If you like camping in the desert, and you want a quiet, peaceful place without OHVs and motorcycles, then this is the place for you! Blackrock Campground is incredibly close to civilization (only about 5 miles from the small town of Joshua Tree), but it boasts the many splendors of desert wilderness life and a sky full of stars at night. The peace and quiet is occasionally interrupted by the hum of Marine Corps helicopters flying to the Twentynine Palms Marine Base (approximately 25 miles from the campground). Make sure you can deal with "boon docking," for there is water at the sites but no electricity and only one sewage dump site. Also, you can only run your generator between 7-9 AM, 12-2 PM, and 5-7 PM. There are numerous trails for novice and intermediate hiking, and the campground is less than 30 minutes from the other noteworthy site within the National Park. Even though you will be a paid camper, you will still need to pay for a pass to drive through the rest of the Park. If you're into views, the you must check out Keys View (on the southwest part of the park). Keys View offers an awesome view of the San Gregornio Mountains and Palm Springs. Be sure to check out the Visitor Center and get literature on the park...and enjoy yourself! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We enjoyed Joshua Tree very much. One of my favorite places to rock climb and the unmaintained roads in the park are fun to take the jeep on. This campground is on the edge of the park and it takes about an hour to drive to Jumbo Rock. At the CG we had a lot of trouble getting our 40 foot rig into and out of the site and park. The roads are crumbling in and up to the park when you reach the end of the city roads and turns are very tight in the park. You are however in the desert in a national park that is not designed for big rigs. Joshua Tree is amazing but I prefer tent camping there. We would camp here again. Just not in the motor home. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We have visited Joshua Tree National Park several times but had never stayed in this campground before. We have a 32' motorhome and tow a Subaru Forester. I would not recommend this campground to anyone driving this sort of set-up. The roads inside the campground were extremely rough and had been made even worse by heavy rains that had fallen just prior to our visit. We found only two or three sites that we felt were suitable for a rig of our size. The area is nice enough, but not as pretty as Jumbo Rocks in my opinion and Jumbo Rocks has more spaces that work for larger rigs and is more convenient to the rest of the park. Be aware that there are no hook-ups of any kind nor any water or dump station at Indian Cove. There are pit toilets, but no showers. This is a dry camping experience, so come prepared. As others have said, generator hours are very limited. I would recommend this campground to anyone tent camping or using a small trailer or truck camper, but not to anyone with a large rig. We would not stay here again. We paid $7.50 with our Golden Age pass, for others the fee is $15 a night. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We camped here while the massive rain storms were hitting Southern California and we got some light rain, lots of wind and great weather. The interesting thing here is the weather is different than Joshua Tree, so don't be discouraged - It's beautiful. We were one of two RVs (the other our friends) as this is totally dry camping. Pay attention to generator run times, there is no water (except at ranger station) and the nearest dump is at Blackrock - about a 10 mile trip. We found out on leaving that it's only $5 to dump at Blackrock and they have drinking water too, so from now on we'll come empty, fill, camp then dump too ($10 vs. using all the fuel to haul 75 gallons of water). This is on the North end of the park and a long hike can get you into more of the park and if you drive in you still have to pay the $15 fee. There are lot's of climbers here, great rocks to scramble over and at night it's so quiet you can hear someone breathe 10 ft away. We'll definitely be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice campground. Great scenery. This campground is not on the main road through Joshua Tree, but convenient enough to that really. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Belle Campground is an awesome place if you are looking for the ultimate in dry camping with marked spots and few amenities. The desert scenery is fantastic. This is one of the smallest campgrounds in the National Park with only 18 spots, Ryan Campground one mile away with 15 spots is the smallest. You can get big rigs into Belle but carefully through the narrow entrance. I have a 15' travel trailer and was able to maneuver thru the campground quite easily. Campground does not get a lot of people driving thru to just take a look which is nice. There is a trail accessible from the campground but it is not a trail head. There is rock climbing in the campground if that is what your into and is fun to watch. There are picnic tables and fire rings at each site but there is no water in the campground so come prepared. You can run a generator from 7AM-9AM, 12PM-2PM and 5PM-7PM. There are no showers We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Beautiful park but there is not plenty of room for big rigs here. The entrance is surprisingly narrow - between 2 rocks in the ground. An easy fix and would be a big improvement to slightly widen this. We have a 39' motorhome and there was an identical one to ours at the park as well. Both of us had problems finding and fitting into our spots. They were very tight. The only spot big enough for a large RV is directly next to another campground - and there was a big group there. We stayed near the entrance, which was a bit of a drag because of the constant flow of traffic going by us. We went off-season and were told we'd have the park to ourselves, but there was a constant flow of vehicles and a fair amount of campers. Some people come tie up a campground just to rock climb, so we lost a potentially better spot not realizing this until it was too late. Surroundings are beautiful. No water or dump anywhere nearby that we could find. Closest one within the park was Cottonwood - about 45 minutes away. The park rangers didn't know of any local dump stations. Look into this before you go if you want to stay more than a few nights. We ran out of water after 3 nights and lost the opportunity to stay. No Verizon cell range anywhere in the park - had to drive to the service road about 2 miles away for range. Very secluded - no ranger presence. We will return but certainly not during the busy season. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Stunning high desert beauty. Great sunsets and sunrises. No services. Fill your water tank and go Boondocking. Plenty of space for our 39' fifth wheel & truck. There are several sites with plenty of room for big rigs. There is a turn around at the far end. Costs $10 to get into the park (going up to $15 soon) and $5 to camp. No water. So quiet at night its unreal. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is the only campground in Joshua Tree National Park located on the south-side of the park. It is located within the Colorado Desert side of the park. There are 62 sites in two loops. The sites are all dry. There are flush toilets and sinks with cold water only. There is a trail head within the 1/4 mile leading to some exceptional desert hiking where you may view the remnants of an old mill site, mine and a palm oasis. If you're lucky you'll see some big horn sheep getting a drink. There is also a trail to Mastodon Peak with some exceptional views of the Salton Sea and the Coachella Valley. There is a dump station. This campground is big rig friendly with spaces up to 55'. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Nice campground. Not as dramatic as Jumbo Rocks but does have water and a dump station. Typical "desert" campground. We had to drive around a bit to find a nice level campsite but did find one. This campground is more amenable for longer rigs if you have one. Again for $15 it can't be beat. Very nice rangers. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very pretty campground. It is more geared to the tent camper but there seemed to be plenty of sites for RV's. A large "A" might have trouble finding a site. No hookups but for $10 who can complain. We stayed there 2 days, hiking and sight seeing. Would stay there again. Be sure to come with plenty of water and empty black and gray tanks as there are no dump stations close by. We camped here in a Motorhome.

I'm giving this park an 8 rating, simply for the beauty of the place. There are no amenities. Make sure you bring in water. You can run your generators 3 times a day for 2 hours. We had no phone service, but that's really the point. The sites are fairly narrow, and not a level spot in the campground. We were in 25 and it was very nice. The kid loved climbing the rocks. We would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We're surprised at the ratings for this park. It's just a bunch of big boulders and shallow parking areas off the main road for RVs. The spots are so shallow that if you put your slides out, you are taking a risk of having the driver's side ones struck by oncoming vehicles. Very tight campground. We have a 39' motorhome and do not recommend anything of this size at this campground. 30' or less. Once you get in, the only way out is through a narrow u-turn at the end of the campground. An RV was sticking part way out, causing me to go off the road onto the uneven dirt side of the driveway. The bang to my motorhome coming off that dirt was so loud, I was convinced I'd struck a boulder or RV. We did not find any spots we were comfortable fitting in. It's frustrating how easy of a fix this would be - just make the spots deeper off the main road, and it would be so much better. Strange park. We prefer Black Rock. We camped here in a Motorhome.