National Park System · CA

Camping in Joshua Tree National Park

The Recreation.gov record puts 9 campgrounds inside the park, all reservable. Entrance fees, alerts and hours for the park itself are on our sister site, Park Atlas.

The park in figures

vehicle entrance fee
$30
recreation visits in 2025
2,932,644
campsites
479
campgrounds take reservations
9 of 9
longest RV or trailer allowed
48 ft

The entrance fee and visit count come from Park Atlas open data. The campground figures are totals across the 9 Recreation.gov records listed below, and the rig length is the longest any one of them allows.

Every campground

CampgroundSites
Jumbo Rocks Campground124
Indian Cove Campground114
Black Rock Campground99
Cottonwood Campground62
Ryan Campground37
Black Rock Equestrian Campground21
Indian Cove Group13
Sheep Pass Group6
Cottonwood Group3
Park campgrounds book out fastest of any on Recreation.gov. Most open six months ahead at 10 a.m. Eastern; the first-come loops are the fallback when the window is gone. The first-come playbook