Hidden Valley (Joshua Tree NP)
Joshua Tree National Park · near Joshua Tree · California Desert
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Elevation
- 4200
- Campsites
- 44 sites
- Season
- Year-round (best Oct–April)
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- No
- How to reserve
- FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. The rock climber's favorite — sites among the boulders at the heart of Joshua Tree's world-class climbing. Vault toilets, NO water. Cool-season only. Fills early on weekends (arrive Thursday).
What is here
- Setting
- desert
- Amenities
- The rock climbers' campground · First-come (spontaneous trips) · Heart of JTree's best climbing · Boulders & Joshua trees
- Best for
- The rock climbers' campground
- Features
- The rock climbers' campground · First-come (spontaneous trips) · Heart of JTree's best climbing · Boulders & Joshua trees
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · dispersed
- Intl tip
- FIRST-COME — fills early (arrive Thursday for weekends). The climbers' hub (climbing guide) at the heart of JTree's best routes. NO water — bring everything. Cool-season only (Oct–April). Hidden Valley loop and Barker Dam nearby. Cold nights. Combine with the whole park. Spontaneous-trip friendly if you're early.
The guide
Hidden Valley is the spiritual home of Joshua Tree rock climbing — a first-come campground tucked among the boulders at the cen…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Hidden Valley (Joshua Tree NP) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.013, -116.168