Indian Cove Group in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Indian Cove Group Campground sits at an elevation of 3,200 feet in Joshua Tree National Park, set directly among massive, rounded rock formations and sandy desert ground. Designed for groups, the site features 13 tent-only campsites without water or hookups; drinking water and an emergency telephone are located two miles away at the ranger station. Climbers use the campground for its immediate access to rock routes, while non-climbers utilize the short interpretive nature trail and surrounding boulder scrambles. The town of Twentynine Palms sits ten miles to the east.

Getting there: Take Interstate 10 to State Highway 62. Go past the West Entrance at Park Boulevard and continue east another 9.3 miles. Turn south on Indian Cove Road. Follow the road into the campground. If coming from the east, follow Highway 62 approximately seven miles west of the city of Twentynine Palms and turn south onto Indian Cove Road.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 13-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• A group campground.
• Queen Mountain stands 2,451 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles southeast.
• Johnson Spring lies 0.5 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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