Black Canyon Group and Equestrian Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Black Canyon Equestrian and Group Campground offers two isolated, high-capacity group sites within Mojave National Preserve. Set in a vast desert landscape featuring mountain ranges, dry riverbeds, mesas, and Joshua tree forests, the campground is equipped with picnic tables, water spigots, vault toilets, fire rings, and large parking areas. Visitors have direct access to expansive desert hiking, birding at Zzyzx, and driving routes across the preserve. Nearby points of interest include Barber Peak, the 1.5-mile Rings Loop trail through Banshee Canyon, Kelso Dunes, and a local lava tube.

Getting there: From Los Angeles, Barstow, and Joshua Tree via Interstate 40: Exit Essex Road and drive north for 10 miles and turn right at the junction to Black Canyon Road. Continue for 10 miles to Hole-in-the-Wall. The roads are paved until the turn-off into the campground. Cell phone service is unreliable. From Death Valley and Las Vegas via Interstate 15: From the Kelbaker Road, Cima Road, or Nipton Road entrances, make your way to Kelso-Cima Road and turn east onto Cedar Canyon Road. Continue onto Cedar Canyon Road for 6 miles and turn right onto Black Canyon Road for 9 miles.

• Moderately separated here.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• A group campground.
• Table Top stands 1,869 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles north.

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