Black Rock Equestrian Campground

Love it at Blackrock campground. Would be nice to have some more water spigots and a bathroom or pit toilet in the equestrian camp. But always have a great time there.

Love it at Blackrock campground. Would be nice to have some more water spigots and a bathroom or pit toilet in the equestrian camp. But always have a great time there.

The horse camp site has nice facilities for horse camping and ample space for trailer parking and turning around. There is potable water and a dump site for manure, making horse camping quite easy breezy. The trails in Joshua Tree are great for horseback riding. There are a lot of steep climbs around the park, but we seek those out as we train for endurance rides. There are many trails with gentler slopes for those who are not interested in more rugged riding. Sand never gets super deep, and footing is often so good I ride many of the rides partly or fully barefoot.
My only negative comment is that all the horse stalls in camp are installed with a relatively heavy slope, which I think can be uncomfortable for horses if they stay there a long time. I get that some of this is probably to avoid water pooling and washing out, but it seems they have been able to make the human camp sites flat for campers without issue. It would be nice if they would make the same effort for the horse camp.

There were a lot of different horse campers there at the same time as us, which was nice. When we visited last year, we were told they were making a promo video of the horse camp. Sadly, this video never seems to have been published. I heard whispers that some people in the JT NP want to get rid of the horse camping. That would fit with avoiding to promoting the horse camp.
Hopefully these are just untrue rumors, because this is really a great and easy place to get to with horses for camping and some seriously good trail riding. JT NP should really promote this horse camp more, many people just don't know you can camp with horse corrals and most amenities. Many horse riders would not tie a horse to a trailer to go camping, nor do many have enough horse water storage in their rig. At Black Rock you don't need any of that. If you have a small LQ you can even access the dump site when you leave. Win win :)

The horse camp site has nice facilities for horse camping and ample space for trailer parking and turning around. There is potable water and a dump site for manure, making horse camping quite easy breezy. The trails in Joshua Tree are great for horseback riding. There are a lot of steep climbs around the park, but we seek those out as we train for endurance rides. There are many trails with gentler slopes for those who are not interested in more rugged riding. Sand never gets super deep, and footing is often so good I ride many of the rides partly or fully barefoot.
My only negative comment is that all the horse stalls in camp are installed with a relatively heavy slope, which I think can be uncomfortable for horses if they stay there a long time. I get that some of this is probably to avoid water pooling and washing out, but it seems they have been able to make the human camp sites flat for campers without issue. It would be nice if they would make the same effort for the horse camp.

There were a lot of different horse campers there at the same time as us, which was nice. When we visited last year, we were told they were making a promo video of the horse camp. Sadly, this video never seems to have been published. I heard whispers that some people in the JT NP want to get rid of the horse camping. That would fit with avoiding to promoting the horse camp.
Hopefully these are just untrue rumors, because this is really a great and easy place to get to with horses for camping and some seriously good trail riding. JT NP should really promote this horse camp more, many people just don't know you can camp with horse corrals and most amenities. Many horse riders would not tie a horse to a trailer to go camping, nor do many have enough horse water storage in their rig. At Black Rock you don't need any of that. If you have a small LQ you can even access the dump site when you leave. Win win :)

Love all of the trail markers signs The equestrian camp needs at least two more water bibs (one in the corner by the road, the other in the other corner by the huge Joshua Tree. Water is difficult to transport. Some of us are not fully contained.

Please leave the parking for rigs the way it is. There were at least 20 rigs there, and everyone fit well. Organized parking won't work. Our rigs are all different sizes so at is is works out well.

Staff at the Ranger Station as always, were very pleasant.

This location never disappoints.
The trails and scenery are awesome. The equestrian camp is very nice. Flat and easy to park. For improvement another water faucet on the other side would be ideal. And restrooms closer with a shower..
Then more horse corrals! That's all..lol I love it here and it's only an hour drive from home
Thank you

Love all of the trail markers signs The equestrian camp needs at least two more water bibs (one in the corner by the road, the other in the other corner by the huge Joshua Tree. Water is difficult to transport. Some of us are not fully contained.

Please leave the parking for rigs the way it is. There were at least 20 rigs there, and everyone fit well. Organized parking won't work. Our rigs are all different sizes so at is is works out well.

Staff at the Ranger Station as always, were very pleasant.

This location never disappoints.
The trails and scenery are awesome. The equestrian camp is very nice. Flat and easy to park. For improvement another water faucet on the other side would be ideal. And restrooms closer with a shower..
Then more horse corrals! That's all..lol I love it here and it's only an hour drive from home
Thank you

Had a great stay at Black Rock even though the weather wasn't great. It was so nice to have stalls and there was plenty of room for maneuvering rigs. Trails were great for riding, bathrooms were nice and the proximity to town, Pioneertown, etc., was very convenient. Will definitely be back.

Had a great stay at Black Rock even though the weather wasn't great. It was so nice to have stalls and there was plenty of room for maneuvering rigs. Trails were great for riding, bathrooms were nice and the proximity to town, Pioneertown, etc., was very convenient. Will definitely be back.