. Cons: crowded, many sites have no privacy. On some weekends loud and lots of lights

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  Kique S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 6, 2024

  South Ridge Yellow Post Sites

  Great spot!

  This is a great area. I recommend you bring extra mosquito repellent. Have fun!

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  Christian V.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 29, 2024

  Jumbo Rocks Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  Jumbo Rocks Spot #39

  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.

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  Mimi N.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 17, 2024

  Jumbo Rocks Campground — Joshua Tree National Park

  Beautiful

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

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  Dickie Simmons S.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 16, 2024

  Pineknot

  Clean camp located next to Snow Summit lifts.

  Clean campsites. Roads thru out camp can be a bit tight in areas, larger rigs not recommended.  Ride in, ride out location for Snow Summit MTB lifts. Reserve your dates early.

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  Dickie Simmons S.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 16, 2024

  Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

  Convenient free camping just outside of town

  Great free camping when campgrounds are booked. Easy to navigate with GPS. Many large and small sites along the road. Some spots more secluded than others.  Smaller rigs, medium clearance and lite off-road capabilities recommended. Good cellular reception in my particular location.

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  Nicole W.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 8, 2024

  Serrano

  Excellent camping near Big Bear Lake

  We camped here the last weekend before they closed for the winter, after Thanksgiving. The campground was clean, quiet, and had a decent amount of space between sites. There is a biking trail that goes through the campground that was well used. Our sewer outlet was frozen in the morning, so we had to dump when we got out of the mountains. 100% would stay here again.

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  Francisco F.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 8, 2024

  Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

  Beautiful Spot For 4x4, But NOT For RVs

  My husband and I were looking for good boondocking spots yesterday and we decided to check out this spot, after finding it on The Dyrt and a few other sites. It's definitely a beautiful place, and most of the road to the site is paved, but the road up to the actual spot is gravel, with lots of potholes and washboard areas, which would make it difficult for an RV. But the biggest issue for RVs is an area of the road that is very steep and immediately turns into a hairpin turn that we didn't even want to try in our 4x4, since the road is very thin and our SUV (a 2009 Nissan Pathfinder) is kind of thick. I'm sure it's probably nothing for people who are used to using their 4x4 for more than regular driving in the snow, etc., but it was too dodgy for us. There is no way that even a Class C rig would be able to take that steep incline and immediately do that sharp turn. And since there's nowhere to turn around in that spot, you'd have to back your rig down the incline and then quite a ways down the pitted, gravel road to get out of it. 

  It's full of trees and seems fairly remote, but we had 5 cars pass us as we were backing away from the incline, so it's obviously a busy spot - you wouldn't be there alone, and this was on a Thursday.

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  Francisco F.

  Traveler

  

  May. 25, 2024

  Coon Creek Yellow Post Sites

  Closed Due to Washed Out Road

  My husband and I tried to get to the Coon Creek yellow post sites on May 21st, but the gate was up, as the road right at the gate was washed away. So there's no way to get in to the sites right now. Hopefully the forest service will repair the road soon, but there weren't any crews out there, so it's probably going to be a while (hopefully before mid-summer!). :(

  Unfortunately, I didn't think to get a picture of the washed out portion of the road, as there was a truck right behind us, also trying to get to the sites.

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  Mo H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 24, 2024

  Painted Canyon

  Amazing stars

  Absolutely quiet and an amazing starry sky

  Ideal for tents

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  alain E.

  Scout

  

  May. 16, 2024

  Pineknot

  Great weekend.

  Peaceful experience, very clean, great camp host. Would come back.

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  Jason M.

  Guide

  

  May. 13, 2024

  Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground

  Good Times and Clear Skies!

  We booked and traveled here to show the kids the stars from a desert view, and it did not disappoint! My camera couldn't capture the magnificent view from just our site. We stayed three nights and had two perfect days, but the final full day was filled with wind, as expected in this part of the desert. No worries, though—explore the town and escape the wind. We did not use any facilities, but the hookups were great and the park was clean. I would come again in the off-summer season!