Belle Campground
Joshua Tree National Park
Write a Review Belle Campground Rd. Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 760-367-5500 760-367-5502 Official WebsiteGPS: 34.0021, -116.021
Overview of Belle Campground
First-come, first-served sites. A few sites can accommodate a maximum overall combined RV length up to 35 feet.
Last Price Paid: $15
Reported by JayneJ on 3/15/2024
Longest RV Reported: 38 feet (Class A)
Reported by Yukon&Bean on 10/25/2017
Number of Sites 18
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally Sept - May.
Elevation 3,871 ft / 1,179 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 35 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Belle Campground
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 760-367-5500
kentwilson asked on 2/27/2022
Per nps.gov 35' is the max for an RV. Might some of the sites fit a longer rig?
Ellie asked on 12/26/2021
Do you need a reservation for this campsite? How do you pay?
M. Sam asked on 12/5/2019
Looks like cell service is bad, but what about 4g? I will be trying to meet some friends here and was wondering if I'...
Reviews of Belle Campground 25 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 4/22/2021
“Beautiful and convenient”
Reviewed 3/30/2016
| Days stayed: | 5 |
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| RV Length: | 25' |
Overall Rating
Of all the campgrounds in Joshua Tree National Park, the Belle Campground offers the best experience. The setting is classic Joshua Tree, with large granite boulders and the namesake tree surrounding the campsites. Compared to other Joshua Tree campgrounds, it is small (less than 20 campsites), secluded and quiet. Its central location ... more
Of all the campgrounds in Joshua Tree National Park, the Belle Campground offers the best experience. The setting is classic Joshua Tree, with large granite boulders and the namesake tree surrounding the campsites. Compared to other Joshua Tree campgrounds, it is small (less than 20 campsites), secluded and quiet. Its central location is convenient to most of the highlights within the park. It also has a small handful of sites that can fit larger trailers, unlike the other interior campgrounds in the park where anything bigger than a large camper van is pushing it. Overall, the setting is lovely but due to the small number of suitable sites, RVers might have a really difficult time finding a spot in this campground on weekends and any busy time for the park.
The Belle Campground has trash bins and vault toilets, but no potable water on site and no dump station (we used the dump station at Cottonwood Spring campground to the south, and filled up our portable water containers at the Oasis Visitor Center to the north as needed).
As of January 2015, we had very intermittent Verizon with a booster, but not reliable enough for working. The best service we had in the park was at the junction of Pinto Basin Road and Park Boulevard (3 bars of AT&T 3G). We also had bits of Verizon service along the road between the North Entrance Station and the Pinto Basin Road junction. The library and McDonalds in 29 Palms have decent wifi.
Another thing worth noting… We came in through the Cottonwood entrance at the southern end of the park and the sign at the visitor center noted that all of the northern campgrounds were full as of 10:00 am on a Monday in January. That was not the case and we are glad that we did not rely on that sign for making a decision.
Ron & Sarah would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Nothing but Peace”
Reviewed 3/17/2016
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 25' |
Overall Rating
This was our first visit to Joshua Tree, so we had our heart set on staying in the middle of the park. We were nervous as all those campgrounds are first come, first served, but we arrived around 10 am on Sunday and lucked out. We had to wait a few hours for someone to leave at noon, but we were happy to wait to secure our spot. Sit... more
This was our first visit to Joshua Tree, so we had our heart set on staying in the middle of the park. We were nervous as all those campgrounds are first come, first served, but we arrived around 10 am on Sunday and lucked out. We had to wait a few hours for someone to leave at noon, but we were happy to wait to secure our spot.
Site #5 was perfect for our trailer and Sequoia. They were parked side-by-side, but not too close; we were still able to pull out the trailer's awning. This site is sprawling and backs up to some boulders that the kids loved to climb on, and it's secluded from other sites so we felt like we were all alone even though the campground was full each night. It was pretty level. The campground well cared for and clean, and the rangers visit quite often. At the entrance, campers leave magazines you can borrow and/or leave your own. The vault bathrooms were fine. The road isn't close enough that you hear many cars or see their lights at night. It's very peaceful and the stars are abundant. Though Jumbo Rocks and Ryan would have been more centrally located among the highlights of the park, we were very comfortable at Belle and didn't mind the repeated drives to Hidden Valley or Keys View. Overall, we had a blast for four days and three nights there and enjoyed all our hikes--49 Palms, Lost Horse Mine, Skull Rock, Hall of Horrors, Barker Dam, Arch Rock, and Ryan Ranch. This was such an enjoyable trip!
4airstreamers would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Magical!”
Reviewed 2/14/2016
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
Overall Rating
Its everything you'd want from Joshua Tree. Big rocks, Joshua Trees, Yuccas... We really loved this beautiful, peaceful spot! Out of many campgrounds this is one of our top 5. Its a small campground so get there really early and don't even think about coming on a Saturday unless you're feeling really lucky. There is no water in the... more
Its everything you'd want from Joshua Tree. Big rocks, Joshua Trees, Yuccas... We really loved this beautiful, peaceful spot! Out of many campgrounds this is one of our top 5. Its a small campground so get there really early and don't even think about coming on a Saturday unless you're feeling really lucky.
There is no water in the park, but the visitor's center has drinking water and isn't too far away. There is also no cell service in the park, again the visitor's center is were you'll find wifi and in town there is a library with free wifi.
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“So many stars”
Reviewed 2/12/2016
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 17 |
| RV Length: | 27' |
Overall Rating
Note it is $20 to get into Joshua Tree, that permit is valid for 7 days. Posted at the campground was a sign and envelopes $14 per night. Rules were basic, except running your generator there are specific 2 hour blocks three times a day that they can be run. We found a pretty level pull through site plenty big enough for our Airst... more
Note it is $20 to get into Joshua Tree, that permit is valid for 7 days. Posted at the campground was a sign and envelopes $14 per night. Rules were basic, except running your generator there are specific 2 hour blocks three times a day that they can be run.
We found a pretty level pull through site plenty big enough for our Airstream and truck. There were a few composting toilets throughout the park. Trash and recycling. There was no internet in the park, we drove to the Visitor Center about 6 miles away for Internet.
With no internet we were forced to enjoy the beauty around us. We enjoyed the 4 mile Lost Horse Mine hike and the Skull hike. The sky's were clear at night and the stars were out in full force. Reminded me of home in Vermont.- Written by Amy
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Joshua Tree National Park is a masterpiece of creation...find a way to experience it!”
Reviewed 12/19/2015
| Nightly rate: | $7 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 35' (Class A) |
Overall Rating
We were boondocking at Joshua North prior to the Thanksgiving holiday and drove in the park to check it out and review some of the camping opportunities...we had never been to Joshua. Boy, what a zoo. We do not recommend the park during the Thanksgiving holiday. Wall to wall people and than some. But Joshua is just beautiful and so coo... more
We were boondocking at Joshua North prior to the Thanksgiving holiday and drove in the park to check it out and review some of the camping opportunities...we had never been to Joshua. Boy, what a zoo. We do not recommend the park during the Thanksgiving holiday. Wall to wall people and than some. But Joshua is just beautiful and so cool and we wanted to return to spend some quality time "exploring everywhere", so we came back.
For our temporary home, we chose Belle Campground. It was by far one of the smallest campgrounds with only 18 sites (versus over 100) and Belle featured about six sites that were spacious, private and could accommodate our truck and trailer. As the other campgrounds all had sites that were occupied with climbers and overnighters, we were quite surprised to be the only campers each night in our secluded campground. We loved the silence, the darkness and only our own distorted firelight shadows on the clusters of boulders surrounding us.
The campground and each of the sites were very clean and the two vault toilets were cleaned everyday...even with only one campsite being used. This is a primitive campground, so no potable water is available. Bring your own firewood too as we did not see any camphosts or wood for sale at the Visitor Centers. Our site was large enough to fit our truck and trailer side to side and we saw a few other sites that had the same capabilities. We were told by the park rangers that the best time during the week to secure the prime sites are on a Monday or Tuesday. Mid-week on gets enough traffic to fill this small campground.
Well, with the clear skies come low temperatures! Each night the temps got down to freezing, even less with the wind. We recommend taking a propane heater to break the chill at night before bedtime and in the morning...saves using your rig's propane guzzler furnace.
There is unlimited hiking right from the campground and many great clusters of rock formations for climbing. Our cellular service in the campground was non existent, but occasionally we would pick up one bar. You had to drive a few miles down the road toward Twenty Nine Palms to pick up a strong 3-4 bar signal.
We had a great desert experience here and hope to once again return.
Michael & Imkelina would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
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