Camping near Joshua Tree with horseback riding
Hardy adventurers with an appetite for serene desert scenery head to this vast SoCal wilderness.
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Historic Pioneertown Campground
70 sites · RVs, Tents6 acres · Pioneertown, CA
Pioneertown was built in 1946 as a movie set for Western movies, including the movies of Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid, Annie Oakley, Judge Roy Bean, and Buffalo Bill, just to name a few!Wild West re-enactment performances take place along Mane Street in Pioneertown on weekend afternoons, between early spring and late fall.Learn more about this land:Camp under the stars in historic Pioneertown! Pioneertown Corrals provides a unique setting for campers who want to spend their vacations or getaway weekends in this peaceful desert setting. If you like to ride the trails, barbeque, sit around a campfire, and stargaze in the evening, then you've come to the right place!Pioneertown was built in 1946 as a movie set for Western movies, including the movies of Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid, Annie Oakley, Judge Roy Bean, and Buffalo Bill, just to name a few!Wild West re-enactment performances take place along Mane Street in Pioneertown on weekend afternoons, between early spring and late fall.
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Desert Rose Collective
19 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents5 acres · Morongo Valley, CA
The Desert Rose Collective is a work in progress and is ever-changing!
This unique property is being transformed into a truly 'hip' camp.
It features a sun shade structure with a bar, an outdoor kitchen, a semi-outdoor bathroom, a shower room, and plenty of seating and shaded areas to relax and enjoy the fabulous views.
Both days and nights are amazing from the location of this unforgettable property in the canyon.
Check out additional information under our Camping, RV, and Tent Cabin listings.
We look forward to your booking and to meeting you at the Desert Rose Collective!
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Tammy Reeves
26 sites · RVs, Tents2 acres · Joshua Tree, CA
Simply Camping is a great place to come appreciate, respect and enjoy the peace and beauty of the Mojave Desert! It is a blessing to own this amazing property in Joshua Tree for all to come and enjoy the wonderful stars at night and the breath taking sunrise and sunsets! We look forward to greeting you!
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The Moon Yacht
3 sites · Lodging5 acres · Joshua Tree, CA
The Moon Yacht is a restored 1977, 31foot Airstream Travel Trailer. Update!- The Moon Yacht now has a newly built 30ft deck and shade structure, a massive upgrade! Additionally The Moon Yacht just got a newly built 8ft x 2ft. Stock Tank Pool with large filter and pump water circulating and cleaning system. This deck is beautiful and with the Stock Tank Pool is complete game-changer for those looking to stay during the summer months, these stock tank pools are the best cooling system going, flop in this thing and your summer time blues will evaporate in an instant! See the pictures. Please NOTE- POOL will be drained and stored away for the winter months, starting Dec 1st till April 1st.
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Mineral Springs Date Farm
7 sites · Lodging20 acres · Desert Hot Springs, CA
Get cozy and settle into this rustic space. This is a working Date Farm that is above an aquifer with a natural mineral spring water well with soak tubs at each site located in a private 20-acre Date Farm with Mineral Springs. ~18 minutes from Downtown Palm Springs. * **Perfect late-night check in**
If you love traveling, nature, and adventure this place has features to help you maximize your travel experiences. Comfortable and right in the middle of the desert. Experience the best of both worlds.
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Copper Moon Camp
1 site · RV, Tent2 acres · Joshua Tree, CA
Copper Moon is a peaceful spot of raw land in the rolling hills and mountains of Joshua Tree, California. It represents the dreams and limitless possibilities of two best friends and their journey in life. The joy that is felt on Copper Moon land is part of the legacy of friendship, love and God's beautiful blessing of nature. Come and enjoy! Learn more about this land:Sleep under the stars in Beautiful Joshua Tree, California. Copper Moon is across the highway from Joshua Tree national park and up a dirt road from Joshua Tree Lake. Beautiful, unobstructed view of the desert landscape.
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Jack Rabbit Hideout Campsite #1
2 sites · RVs, Tents4 acres · Joshua Tree, CA
Beautiful four acer property located off the grid with stunning views and awesome star gazing. This campsite is secluded with tons of privacy but still located only a 10 minute drive from town, hiking trails and Joshua Tree National Park. There are many places near by to go hiking, rock climbing, off roading and even a horseback riding. Family friendly and perfect for tent or RV camping! Campsite #1 includes a deck to pull your trailer or car up to. Includes a fire pit, a picnic bench, a rug, poles to hang your hammock and a porter potty and skate ramp on the property. We do have another building and campsite on the property so please stay clear of the construction site. Trailer not included.
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DragonflyHill Desert Farm
14 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents3 acres · Desert Hot Springs, CA
About
Welcome to DragonflyHill Desert Farm & Wildlife Habitat where you can experience desert magic, starry skies, and natural mineral water from our private well. Remote enough for a quiet retreat yet easy to get to and only a short drive to amenities and outdoor adventures! Please review our rules and read our entire listing description prior to requesting to stay here, to assure we’re the right space for you. Copies of our rules, registration documents, liability waiver and amenities are provided in our photos. Guests must agree to adhere to our rules and honor our cancellation policy to book with us. If you have any questions, please make an inquiry and we will get back to you very quickly. We really do love this work.
LOCATION:
We are located one mile down a well maintained and navigable dirt road, 20 minutes to Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs and Palm Desert, and 15 minutes to the 10 freeway. We're near the Cabazon outlets, 2 hours to Los Angeles, San Diego, Disneyland, mountain areas, and beaches. Nearby there are local wildlife preserves, hiking and outdoor activities. We are 45 minutes to Joshua Tree and a half hour to Coachella. We truly are in the middle of nowhere and the center of everything. For folks traveling in winter, we’re considerably warmer than Joshua Tree and the High Desert. In summer we are cooler than Palm Springs. Immediate neighbors are small farmers and ranchers. Local spas and resorts are available for day use and access to their pools and ponds for as little as $10 a day ($5 seniors). We can provide space for events and entertainment for a small fee.
ARRIVAL:
Upon approving your reservation we'll send you a welcome message with information we need prior to your arrival to process your reservation, prepare for your arrival and provide you with check in information and accurate directions as gps apps to our location are often wrong. Please answer that initial email as soon as possible.
We'll follow up with check in information and driving directions.
Once in the gate, stay on the driveway and meet us on the patio with the blue shade sails. We will provide you with an approximately 15 minute orientation and tour, register you, check identification and show you to your campsite. Guests are required to fill out a liability waiver and a simple registration form. (See photos for copies of these forms.)
OUR SPACE:
Our land is 130 feet wide by an eighth of a mile deep in a residential neighborhood with lots 2.5-10 acres. We can see and hear our neighbors.
We maintain a very quiet space but occasionally our neighbors have their own activities and events. Let us know if the neighborhood gets too noisy and we'll try to mitigate those situations. We can also provide free earplugs for those very rare occasions. Guests wanting a totally isolated experience may want to book elsewhere.
DragonflyHill Desert Farm is a working farm in a wilderness area. Guests should check weather forecasts prior to arrival and assure that they have the right equipment. We have a moderate cancellation policy that allows guests to cancel 3 days prior to their arrival date to receive a refund. This allows enough time to check weather reports. There are occasional heavy rains and frequent high winds. It can get very hot in summer and reach freezing temperatures in winter. Despite our proximity to the freeway and nearby cities, and our location in a residential neighborhood, this is very much a wilderness area. DragonflyHill is not responsible for the weather.
We are not a resort. Expect dry plants and patches during summer and into the fall. As a farm, we may be a bit more rustic than your typical farm to allow for shelter for local wildlife. Our cultivation methods encourage biodiversity and though we are growing food, many of our crops resemble landscaping or natural habitat rather than garden patches. Currently we have habitat viewing areas, an herb garden, an orchard, an outdoor classroom, a sheltered social distancing patio, an outdoor kitchen, meditation gardens, our (seasonal) mineral pool, community library, game boards and toys, and a tree bath. Plant varieties, wildlife and presentation may vary by season. Our farm specializes in herbs, fruit trees, desert and native plants, and edible flowers. We also grow some sprouts and microgreens indoors. We cultivate community and share what we grow with our neighbors and our guests. Guests have shared access to the outdoor kitchen and BBQ area, the orchards, gardens, patios, and grounds of the Desert Farm and Wildlife Habitat, and (for safety reasons) limited access to the pool pond and spa -both unheated. The pool pond is filled with local mineral water from our own well. The pool pond is cleaned professionally twice a week & is chlorinated. The pool pond is not cleaned daily and is shared with wildlife. Debris from high winds and wildlife may contribute to the pool pond environment. Currently neither the pool pond nor the spa is heated. We also have wheelchair accessible hot water outdoor showers and wheelchair accessible porta potties.
We work hard to keep the home well maintained & clean; we're vigilant & do due diligence with professional quarterly visits from Truly Nolen 4 Season Pest Prevention (a green company.) We doubt you'll see any unwanted critters inside or near the house or other structures during your stay, but if you do, please advise us & we will promptly address the situation. DragonflyHill Desert Farm and Wildlife Habitat is in a remote area of the desert with lots of wildlife. To help us keep wildlife OUT of the house and campsites, please keep food out of reach of critters & clean up after every meal.
We affirmatively welcome children, but as this is a working farm in a wilderness area, parents will need to be vigilant of their child's safety and activity while here. We are constantly adding activities and features for children and adults.
We are child friendly and we are a good location for groups. (Just message us with your details and we can tailor your stay to meet your needs.)
We have 1 cat and 1 service dog. Other guests may have pets or assistance animals. Neighbors have chickens, farm animals and pets. There are a few feral cats in the vicinity as well as a variety of desert wildlife. At night you can hear the coyotes though we’ve never seen them or their tracks on our land. Common sightings of road runners, rabbits, hares, lizards, snakes, hawks, doves, desert wrens, migrating ducks (in the Spring), scorpions, mantises, crickets, mockingbirds, insects and spiders.
WHO WE ARE:
DragonflyHill is a community of artisans, activists, craftspeople and farmers, working together to cultivate community, develop methodologies for living and working together in ever increasing paradigms of social justice and sustainability. We are a safe and sober space that is disability and LGBTQIA affirmative, anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-imperialist and de-colonialist, because anything else is just a bandaid. Core values of our work include attention to detail, fine craftwork and cultivating community.
Some members of the Dragonfly Team live on the premises at all times and will be here for the duration of your stay. The rest of the team are community members. All Team members work at DragonflyHill Desert Farm and Wildlife Habitat in different capacities, in cooperation and collaboration with each other. It should be noted that we are not a museum community and our collective is not on display. Only 2-3 members of the community are currently responsible for hosting guests. Community members are autonomous and, much of our community functions virtually. There are also occasional community events at the farm, including farming, though many activities are just coming back after the pandemic. We hope to offer activities in the Fall. All activities will continue to be held outdoors and social distancing is required.
We speak: English and Spanish. We can communicate somewhat in French, Italian and Portuguese.
DRAGONFLYHILL CONSEIRGE
We love to hear about your travels and share our knowledge of our community and Southern California with our guests. Our library, located on the Blue Patio, offers children’s books, local history including indigenous history, farming and gardening, wildlife guides, hiking trails, entertainment and tourist attractions. We can recommend activities on and off site including places to go with children, local hiking, museums, restaurants and shopping.
In addition to campsites, for additional fees, we offer reiki, a private jacuzzi hot water mineral bath, farm tours, firewood, tutoring, tax preparation, vehicle storage, event and space rental, and classes. Three of us are licensed to officiate weddings.
RULES, DOCUMENTS & AMENITIES
Carefully read our listing description and our rules to determine if we're the right space for you. We know we have excellent reviews but take the time to assure that we offer what you are looking for. Each Hipcamp host is autonomous and has their own rules, amenities and features. Hipcamp does not provide guests a copy of the house rules until after you have selected a location and then requires you to agree to the house rules before finalizing your decision. There is not enough space in the listing description to include the rules so guests can see them prior to booking. If you would like to see our rules, registration documents or a list of amenities please find them in our photos or message us prior to booking and we will send you a copy.
We welcome guests new to Hipcamp but please take the time to familiarize yourself with the Hipcamp platform. Hipcamp travel is very different from public campgrounds. At DragonflyHill Desert Farm and Wildlife Habitat you will be guests in our home. We welcome and encourage guests with service and support animals to stay with us. All animals must have current vaccination records.
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Joshua Tree Container Resort
14 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents10 acres · Twentynine Palms, CA
Custom designed by artist John Henry Jones, the Ranch House
is the largest and most private suite at the Joshua Tree Container Resort, and has a large screened in front porch giving our guests a safe way to recreate in the outdoors in Theis desert wilderness area.
Two queen beds are available inside the history-laden ranch house (originally homesteaded during the WWI era). It is steps away from the hot tub, pool, gym, hammock palapa and great lounging spots on the ranch.
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Jack Rabbit Hideout Tent site #2
1 site · Tent4 acres · Joshua Tree, CA
Beautiful four acer property located off the grid with stunning views and awesome star gazing. This campsite is secluded with tons of privacy but still located only a 10 minute drive from town, hiking trails and Joshua Tree National Park. There are many places near by to go hiking, rock climbing, off roading and even a horseback riding. Family friendly and perfect for tent camping! Campsite #2 includes a platform to pitch a tent on. Includes a fire pit, a picnic bench, poles to hang your hammock and a porter potty and skate ramp on the property. We do have another building and campsite on the property so please stay clear of the construction site. Trailer not included.
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Tipi Canyon, Joshua Tree Nat’l Park
1 site · RV40 acres · CA
{Pack in/ pack out with option for toilet. Please inquire if needed.} Your own peaceful, tucked away desert! Enjoy the back country of Joshua Tree National Park at this private property that’s steps away from the park boundary and overlooks it from several ridges. Surrounded by more than 1000 acres of raw land and a 10-15 minute drive to the National Park main entrance. Complete privacy nearly 2 miles in from a gated entrance at the base of a small canyon. Walk up to the ridge for panoramic views of JT National Park, Joshua Trees, mountains and valleys highlighted with brilliant greens, yellows and other blooms and a winding graded dirt road up to your exclusive camp site. Town is just a 5 minute drive away, complete with trendy shops, cafes and more. Note: please be aware there is some year + old fire damage at the site and nearby areas but the lush drive in and views remain. 😍
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Palm's Ranch
1 site · RV, Tent5 acres · Yucca Valley, CA
20 acres of untouched desert land
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Pull your car, truck, trailer of toys or RV on to the circular drive and private road, pitch your tents around the campfire, kickback and enjoy the 360° views of snow capped Mt Big Bear and Mt Jacinto to the west, the Mesa's own 3400ft Bartlett Mountain to the east, acres of ancient Joshua Trees, yucca plants, vibrant cholla cactus and untouched desert all around. Then prepare to be amazed by the spectacular sunset and the brilliantly starry desert night.
Miles from noise and traffic yet only minutes to essential services including gas, groceries and great grub!
Stop into the Mesa Market (only 1 and 1/2 miles from camp) on Yucca Mesa and Aberdeen for beer, wine, snacks, ice and smokes.. They have an awesome selection and propane refills too!
Take a walking tour through the Nature Preserve in Morongo Valley's Covington Park.
Stroll through the Old Town Yucca Valley and find cafes, Triangle Park, shops and unique desert ware. Check out the Hi-Desert Nature Museum, near Town Hall, too.
Find local produce, art and treats at the Joshua Tree Farmers Market and shops.
Visit 29 Palms for the amazing murals and test your luck at Tortoise Rock Casino.
Drive into the Indian Cove entrance of Joshua Tree National Park for awesome views of the Morongo Basin, Rock Formations and an outdoor amphitheater then test your endurance on a 3 mile hike into 49 Palm's Oasis.
Always check with establishments for days and times of operation.
Stay on dirt roads and established driveways.
Off-roading on property is not allowed.
Feel free to call/text.
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Camping near Joshua Tree with horseback riding guide
Overview
What do Black Rock, White Tank, Indian Cove, and Jumbo Rocks have in common? They’re all stellar campgrounds beneath the starry night sky in Joshua Tree National Park. (Well, there’s Ryan and Belle campground too, but that didn’t flow as well.)
This magnificent patch of Southern California desert has its main entrance in Twentynine Palms. The 800,000-acre Joshua Tree makes it easy for campers to explore the vast, boulder-laden land. It offers nine campgrounds and nearly 500 sites, all with picnic tables, fire rings, and grills. Half are first-come, first-served, half are reservation only.
If it’s solitude you seek, pitch your tent beneath the massive boulder formations at Belle Campground. With just 18 sites, it’s one of the smaller campgrounds here. Title of smallest goes to White Tank Campground with 15 sites. White Tank puts you next to the 0.5-mile Arch Rock Nature Trail for some easy hiking and wildflower viewing.
Rock climbers hang out at the in-demand, 44-site Hidden Valley campground. Its close proximity to the otherworldly Wonderland of Rocks makes this a difficult campground to score. The 99-site Black Rock campground owes its popularity to the rare presence of running water. If you need flush toilets and some especially dramatic Joshua trees to admire, sleep here.
Summers are brutally hot, and Winters can be freezing here. Prime Joshua Tree camping months are March, April, October, and November. Bring your own water and firewood (and a horse if you’re headed to Black Rock and Ryan Campgrounds.)
Nearby attractions
- Step into the heart of the desert while camping near Mojave Trails National Monument. An untamed wilderness offering unique landscapes, Mojave Trails camping is your chance to experience stunning sunsets, ancient lava flows, and historical routes. A truly magnificent place to reconnect with nature!
- Camping near Sand to Snow National Monument is like stepping into an outdoor paradise. With a diverse landscape from desert to snowy peaks, the camping experience here is as rich as the area's biodiversity. Embrace the true spirit of Sand to Snow camping!
- Embark on an unforgettable camping adventure near Tahquitz Rock, a majestic rock formation in Southern California. Camp in the serene wilderness, marvel at the towering rock, and witness breathtaking views.
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