Ribbonwood Equestrian Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Ribbonwood Campground sits at 4,000 feet in a high-desert chaparral setting of yucca, cactus, and pinyon pine, 16 miles southeast of Palm Desert. Designed for equestrian and standard camping, the site offers fewer than a dozen gravel-spur campsites, each equipped with picnic tables, fire rings with grills, and access to two horse corrals and hitching racks. On-site facilities include drinking water, accessible flush toilets, and showers. The 5.3-mile Sawmill Trail starts inside the campground and connects to the Cactus Spring Trail near the parking area.

Getting there: From Palm Desert, California, take the Palms to Pines Highway/Highway 74 south for approximately 16 miles to the community of Pinyon. Turn left onto South Pinyon Drive and the entrance to the campground is on the right.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 9-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
• Santa Rosa Mountain stands 3,964 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles south.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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