Joshua Tree National Park · California
Overview Download the NPS app prior to visiting the park – trail maps and more! Black Rock Campground lies among one of the thickest Joshua tree forests in Joshua Tree National Park. Its location on the park's northern perimeter makes it a popular rest stop for hikers, birders, horseback riders and RV campers.
Sites at Black Rock Campground are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 99 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only |
| Location | Yucca Valley, CA |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Black Rock Campground around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Jumbo Rocks Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Indian Cove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cottonwood Campground (Ca) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ryan Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Black Rock Equestrian Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Indian Cove Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sheep Pass Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cottonwood Group | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Black Rock Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.