Indian Cove (Joshua Tree NP)
Joshua Tree National Park · near Twentynine Palms · California Desert
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 3200
- Campsites
- 101 sites
- Season
- Year-round (best Oct–April)
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead). On the park's north edge (separate entrance from Twentynine Palms), nestled against a dramatic wall of boulders. Vault toilets, NO water. Cool-season. Climbing and a nature trail.
What is here
- Setting
- desert
- Amenities
- Dramatic boulder-backed sites · Separate north entrance · Rock climbing & scrambling · Big desert sky
- Best for
- Dramatic boulder-backed sites
- Features
- Dramatic boulder-backed sites · Separate north entrance · Rock climbing & scrambling · Big desert sky
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead. Separate north entrance (from Twentynine Palms) — you access the main park separately. Dramatic boulder-backed sites; great climbing/scrambling. NO water — bring everything. Cool-season only. Cold nights. Combine with the main park. A slightly quieter JTree base.
The guide
Indian Cove tucks against a dramatic mile-long wall of boulders on Joshua Tree's northern edge, accessed by its own entrance fr…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Indian Cove (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
- 34.092, -116.165