TONS of mosquitos, be prepared! When we drove in midday, we were swarmed with mosquitos. Considering there’s a river and lots of weeds/bushes/trees, this isn’t surprising. On the weekend almost every campsite was full with families. With so many people it was really loud at night but we didn’t mind. Bathrooms and showers were dirty. Wouldn’t come here again but seemed like the other families were having a fun time. most sites were small and lots of over growth.
Great campground! Tented in spot #6, it has a steep driveway downhill but the spot is super private and has a beautiful view of the lake. The campground has coin operated showers ($1 for 5 mins) and has cheap boat rentals. The city is right outside the campground but it still feels like you’re in nature. Highly recommend!
This campground is only open Friday-Sunday. Most of the sites were occupied but didn’t feel packed or overcrowded. Bathrooms were clean and had hot showers. Nice trails nearby and within the campground. The city of Santee was only 10 minutes away with plenty of stores and restaurants. Only complaint is the person next to us came back to their site at 4am and was loud. Overall great place to camp for the weekend!
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.
Beautiful camping sites! The lake with the mountains in the background is breath taking. The drive down to the campground from the main road is 6 miles but takes about 15 minutes due to the steep winding gravel road. The even camp sites are first come first serve, call beforehand to check how full it is beforehand. We went kayaking and just relaxed on the shore of the lake. No showers and no cell service! There are bathrooms, but they’re vault toilets and no sinks.
Had the tent section nearest the to the lake to ourselves (site 100). This was great since we had a reactive dog, so it being not crowded was perfect! If it was full, I would think the sites are too close to one another. Had fun kayaking on the lake, caught a catfish! Bathroom building is decent, nothing fancy. Had showers and multiple stalls. The downsides to this campground are: tons of geese poop where the dock and sidewalk is at the edge of the lake, restaurant and rental building is closed until future notice, anyone can come into the campground (no check in), had strangers outside the campground almost steal our belongings.