Black Rock Campground

We enjoyed a great three nights tent camping at Black Rock in January. The staff at the Nature Center were very knowledgeable, helpful, and pleasant. We greatly enjoyed learning some tips (including making sure to download the NPS app and all of the Joshua Tree assets before heading into the interior of the park). Black Rock's water was accessible ,and the restrooms got the job done. The campground also is very accessible to some cool day hikes, such as Westside Loop and High View, and has LOTS of birds.

We enjoyed a great three nights tent camping at Black Rock in January. The staff at the Nature Center were very knowledgeable, helpful, and pleasant. We greatly enjoyed learning some tips (including making sure to download the NPS app and all of the Joshua Tree assets before heading into the interior of the park). Black Rock's water was accessible ,and the restrooms got the job done. The campground also is very accessible to some cool day hikes, such as Westside Loop and High View, and has LOTS of birds.

Enjoyed the campsite and it's amenities. There were a couple great hikes up the mountains right from the campsite. One negative aspect that we experienced was the camp host being unfriendly to our kids and scolding them and us, the parents, for sitting on a Joshua Tree. He threatened us with a hefty fine and eventually called the park ranger to come out in hopes that he would slap us with a fine. When the park ranger came out he was much more level headed and took it as a teaching moment for the kids, which should have been the camp hosts approach from the beginning. We saw much more harmful things being done to the Joshua Trees at other campsites, like hanging hammocks, that the camp host didn't address. While the sites here had more room than campsites at Jumbo Rocks, being surrounded by Joshua Trees and being scolded when a frisbee or ball hit them, we might look to say at another locations next time.

Enjoyed the campsite and it's amenities. There were a couple great hikes up the mountains right from the campsite. One negative aspect that we experienced was the camp host being unfriendly to our kids and scolding them and us, the parents, for sitting on a Joshua Tree. He threatened us with a hefty fine and eventually called the park ranger to come out in hopes that he would slap us with a fine. When the park ranger came out he was much more level headed and took it as a teaching moment for the kids, which should have been the camp hosts approach from the beginning. We saw much more harmful things being done to the Joshua Trees at other campsites, like hanging hammocks, that the camp host didn't address. While the sites here had more room than campsites at Jumbo Rocks, being surrounded by Joshua Trees and being scolded when a frisbee or ball hit them, we might look to say at another locations next time.

This campground is in an incredible setting! Unfortunately the sites were not very level and made it difficult to find a place to set up our teardrop trailer. Luckily the site next to us had people who were late to arrive and early to leave, so we were able to use their site to drive through so we could set up our trailer. Another item to be aware of is that there are no pathways to get to the restrooms. We either had to go all the way up and around on the streets or we could cut through sites where nobody was staying. It was a bit awkward.

Great spot, very large. Close to bathrooms and potable water. Staff was great and helped quiet some noisy neighbors.

We love this campground, because it has all the beautiful Joshua Trees and two epic hikes (Warren & Eureka Peaks) right off the campground. Plus, it's quiet, has flush toilets, and is close to town. Drawbacks are that it doesn't have the big Joshua Tree rocks, and it's outside the park. But these are minor inconveniences that are far outweighed by its benefits.

This campground is in an incredible setting! Unfortunately the sites were not very level and made it difficult to find a place to set up our teardrop trailer. Luckily the site next to us had people who were late to arrive and early to leave, so we were able to use their site to drive through so we could set up our trailer. Another item to be aware of is that there are no pathways to get to the restrooms. We either had to go all the way up and around on the streets or we could cut through sites where nobody was staying. It was a bit awkward.

Great spot, very large. Close to bathrooms and potable water. Staff was great and helped quiet some noisy neighbors.

We love this campground, because it has all the beautiful Joshua Trees and two epic hikes (Warren & Eureka Peaks) right off the campground. Plus, it's quiet, has flush toilets, and is close to town. Drawbacks are that it doesn't have the big Joshua Tree rocks, and it's outside the park. But these are minor inconveniences that are far outweighed by its benefits.