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Jumbo Rocks Campground

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Joshua Tree National Park · California, USA · 1340 m elevation · Check-in 12:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM

Joshua Tree's largest campground: 124 sites woven among massive monzogranite boulder piles in the heart of the park.

Shade reality: Open desert with essentially no trees — the only shade comes from the giant granite boulders the sites are tucked against.

Season: Open year-round. Reservations required year-round; the park warns of possible partial closures in summer. Official page ↗

Camping here off-season? Which Joshua Tree sites stay warm in winter — in December the site number is worth 3.5 hours of sun.

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Individual sites · 119 mapped

Partial: 7

Shade ratings come from Recreation.gov site records. Click any dot on the map for site details; zoom in to see site numbers.

Shadiest sites on 2026-11-01 (least direct sun)

3 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND7.0 h sun
2 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND7.8 h sun
4 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND7.8 h sun
5 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND8.0 h sun
1 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND8.5 h sun
6 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND8.8 h sun
7 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND8.8 h sun
123 · Loop JUMBO ROCKS CAMPGROUND9.0 h sun

Precomputed estimate for the 15th of this month — all 119 sites, terrain + tree canopy (ETH 10 m, 2020) included.

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119 sites
Check availability & book ↗Found your site? Reservations happen on Recreation.gov — ShadeDial is an independent planning tool.Check-in 12:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PMWhen to book: Recreation.gov 6-month rolling window — each arrival date opens exactly 6 months ahead (morning release). Popular sites go in minutes.

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Official campground map124 sites

Cross-check site numbers against the park's own map before you book.

One campground road with spurs, sites 1–124: 74 tent-only, 44 standard, 1 RV site. No hookups; max RV 35 ft. Boulder shade matters more than trees here.

Source: official park map. Compare the loop layout with the satellite view above — north on the official map may not point up.

›Every site, one page each (119)sun by month, rig size, hookups

Hours are direct sun in mid-July.

Camped at Jumbo Rocks? If the sun and shade didn’t match what we said, tell me the site number and I’ll look at it — that feedback is the only way this gets more accurate.
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