Black Rock Campground
BLACK ROCK CAMPGROUND RANGER STATION
Black Rock Campground
BLACK ROCK CAMPGROUND
BLACK ROCK CAMPGROUND ENTRANCE

Featured amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

94 total sites

RV Sites

34 sites

Tent Sites

60 sites

About Black Rock Campground

Download the NPS app prior to visiting the park – trail maps and more! Black Rock Campground lies among one of the thickest Joshua tree forests in Joshua Tree National Park. Its location on the park's northern perimeter makes it a popular rest stop for hikers, birders, horseback riders and RV campers. Black Rock is one of four campgrounds in the national park that requires reservations year-round. To get the most out of your visit, Plan Like a Park Ranger Travelers who enjoy warm, dry winters flock to Joshua Tree from October through May, when temperatures hover between 70 to 90 degrees during the day and drop anywhere between 40 to 60 degrees at night. Summer is the park's off-season due to uncomfortably high desert heat. Black Rock is at an elevation of 4 ft and has a mix of both sun and shade. 

Number of accommodations: 94

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Birding

Birding

Year-round
Hiking

Hiking

Year-round
Horseback Riding

Horseback Riding

Year-round

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Open year round

This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.

365 Days

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Site Setup and Access

Site Setup and Access

  • ADA Accessible
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Restrooms
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • BBQ
  • Fire Pit
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

94 Sites Available

Site
Price
⛺ 001, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 002, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 003, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 004, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 005, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 006, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 007, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 008, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 009, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 010, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 011, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
⛺ 012, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 013, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 014, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 015, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 016, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 017, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 020, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 021, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 022, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
⛺ 023, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 024, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 025, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 026, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 027, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 028, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 029, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 030, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 031, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 032, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 033, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 034, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 035, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 037, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 038, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 039, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 040, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 041, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 042, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 043, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
⛺ 044, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 045, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 046, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 047, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 048, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 049, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 050, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 051, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 052, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 053, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly
⛺ 054, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 055, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 056, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 057, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 058, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 059, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
⛺ 060, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly
🚐 061, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 062, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 063, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 064, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 065, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 066, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 067, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 068, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
⛺ 069, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 070, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 071, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly
⛺ 072, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 073, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 074, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 075, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 076, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 078, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 079, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 080, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 081, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 082, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 083, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 084, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly
⛺ 085, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly
⛺ 086, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 087, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 088, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly
🚐 090, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
⛺ 091, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 092, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 093, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 094, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 095, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 096, Loop: Black Rock Campground Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 097, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 098, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 099, Loop: Black Rock Campground RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel

Reviews (1178)

What Guests Are Saying

Black Rock Campground offers a beautiful and clean environment with well-maintained facilities, including clean restrooms and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciated the spacious campsites, proximity to hiking trails, and stunning night skies for stargazing. While there were some complaints about noise from neighboring sites and the need for road improvements, overall experiences were positive, with many expressing a desire to return.

Review Summary

4.2
1178 reviews
5
55.5%
654
4
23.5%
277
3
10.4%
122
2
7.5%
88
1
3.1%
37

Pim Z

Verified

May 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: Black Rock Campground

5

Nice nature campground with picknick table and fire pit. Also nice tracks nearby.

Michael S

Verified

May 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: Black Rock Campground

3

Camp sites are more or less fine but roads in campground are an absolute mess - ie huge potholes and erosion.

Sharon A

Verified

May 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 098, Loop: Black Rock Campground

2

We were towing a travel trailer so maybe a different experience than others. The roads were atrocious, very torn up and washed away!!! They didn’t give us a campground map at checkin and the roads were so bad that we had a hard time finding our site. They also didn’t give us the campground rules so we had to figure it all out on our own.. It was very windy at the time we were there (obviously not a dig of black rock) the wind made out stay a bit miserable… rangers were very friendly and informative, which was a good thing since the girl in the nature center at check in was very UNinformative!!!

Michael B

Verified

May 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: Black Rock Campground

5

I had an excellent time. The roads yes had some pot holes but nothing any normal non modified vehicle cant handle. The parking space for the site i selected 041, was a bit unusual. It had a bit of a dip so if you parking facing forward towards the site, be careful on the dip. Otherwise if you park perpendicular to the site, you wont have any issue. The weekend we went, the winds at night were honestly insane. Ive never experienced that much wind anywhere in my life. So check for weather. If you see winds are above 30 mph then just know you are in for a somewhat ridiculous ride. Otherwise, great campsite. bathrooms were no where near as bad as some have reported. They were relatively clean for a campsite. There are onsite trash cans to toss trash in, but there is no where to wash dishes.

Pim Z

Verified

May 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: Black Rock Campground

5

Nice nature campground with picknick table and fire pit. Also nice tracks nearby.

Justin R

Verified

May 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: Black Rock Campground

5

Magnificent views, the place is like a dream, highly recommend!!

Linda S

Verified

May 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 090, Loop: Black Rock Campground

1

The roads in the campground were in poor condition- badly washed out. I realize there were extreme rainfall events last year, but it seems like it is time to proceed with repair, even if they are temporary repairs using gravel to infill the gulleys. Several guidebooks mention a "Nature Trail" near the Black Rock Nature Center, with a printed trail guide sheet available at the Nature Center. The rangers at the Nature Center were unable to direct us to the trailhead, and no trail guide pamphlet was available. On the positive side, the bathrooms were clean.

Justin R

Verified

May 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: Black Rock Campground

5

Magnificent views, the place is like a dream, highly recommend!!

Linda S

Verified

May 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 090, Loop: Black Rock Campground

1

The roads in the campground were in poor condition- badly washed out. I realize there were extreme rainfall events last year, but it seems like it is time to proceed with repair, even if they are temporary repairs using gravel to infill the gulleys. Several guidebooks mention a "Nature Trail" near the Black Rock Nature Center, with a printed trail guide sheet available at the Nature Center. The rangers at the Nature Center were unable to direct us to the trailhead, and no trail guide pamphlet was available. On the positive side, the bathrooms were clean.

Lori F

Verified

May 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: Black Rock Campground

3

There is no campground host. People had bright lights hanging in their campsite. Kids running around at 11p and blowing up mattresses at 11p. The bathrooms were out of toilet paper and soap. There’s no hand dryers or paper towels. The roads were in bad shape. My actual campsite was great. Love the park!

Location & Directions for Black Rock Campground

9800 Black Rock Canyon Road, Yucca Valley, CA 92284 United States

Elevation: 1,231 ft

Getting There

Take Interstate 10 to Route 62 into the town of Yucca Valley. Turn south on Joshua Lane and follow signs to campground, about five miles from the turn.
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Nearest town

Yucca Valley, CA - 5.2 mi

About 11 min to downtown

Highway access

Black Rock Campground is accessible via Interstate 10 and Route 62. From Interstate 10, take Route 62 into Yucca Valley, then proceed south on Joshua Lane for approximately five miles to reach the campground.

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Last updated: October 18, 2026

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