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Roy's Motel & Cafe

Hosted by Nicole · Twentynine Palms, California

31 sites · RV, Tent

97%

12 reviews

Near Mojave National Park

Within a 60-minute drive from the Kelso Depot Visitor Center.

Near Joshua Tree National Park

Within a 60-minute drive from the Oasis Visitor Center.

We're located on the Historic ROUTE 66 about 20 minutes from the vast Mojave Desert and 5 minutes from the Amboy Crater. We've been feature in endless movies, music videos, commercials, documentaries, You Tube videos, and we have a huge presence on all of your social media platforms. You'll also find about 4 doz craft sodas and XL custom root beer floats. You can also call us "The Ghost Town That Ain't Dead Yet" Just Google us and you'll see....Set up camp on acres of open desert on Historic ROUTE 66. You'll be a 5min drive from hiking The Amboy Crater and just yards from the Golden Buddha and the iconic Roy's Motel and Cafe neon sign. Come over to the station and concoct a custom float with one of our 4 doz craft sodas then browse our specialty ROUTE 66 souvenirs. If you're lucky enough to come in around noon on a Friday, you can enjoy a hot dog or chili dog fresh off the grill. Then sit and enjoy meeting people from all corners of the world, coming in planes, on motorcycles, in cars, on bicycles, on foot or even with a rickshaw.(It's happened before😄) Just wait until you see the Roy's sign lit at night, and see it bask in the desert's sea of stars. Amboy was established back in 1858 and the population grew due to mining, the building of the railroad and finally we began to peak in popularity after the opening of ROUTE 66. You can walk around and check out the 1940s cottages and the 1950s hotel lobby. Amboy just has a special energy, and if you pay attention you'll leave with your own story of synchronicity from the depths of California's mystical desert. Travel safe adventurous adventures and hopefully you'll make your way here soon. 🤙✌️😎😊

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Set up camp on acres of open desert on Historic ROUTE 66. You'll be a 5min drive from hiking The Amboy Crater and just yards from the Golden Buddha and the iconic Roy's Motel and Cafe neon sign. Come over to the station and concoct a custom float with one of our 4 doz craft sodas then browse our specialty ROUTE 66 souvenirs. If you're lucky enough to come in around noon on a Friday, you can enjoy a hot dog or chili dog fresh off the grill. Then sit and enjoy meeting people from all corners of the world, coming in planes, on motorcycles, in cars, on bicycles, on foot or even with a rickshaw.(It's happened before😄) Just wait until you see the Roy's sign lit at night, and see it bask in the desert's sea of stars. Amboy was established back in 1858 and the population grew due to mining, the building of the railroad and finally we began to peak in popularity after the opening of ROUTE 66. You can walk around and check out the 1940s cottages and the 1950s hotel lobby. Amboy just has a special energy, and if you pay attention you'll leave with your own story of synchronicity from the depths of California's mystical desert. Travel safe adventurous adventures and hopefully you'll make your way here soon. 🤙✌️😎😊

No campfires

Toilet

No potable water

Pets allowed

No electrical hookup

No water hookup

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97% Recommend15 ratings · 12 reviews

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· November 2025

Tent · With pets ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

What a cool place to stay! We had the opportunity to meet Heather, and she was fantastic. Our kiddo had the best time talking with her. We'll absolutely stay again!

Meghan D.

3 years on Hipcamp

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· April 2025

24 ft fifth wheel · With pets ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

This is a neat place to stay. It’s fun to experience a piece of Route 66 and see all the others who stop by to see this place.

John S.

29 reviews

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· February 2025

20 ft Class B · With pets ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

Great spot. Safe and quiet. Took some fun pics of the sign. Be sure to add something to the ad-hoc sculpture across the road next to the Karmen Gia. I’ll stop here again for sure.

Leigh W.

7 reviews

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· July 2024

Great experience

98 ft Class B · With kids ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

This is a truly remarkable place to stay. Friendly and helpful people. For sure you'll need an airco.

Swen Peter E.

2 years on Hipcamp

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· March 2024

14 ft campervan ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

Such an iconic place to stay!! It’s really beautiful to see the sign and architecture at sunset/sunrise! We felt very safe and all the staff were super friendly and very welcoming! Loved hearing stories about the town and it was nice to have so much open space with dogs.

Rachael V.

8 reviews

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· June 2023

Nice place!

18 ft campervan · With pets ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

Nice place for car camping, the gas station & sign is very pretty and the night sky is beautiful. We were the only one camping that night so it was quiet and peaceful. Quite windy and hot at this time of the year though.

Xiaoxuan Z.

4 reviews

Mixed feelings

· May 2023

Tent ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

Being completely honest, I’ve camped at many many interesting places….but this one gave me the creeps. The host and Roy’s were awesome, but where we camped I personally would not recommend to friends and family. If you have an RV this would be a great place, but for tent camping, I would skip this location. The ground was hard, first off, so it’s just not overall easy to set up a tent. Second, the camping area is across the street from Roy’s at the creepy church. During the day, walking into it I felt weird energy that made me realize I do not want to test it at night. My group ended up driving to Vegas to avoid sleeping here for the night. Again, would recommend for RV camping, but not for tent camping.

Thu T.

4 years on Hipcamp

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· May 2023

Best 66 Camping Site

Tent ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

Nicole is fantastic. She is utmost helpful and a very loving person. The location is magical especially when at night. It's like travel back in time. Bring your own beer.

Sichun W.

2 years on Hipcamp

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· May 2023

AWESOME

Tent ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

I ve been here and it was one of the best experience I had during an holiday. Great place and great people. Nicole was super kind and helpful always ready to make you feel at home. Plus they have a lovely dog :)

Lord B.

2 years on Hipcamp

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· May 2023

Tent ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

I loved staying at this place. It’s a lovely cafe right beside the famous route 66 and the people are very nice! Absolutely recommend :)

Sofia A.

30 reviews

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· May 2023

Rooftop tent camping :-)

Tent · With pets ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

This was our first time using Hipcam. We wanted to try out our new rooftop tent and 'Roy's Motel and Cafe' was available on short notice. It was exactly as advertised, and we had a nice chat with Nicole and another guest about the history and future of this place along the route 66. If you arrive before 8 or 9pm, you can get a few snacks at the gas station (it has the original pumps :-)!), and there are porta-potties available. We enjoyed our one-night stay and hope to see this place, including the cabins and the cafe, come to full life again soon!

Anita L.

2 years on Hipcamp

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· April 2023

16 ft car ·

Route 66 Roy's Motel & Cafe

We had a great time car camping at Roy's for a night on our way through across country! The check-in was easy at the station. Lots of history and 1950s nostalgia. Tent camping here might be more difficult since the camping area is a large gravel lot and we did see some broken glass in one area, but car camping was perfect. The sunset/moonrise/sunrise views here were breathtaking. The site is right near the railroad, so you do hear trains go by at night. Porta potties are available by the gas station and they weren't too bad, but they're a bit of a walk if it was in the middle of the night! Overall, we enjoyed our stay here. Felt a little like going back in time. We arrived just before sunset and we got the privilege of flipping the switch to turn on the big neon lights.

Rachel B.

2 reviews

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Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino, California, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

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