Joshua Tree North Dispersed Camping
BLM
Write a Review Cascade Rd. / Sunflower Rd. Joshua Tree, CA 92252 760-833-7100 Official WebsiteGPS: 34.172, -116.2237
Overview of Joshua Tree North Dispersed Camping
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by white.van_no.plan on 2/14/2024
Longest RV Reported: 44 feet (Toy Hauler Fifth Wheel)
Reported by BandLOnWheels on 3/18/2023
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 2,329 ft / 709 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Joshua Tree North Dispersed Camping 98 people have reviewed this location.
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“Easy and close to Joshua Tree”
Reviewed 2/1/2018
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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We got to Joshua Tree National Park around 8pm on a Tuesday evening in mid-January thinking we’d be able to find a camping spot. After looking at five campgrounds for over two hours we gave up and headed to this BLM land. It’s not as cute as the National forest, but it is close and free. Next time we will skip the search and go str... more
We got to Joshua Tree National Park around 8pm on a Tuesday evening in mid-January thinking we’d be able to find a camping spot. After looking at five campgrounds for over two hours we gave up and headed to this BLM land.
It’s not as cute as the National forest, but it is close and free. Next time we will skip the search and go straight here.
It was our first time camping on BLM land, so seemed super random to just roll into a flat unmanaged space and set up camp. But it worked for us!
Leland would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Beautiful views and Wide Open Spaces”
Reviewed 1/28/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | NA |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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The people who think the road was bad maybe haven’t done much boondocking. I can’t know. I arrived at night alone and easily made it to the middle of the playa. Well, my dog was with me. It’s true there are many ruts but they are easy to miss, even in the dark. The road in is washboard but it’s short and not as bad as say Lake Mead. ... more
The people who think the road was bad maybe haven’t done much boondocking. I can’t know. I arrived at night alone and easily made it to the middle of the playa. Well, my dog was with me. It’s true there are many ruts but they are easy to miss, even in the dark. The road in is washboard but it’s short and not as bad as say Lake Mead.
The internet is superb. This location is so close to the park you could spit on it. There’s a natural foods grocery with an amazing selection, farm fresh eggs and produce (the kind of eggs with the dark yellow yolk and no male baby chicks had to die today for them). Anyhow, basically vegetarian paradise. My dog roamed free which she loves. This place is HUGE so you’ll be no where near your neighbors. Sadly it’s also for sale so it might not be around for long.
Bring your bike for hours of riding around the dry lake bed. I didn’t see any trash near me but there were trashier spots.
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borntobenomadic would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Quiet and close to Joshua Tree NP”
Reviewed 1/20/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 32' |
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Most people know of this BLM but it’s a great close spot to Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley. The roads were easy to navigate even with our 32’. There’s plenty of space for hundreds of RV’s out there and it was very quiet while we were there. The only reason I didn’t give it to 5 stars is to the amount of trash. There were boxes, blankets,... more
Most people know of this BLM but it’s a great close spot to Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley. The roads were easy to navigate even with our 32’. There’s plenty of space for hundreds of RV’s out there and it was very quiet while we were there. The only reason I didn’t give it to 5 stars is to the amount of trash. There were boxes, blankets, shoes, clothes, leftover food, and even car parts. It was quite sad to see how much trash was left from people.
Regardless, it’s a good boondocking spot and very convenient!
continentscollide would stay here again
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“Busy Busy!”
Reviewed 1/6/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Joshua Tree North is a large, pancake flat expanse of dust where you could fit a staggering number of campers at one time. It's dusty and busy with campers and OHV's. The nearby military range shoots late into the night, but it's otherwise relatively quiet. Solar is plentiful as there is no (and I mean, no) vegetation except knee-hi... more
Joshua Tree North is a large, pancake flat expanse of dust where you could fit a staggering number of campers at one time. It's dusty and busy with campers and OHV's. The nearby military range shoots late into the night, but it's otherwise relatively quiet.
Solar is plentiful as there is no (and I mean, no) vegetation except knee-high bushes. Expect those bushes to be covered in toilet paper, and be wary when walking around camp or letting your dogs roam as human feces abounds.
Apart from questioning the humanity of someone who would poop on the ground and leave it, I found Joshua Tree North to be acceptable for short visit. There is great cell service for working, which you will not find in the park.
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TigerNomad would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Quiet, convenient, and free!”
Reviewed 12/29/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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After spending a few days in LA leading up to New Years' Eve, being surrounded by partiers, I really needed to get out for some quiet time. I decided on a last minute trip to Joshua Tree. I stayed one night. It was quiet, but it was very convenient to amenities in Yucca Valley and to the Joshua Tree entrances. The road was a littl... more
After spending a few days in LA leading up to New Years' Eve, being surrounded by partiers, I really needed to get out for some quiet time. I decided on a last minute trip to Joshua Tree. I stayed one night. It was quiet, but it was very convenient to amenities in Yucca Valley and to the Joshua Tree entrances.
The road was a little tricky to navigate, but my 23' Class C made it! The worst was the end of the pavement meeting the sand road with a big pot-hole. Plenty of room, so not overly crowded. Plenty of people recreating during the day, including shots being fired in the far distance and bikers, but all quieted down right after sundown.
Great night's sleep here! Enough people around for a solo traveler to feel comfortable yet not crowded.
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Keri would stay here again
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“Desolate but gorgeous and best of all free”
Reviewed 5/11/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | dispersed |
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I solo car-camped here a few days in July of 2016. It was a bit terrifying pulling in at 2am following the GPS and not seeing anyone around and wondering if the coyotes would eat me, but waking up in the morning and seeing how flat the plain was and the surrounding mini mountains was very surreal. That all said, I would NOT stay he... more
I solo car-camped here a few days in July of 2016. It was a bit terrifying pulling in at 2am following the GPS and not seeing anyone around and wondering if the coyotes would eat me, but waking up in the morning and seeing how flat the plain was and the surrounding mini mountains was very surreal.
That all said, I would NOT stay here if there is any threat of rain. It's a flat flat flat dry dusty plain, and the dried cracked mud looks like it would be very silty when wet. I'd fear for flash floods. And yeah, like the other reviewers said, random locals do occasionally come and shoot guns, drive ATVs/motorcycles and etc.
Also the sun/heat woke me up by 6:30 every morning but hey that's to be expected. It was too windy at night to sleep under the Milky Way like I tried to.
NikiTrav would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“A nice spot to explore Joshua Tree, Yucca and Twenty-nine Palms.”
Reviewed 2/27/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | Dispersed |
| RV Length: | 33' (Class A) |
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I stayed here for a night in late February waiting for my campsite at Black Rock Campground. Careful if it's been really rainy. I was there on President's Day and there were lots of local camping and playing but there was plenty of room for everyone.
See my video at: https://youtu.be/b-7rNm27HGc
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Restlessbynature would stay here again
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“Dusty and sandy”
Reviewed 2/5/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 31' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We have been staying at Joshua Tree South BLM and decided to check the north section out. Maybe because of all the recent rains, it looked like you could easily get stuck out there. I would not camp there for fear of getting stuck. Not very inviting at all in my opinion. This was early February 2017.
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
Reviewed 10/28/2016
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 28' |
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National park was full and sites limited for my 28.
Perfect for my needs
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“The least appealing boondocking spot I have stayed at thus far, but I am still pretty new.”
Reviewed 5/10/2016
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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Meh. It's free, yes. It's not the least bit picturesque or welcoming. I stayed here off of Sunflower road, took the first left by the power pole and the roads were so uninviting and it was not easy to know if you would be able to get through or not for all the potholes, so I pulled off almost right under a sometimes noisy power line. (... more
Meh. It's free, yes. It's not the least bit picturesque or welcoming. I stayed here off of Sunflower road, took the first left by the power pole and the roads were so uninviting and it was not easy to know if you would be able to get through or not for all the potholes, so I pulled off almost right under a sometimes noisy power line. (boo)
No trees, very dusty and then you have the locals coming in to go four wheeling or to ride their motorcycles. So it wasn't very pleasant here. It's HUGE. It's free. I don't recall having trouble with internet but don't vouch for me on that. I have Verizon.
I wish I had stayed at the south BLM area instead but I thought it would be faster to get to many of the trails if I was at the north BLM spot so I moved. In reality, it took almost as long because the drive to get into the park was maybe 20 minutes?
At least here you are closer to gas stations, etc compared to the south area. I got water and dumped at the southernmost campground in the park.
I would not stay here again, I would stay at the south campground next time, unless for some reason I needed to be closer to 'town'.
Oh, yes, and there was a lot of trash around. Really, people?
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
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