Sawtooth Canyon Campground

We were lucky to find a spot during the week. There were only 4 empty ones, and we arrived early in the afternoon. Clean campground, nice site, and very quiet overnight. Cell service was great. Can’t believe this hidden gem is free!

Boondocking with a 4-door sedan. Would recommend taking highway 247. A friend tried to take a "shortcut" on Google maps and it led to a rock slide with no passage. No signage to the road pathway, just follow Google. The road is fairly bumpy, so just drive slower haha. But once arrived, its kind of hard to believe this place is free. Th... more

Very satisfued with this campground. Sites are nice and spread out with fire pits and a grill with picnic table and gazebo. We have plenty of service to communicate online and theres lots see and check out right here. Supposedly theres a few hiking trails towadss the back we didnt get a chance to see but we will definitely be back on o... more

A shangrila. Overnighted midweek No one else in our vicinity. Clean site. Somewhat level. Vault toilet clean with toilet paper. We hiked/bouldered up high. Star gazed on a clear night. Good Verizon connection. 1.5 miles off Hwy247. No signage at turnoff. Used GPS; accurate. Note @16-17 miles south from Barsto... more

A very nice place with the following caveats: When we were driving around looking for a spot we ended up down a road that didn't have a turn around, well, it had a turn around but the turn around was full of parked cars. So we had to back our 30' fifth wheel to find a spot to turn it around. The other comment we'd make is the rather ... more

We were pleasantly surprised by how nice this campground was. Everything is in great shape and feels newer. Each site has a concrete picnic table that is covered, a grill, and a concrete fire pit. Excellent surrounding rocks to climb and explore. The pit toilets were very clean! These sites cannot be reserved and are first come firs... more

Defined campsites with firepits, BBQ,and shaded picnic tables in every site. Surrounded by interesting rock formation popular with climbers. Extremely quiet and very clean. Also had pit toilets that were clean and toilet paper provided. Road in has a bit of washboarding but is only 1 1/2 miles on dirt.

This is a great stopover en route to Joshua Tree from the North. Short washboardy gravel road in to a well maintained free campground, each with fore pit and shade structure. Convenient access from 247. Climbers might want to stay for a few days. Some good bouldering and easy climbs. For Cell service, you might have to climb up some ro... more

This is a great place to nestle in amongst the rocks. If you aren’t too big. Very quiet with a beautiful night sky. Pit toilets were clean enough. But no TP. We are 25 feet and weren’t sure if we could land here, but lucked into a spot we could pull into and easily level without unhooking. The road in is not bad at all. A camper on the... more

To begin with the journey in: It's a one mile gravel road from Highway 247 and it's easy to miss. Google Maps will take you right there if you plug in "Sawtooth Canyon Campground", and it will also give you a nice satellite view so you can figure out how and where the sites are arranged. There is a very large staging area off to the l... more

Aggravating washboard road leads to limited awesome looking sites full of hipsters and tourists that don’t want to pay to visit. Oh, and also pretend rock climbers. Yucky.