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Palm Springs-Joshua Tree KOA
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Write a Review 70405 Dillon Rd. Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241 760-251-6555 Reservations: 800-562-9861 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.9248, -116.4331
Overview of Palm Springs-Joshua Tree KOA
Last Price Paid: $68
Reported by Asgoodasitgets4reel on 3/22/2021
Longest RV Reported: 41 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by John on 10/5/2020
Weekly Rate Yes
Monthly Rate Yes
Number of Sites 287
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 1,017 ft / 309 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Palm Springs-Joshua Tree KOA 20 people have reviewed this location.
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“Nice, but definitely nothing special”
Reviewed 3/22/2021
| Nightly rate: | $68 |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| Site Number: | 133 |
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It’s a nice park, very clean, well run, but it’s your typical RV parking lot style camping. If you’re going here to access Joshua Tree it’s a good hub for that purpose, especially if you have kids. Be aware it takes about 40 minutes to reach the entrance of the park. The problem we had here was the WIND! It whips up through canyon a... more
It’s a nice park, very clean, well run, but it’s your typical RV parking lot style camping. If you’re going here to access Joshua Tree it’s a good hub for that purpose, especially if you have kids. Be aware it takes about 40 minutes to reach the entrance of the park.
The problem we had here was the WIND! It whips up through canyon and can be brutal. The guy over the hedge from us had his pop up shelter go over the 5’ hedge in the middle of the night hitting our neighbor’s RV. We are a 40’ 5th wheel and we were rocking!
The cell signal here, especially for a stable data connection, was only in the 3mbps range for both AT&T and Verizon.
However, this park has the best WiFi I’ve ever experienced in a park. We work full time from our RV, requiring a stable VPN connection back to the office, and the WiFi was what worked best versus AT&T or Verizon. Even on Saturday, when the park was full, the performance for YouTube was adequate, but with reduced quality and a medium amount of caching.
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“Nice overnight. No propane on weekends.”
Reviewed 1/30/2021
| Nightly rate: | $54 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Site size was adequate and level. However I arrived at 2pm on Saturday and they had no propane. Said they get their propane on Mondays. Plan accordingly. 30 amp outlet was very loose. Had to strap the plug in. Their outlet needs to be replaced.
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noel would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Great home base near Palm Springs & Joshua Tree”
Reviewed 1/25/2021
| Nightly rate: | $45 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 24 |
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If you're looking for an easy & clean space to stay near Joshua Tree NP & the Palm Springs area, this KOA is a great option. We stayed for one night and everyone was wearing masks, social distancing and friendly! I honestly think everyone was happy just to be out camping again ... even if it's glamping. Easy back in spot with full hook... more
If you're looking for an easy & clean space to stay near Joshua Tree NP & the Palm Springs area, this KOA is a great option. We stayed for one night and everyone was wearing masks, social distancing and friendly! I honestly think everyone was happy just to be out camping again ... even if it's glamping. Easy back in spot with full hookups. Great Verizon coverage. We splurged and had a breakfast burrito from the Desert Oasis cafe. Was actually pretty tasty!
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Gemsoftheroad would stay here again
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“Great Longer Stay!”
Reviewed 1/1/2021
| Nightly rate: | $27 |
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| Days stayed: | 60 |
| Site Number: | 282 |
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After staying a few days last year we decided to return for a longer stay this year. Price reflects monthly rate for a standard, back-in FHU site. We had some issues with the first site assigned, so the manager offered a choice of others without issue. Staff here are very friendly and helpful. The highlight of our visit was almost dail... more
After staying a few days last year we decided to return for a longer stay this year. Price reflects monthly rate for a standard, back-in FHU site. We had some issues with the first site assigned, so the manager offered a choice of others without issue. Staff here are very friendly and helpful. The highlight of our visit was almost daily swims in the huge, warm mineral spring pool. The pool was cleaned daily. Campground wi-fi wasn't very reliable, but we had sufficient bandwidth with our Verizon service. We will definitely return in the future, and will miss friends we made there.
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Where’s the Beav? would stay here again
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“Great spot! All the amenities! ”
Reviewed 1/1/2021
| Nightly rate: | $60 |
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| Days stayed: | 9 |
| Site Number: | 123 |
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Loved staying at this well-kept KOA. Great restrooms, lots of amenities. If you are a runner, you can easily jog the quiet side roads surrounding the park. Staff are friendly and plentiful. Only downside is the wifi is useless and cell reception isn’t ready if you have your own internet device. Otherwise would highly recommend!
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Stefanie would stay here again
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“Wonderful KOA”
Reviewed 11/29/2020
| Nightly rate: | $55 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 78 |
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Wide gravel spots with full hooks ups. Very well maintained and clean facility. Cute dog park with clean up areas. Great strategic use of shrubbery and rockscaping. Dillion road itself is bumpy, but very drivable. Some of the friendliest staff I have met at any resort. Good cell service and sunlight access from the resort.
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Nima would stay here again
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“Open, friendly, and centrally located.”
Reviewed 11/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $55 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 140 |
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This campground is spacious by KOA standards. We had a Preferred Site, which afforded us the extra camper space next to us. Very worth it, because we are Covid-conscious. We used the community bathrooms minimally, but they were clean and cleaned often. The location is fairly remote, but 45 minutes from Joshua Tree National Park (We... more
This campground is spacious by KOA standards. We had a Preferred Site, which afforded us the extra camper space next to us. Very worth it, because we are Covid-conscious. We used the community bathrooms minimally, but they were clean and cleaned often.
The location is fairly remote, but 45 minutes from Joshua Tree National Park (West entrance), 30 minutes to Palm Springs, 30 minutes to Cabazon outlets, and 30 minutes to Coachella. Loads to do and explore in all directions.
Staff was helpful.
Wandering Wilsons would stay here again
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“Very clean campground, nice views of the valley. ”
Reviewed 11/18/2020
| Nightly rate: | $45 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 181 |
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I was only planning on staying for one night, I stayed two more nights because warm sun, and no desire to return to LA. Staff was very friendly, laundry facilities perfect. This campground is kind of in the middle of nowhere, but that’s what I personally like.
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dclark1 would stay here again
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“Very Nice Campground”
Reviewed 11/7/2020
| Nightly rate: | $45 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 170 |
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We checked in on Halloween and out on Nov 7th. The staff was very nice, the park was excellently maintained. A very pleasant experience. Of note, we had T-mobile 5G 5 Bars there. Campendium needs to upgrade their site to reflect 5G service.
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EnigmaGirl would stay here again
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“not cheap, but nice”
Reviewed 10/5/2020
| Nightly rate: | $60 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 66 |
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Very nice park... recently updated. We were there in the off-season but the place is packed soon with snow-birds. Went to the Palm Springs Air Museum... good presentations as we have been to several air museums; they have guys restoring old planes, fun to watch. Joshua Tree National Park was great... unique,. Did the Hidden Valley ... more
Very nice park... recently updated. We were there in the off-season but the place is packed soon with snow-birds. Went to the Palm Springs Air Museum... good presentations as we have been to several air museums; they have guys restoring old planes, fun to watch. Joshua Tree National Park was great... unique,. Did the Hidden Valley trail, pretty cool; did the drive to the Keys View Overlook, panoramic.
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John would stay here again
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“HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT THIS LOCATION (Palm Springs)”
Reviewed 10/25/2017
| Nightly rate: | $80 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 209 & 210 |
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MUST READ: NO CAMPFIRE ALLOWED. Caution… there is NO campfire allowed at this KOA. I had mentioned to the front desk and asked if it is written CLEARLY on their website and they insisted it was. Well apparently, it wasn’t clear enough because 2 other camp groups brought their own firewood!! Save your money!! Don’t go to this camp si... more
MUST READ: NO CAMPFIRE ALLOWED. Caution… there is NO campfire allowed at this KOA. I had mentioned to the front desk and asked if it is written CLEARLY on their website and they insisted it was. Well apparently, it wasn’t clear enough because 2 other camp groups brought their own firewood!! Save your money!! Don’t go to this camp site. Go to Chula Vista KOA in San Diego. Weather is way better, more trees for shade there, way more activities for kids, and…. CAMPFIRE is allowed there. Aside from no campfire at Palm Springs KOA… this KOA (manager Roger) tried to charge me for a burn mark that was on the picnic bench. It was there right when we got there… and we thought, this is camping… so we thought nothing of it. We used table cloths the entire time (preventing our kids from splinters or anything) so if we put the burn mark, the pink plastic table cloth would have melted onto the table. What’s worse is, when the manager called us 2 days later, to tell us about the burn mark, he had ALREADY charged us $30 for the table! Of course, I called my credit card company and they refunded without a hassle. Their exact comments were “they don’t let you have a camp fire but they are complaining about burn marks…. At a campsite??” In addition, KOA had already charged my Credit Card without even talking to us first. I’m warning you… don’t give them your Credit Card info.. they will try to charge you days after you left the campsite!! Although I got my $$ back from my credit card company, it’s the principal. They should not be charging without talking to us first!!
I’ve been going to KOA campsites for about 4 years now with my kids and friends. We have always gone to the one in Chula Vista (San Diego). For the first time, we decided to try to Joshua Tree/Palm Springs location. BIG MISTAKE!!! Also… this was originally an RV camp site.. so your tent will be on top of ROCKS… so even if you are just sitting in your tent, it’s painful. And there are red ants EVERYWHERE… all over the playground and mini golf course. If you drive by the playground and mini golf, you will not see any kids on it because of all the fire ants. Also, they will charge you $20 to rent their “portable camp fire” that runs on propane. The valve on the propane is so sensitive that the slightest turn of the nob will create a huge fire and within about 5 seconds, it’ll die down. Then you turn the knob, ever so slightly, and you have the huge fire again. I thought our portable campfire was a defect but no….the camp group across from us were having the same problem. We could see their fire from across the path.
I am warning you!! Save your money and your credit card info!! They will try to charge you for everything. Go to the San Diego Chula Vista camp site. They have great weather, the tent sites are on mulch, way more kid activities, and 100% better service! I’ve been going there for 4 years and I will stick to Chula Vista KOA!!
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: pay
Recreation
- basketball court
- Game room
- bike rental
- book exchange
- gym
- hot tub
- mini golf
- picnic area
- playground
- rec hall
- swimming pool: outdoor
Site Amenities
- big rig
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- dog run
- general store
- hot tub
- laundry
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- swimming pool: outdoor
- trash
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- dog run
- pets
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