About Sheep Pass Group
Number of accommodations: 6
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Hiking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (265)
What Guests Are Saying
Sheep Pass Group Campground is highly praised for its spacious sites, accommodating large groups comfortably with amenities like multiple fire pits and clean restrooms. The location offers excellent access to rock scrambling, hiking, and beautiful views, enhancing the overall camping experience. While some visitors noted wind and minor issues with park staff, the overwhelmingly positive feedback highlights the campground as a fantastic spot for families and group activities, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Sheep Pass Group Campground is highly praised for its spacious sites, accommodating large groups comfortably with amenities like multiple fire pits and clean restrooms. The location offers excellent access to rock scrambling, hiking, and beautiful views, enhancing the overall camping experience. While some visitors noted wind and minor issues with park staff, the overwhelmingly positive feedback highlights the campground as a fantastic spot for families and group activities, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
TRANG O
VerifiedAugust 19, 2020 • Stayed at: G06, Loop: Group Area
Great camp site. Clean, quiet
Johann M
VerifiedMarch 19, 2020 • Stayed at: G06, Loop: Group Area
Great campsite! Isolated from everyone else. Would recommend booking this campsite. Stayed at #6
Johann M
VerifiedMarch 19, 2020 • Stayed at: G06, Loop: Group Area
Great campsite! Isolated from everyone else. Would recommend booking this campsite. Stayed at #6
Lenin R
VerifiedFebruary 14, 2020 • Stayed at: G03, Loop: Group Area
First time visiting had an amazing time everybody around us friendly the heights are amazing temperature and scenery was mine blowing highly recommend it
Lenin R
VerifiedFebruary 14, 2020 • Stayed at: G03, Loop: Group Area
First time visiting had an amazing time everybody around us friendly the heights are amazing temperature and scenery was mine blowing highly recommend it
Amanda R
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: G04, Loop: Group Area
Site 4 has limited space to set up tents and the space it does have is directly next to the fire pit and tables. This made for a slightly crowded feel for a campsite. Still had a great trip!
Amanda R
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: G04, Loop: Group Area
Site 4 has limited space to set up tents and the space it does have is directly next to the fire pit and tables. This made for a slightly crowded feel for a campsite. Still had a great trip!
Matthew C
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: G03, Loop: Group Area
Be watchful of squatters in your campsite.
PETER B
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: G02, Loop: Group Area
Great campsite in the middle of the park for a larger group. Good scrambling all around.
Sarah S
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: G06, Loop: Group Area
Excellent group campground! Very spacious sites with large firepits and bbq grills. Clean pit toilets (psa to look put the seat down to keep the smells out). Great access to Ryan Mountain trail right from the campground plus tons of rocks to scramble nearby both against Ryan and across the road, where you can find nearly instant privacy even on a busy weekend day.
Only weird thing was people scrambling right in our camp while we were eating breakfast (I mean like less than 15 ft away in a big group basically hanging out looking down on us eating). We asked them to leave but it was just weird given how much space there is around camp to choose from, and they weren't climbers doing any specific route.
Other than that, great experience. We went early November so days were pleasant but nights were a little chilly. Given the big fire and early and cold nights puts we plowed through a ton of firewood and ended up swinging through town in the middle of the trip for more. Not a big deal because town is only 30 min away and has some cute coffee shops and restaurants too.
Location Sheep Pass Group
Address:
74485 National Park Dr
Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277
United States
Take Interstate 10 to Route 62. From the town of Joshua Tree turn south on Park Blvd. and continue through the West Entrance. The campground is 13 miles from the entrance station and the city of Twentynine Palms.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.9992 / -116.118
Elevation: 1388 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Download the NPS app prior to visiting the park – trail maps and more!
- Reservations required and can be made the day of visit on Recreation.gov depending on availability. Please claim a site only if a reservation has been made and be prepared to show your reservation confirmation via screenshot or printout.
- Overnight Facilities: A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out (noon) time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time (noon) on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night’s recreation fee for a campsite. *Note: the entire reservation will be cancelled for no-shows.
- Each visitor may only reserve 3 group sites for a specific date.
- For changes, cancellations or refunds call Recreation.gov at 888-448-1474. For specific campground questions call 760-367-5554. For additional park information visit www.nps.gov/jotr
- This campground is limited to tent camping only; recreational vehicles and habitable trailers are prohibited.
- There is no overflow parking. You are responsible for reading the details for the campsite you reserve. The number of vehicles allowed in group sites varies depending on the space available.
- $30 per vehicle entrance fee is in addition to camping fee. Passes can be purchased ahead of time here.
- Potable water is available at the Oasis Visitor Center or West Entrance, 13 miles away.
- Pets are not allowed on trails but are welcome in the campground, on any dirt road or within 100 feet of any road. Pets must be on a leash no more than 6 feet long at all times. Pets may not be left unattended or tied to an object; leaving pets in unattended vehicles is strongly discouraged – especially on warm days.
- Don’t Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near the park and burning it on-site, and do not use park vegetation, living or dead, for fuel.
- All organized events require a special use permit and must be held in designated areas; contact the Special Park Use Coordinator, jeannie_wilson@nps.gov
- FIRE BAN fire restriction are currently in effect that prohibit charcoal fires, wood-burning fires, and charcoal grills. NO Fires! Only gas or propane stoves are permitted. Starting June 15, ending October 1st of every year.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
