Black Rock Campground

Generous campsites (perhaps too generous - read on). Difficult to navigate. No maps anywhere, at least not in obvious places. If you arrive late and/or in the dark, good luck finding your campsite or where the water spigots are. Oh, and do not camp more than 25 feet from your vehicle, even though you mind yourself on a campsite as big as parking lot. You'll get in trouble if you do. Overall a nice campground with some unusual, stickler rules that aren't well communicated. While this campground has the disadvantage of being disconnected from the heart of Joshua Tree NP, it does have bigger and more spectacular joshua trees than the other campgrounds.

Great location! Wonderful views in trees at sunrise. Great camp host.

Pavement is poor, potholes and uneven. Go slow.

The employee of visitor center is great. The road in the campground is horrible.

The employee of visitor center is great. The road in the campground is horrible.

Great campground. It was very quiet when we were there in late Sept, but it beautiful and so lovely to sit around and view the hills around. Mike the host was great. Shame no showers but toilets were good. It’s a bit of a drive to JT park, about 30 mins, but it worked well for us. Also some nice trails near by.

Great campground. It was very quiet when we were there in late Sept, but it beautiful and so lovely to sit around and view the hills around. Mike the host was great. Shame no showers but toilets were good. It’s a bit of a drive to JT park, about 30 mins, but it worked well for us. Also some nice trails near by.

We arrived after dark and it was nearly impossible to find our space and get into it because the campground roads are not clearly marked. There was no entrance area or check in and so we finally drove around with our Google map on my phone and a flashlight outside to find our space. Very quiet and lovely in the morning. Nice level space, but so hard to find in the dark.

We arrived after dark and it was nearly impossible to find our space and get into it because the campground roads are not clearly marked. There was no entrance area or check in and so we finally drove around with our Google map on my phone and a flashlight outside to find our space. Very quiet and lovely in the morning. Nice level space, but so hard to find in the dark.

While the site was beautiful, the campsites were very close together. There was a large group playing music, drinking and being loud until 3am a few sites down, plus young children yelling at dawn in a different site. Not the most peaceful campsite, but a good jumping off spot for driving into the park for daytrips.

While the site was beautiful, the campsites were very close together. There was a large group playing music, drinking and being loud until 3am a few sites down, plus young children yelling at dawn in a different site. Not the most peaceful campsite, but a good jumping off spot for driving into the park for daytrips.