Openings · last 7 days
35
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 35 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232473
When Black Rock Campground reopens
Black Rock Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
101
Openings · last 90 days
109
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 109 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 04:00 and 20:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 22 of 109 detected openings (20.2%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 27 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 10–44 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 059 | 7 | 6.4% |
| 007 | 7 | 6.4% |
| 046 | 6 | 5.5% |
| 043 | 5 | 4.6% |
| 097 | 5 | 4.6% |
Site 059 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 7. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 94 monitored sites
Of the 17,202 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 13,797 open for online reservation · 3,405 reserved.
Where the open windows are
19.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 13,797 of 17,202 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online19.8%
Open site-nights13,797 / 17,202
Reserved (of online inventory)3,405 / 17,202
Weekday openings8,718
Weekend openings5,079
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 8,718 fall on weekdays and 5,079 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027January holds the most room. 2,718 of 2,914 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 94 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 6 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 1 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 32 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 85 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 81 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 70 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 79 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no site is currently available for the complete three-night stay. individual Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights remain open. Christmas: 80 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 68 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 088 | 166 |
| 042 | 164 |
| 044 | 164 |
| 058 | 164 |
| 086 | 164 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
13,797 open site-nights across 94 sites at Black Rock Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 1,096 2-night, 1,018 3-night, 353 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 005.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 35 ft. 26 sites take 25 ft, 15 sites take 35 ft. 56 sites of 94 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
Showing 60 of 94 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 088 | Not recorded | None | 166 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +154 more |
| 042 | Not recorded | None | 164 | 83 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +152 more |
| 044 | Not recorded | None | 164 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +152 more |
| 058 | Not recorded | None | 164 | 83 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +152 more |
| 086 | Not recorded | None | 164 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +152 more |
| 092 | Not recorded | None | 164 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +152 more |
| 031 | Not recorded | None | 163 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +151 more |
| 085 | Not recorded | None | 163 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +151 more |
| 035 | Not recorded | None | 161 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +149 more |
| 034 | Not recorded | None | 160 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +148 more |
| 037 | Not recorded | None | 160 | 83 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +148 more |
| 040 | Not recorded | None | 160 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +148 more |
| 054 | Not recorded | None | 160 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +148 more |
| 056 | Not recorded | None | 160 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +148 more |
| 014 | Not recorded | None | 159 | 96 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +147 more |
| 052 | Not recorded | None | 159 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +147 more |
| 011 | 18 ft | None | 158 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +146 more |
| 012 | Not recorded | None | 158 | 96 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +146 more |
| 032 | Not recorded | None | 158 | 61 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +146 more |
| 038 | 20 ft | None | 158 | 80 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +146 more |
| 072 | Not recorded | None | 158 | 103 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +146 more |
| 087 | Not recorded | None | 158 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +146 more |
| 091 | Not recorded | None | 158 | 60 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +146 more |
| 039 | Not recorded | None | 157 | 83 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +145 more |
| 053 | Not recorded | None | 157 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +145 more |
| 002 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 104 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +144 more |
| 010 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 69 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +144 more |
| 016 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +144 more |
| 027 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 61 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +144 more |
| 033 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 88 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +144 more |
| 051 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 77 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +144 more |
| 055 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +144 more |
| 060 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +144 more |
| 079 | Not recorded | None | 156 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +144 more |
| 070 | Not recorded | None | 155 | 104 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +143 more |
| 073 | Not recorded | None | 155 | 89 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +143 more |
| 075 | Not recorded | None | 155 | 68 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +143 more |
| 078 | Not recorded | None | 155 | 76 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +143 more |
| 084 | Not recorded | None | 155 | 79 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +143 more |
| 082 | Not recorded | None | 154 | 76 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +142 more |
| 004 | 18 ft | None | 153 | 62 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4 +141 more |
| 008 | Not recorded | None | 153 | 69 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4 +141 more |
| 021 | Not recorded | None | 153 | 41 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +141 more |
| 026 | Not recorded | None | 153 | 46 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +141 more |
| 028 | Not recorded | None | 152 | 61 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +140 more |
| 057 | Not recorded | None | 152 | 55 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +140 more |
| 069 | Not recorded | None | 152 | 112 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +140 more |
| 071 | 18 ft | None | 152 | 82 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +140 more |
| 074 | Not recorded | None | 152 | 41 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +140 more |
| 001 | Not recorded | None | 151 | 68 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +139 more |
| 066 | 25 ft | None | 150 | 60 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +138 more |
| 083 | Not recorded | None | 150 | 69 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +138 more |
| 093 | 24 ft | None | 149 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +137 more |
| 049 | Not recorded | None | 148 | 53 nights | Sep 18, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7 +136 more |
| 050 | Not recorded | None | 148 | 34 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +136 more |
| 061 | 30 ft | None | 148 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +136 more |
| 094 | Not recorded | None | 148 | 60 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +136 more |
| 096 | 15 ft | None | 148 | 97 nights | Sep 18, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +136 more |
| 003 | Not recorded | None | 147 | 33 nights | Sep 18, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +135 more |
| 076 | 22 ft | None | 147 | 65 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +135 more |
About Black Rock Campground
Overview
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Black Rock Campground lies among one of the thickest Joshua tree forests in Joshua Tree National Park. Its location on the park's northern perimeter makes it a popular rest stop for hikers, birders, horseback riders and RV campers. Black Rock is one of four campgrounds in the national park that requires reservations year-round. To get the most out of your visit, Plan Like a Park Ranger Travelers who enjoy warm, dry winters flock to Joshua Tree from October through May, when temperatures hover between 70 to 90 degrees during the day and drop anywhere between 40 to 60 degrees at night. Summer is the park's off-season due to uncomfortably high desert heat. Black Rock is at an elevation of 4,000 feet and has a mix of both sun and shade.
Recreation
There are many great hiking trails around Black Rock, including some with spectacular views of the low desert and high peaks around Palm Springs. Popular rock climbing sites are within a half-hour drive from the campground.
Facilities
The facility is convenient for RV camping, complete with flush toilets and a dump station. There are no hookups. Black Rock is one of two campgrounds in the national park that provides drinking water. There are 99 individual sites in the facility. Showers, laundry and other amenities are available in the town of Yucca Valley five miles away.
Natural Features
The unique shape of Joshua trees and the huge rocks that surround them draw tourists and scientists alike to the national park. Within the Black Rock facility, the surrounding trees form silhouettes against the landscape during sunrise and sunset and display bunches of blooming white flowers in early spring.
Campers staying at Black Rock may have the chance to view the elusive desert tortoise, found only in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Visitors may also want to keep their eyes out for more typical desert inhabitants such as lizards, rattlesnakes, scorpions, coyotes, ravens and desert tarantulas during the cooler months of the year. Bobcats and mountain lions do live in the park, however they are rarely seen near humans. Birders may also be pleasantly surprised at the variety of species found around the campground.
94 monitored sitesRVs up to 35 ftNo hookupsPets OKFire pitsMax party 6
Getting there
Take Interstate 10 to Route 62 into the town of Yucca Valley. Turn south on Joshua Lane and follow signs to campground, about five miles from the turn. If coming south on Highway 247, go straight across Highway 62 and continue onto Joshua Lane. There will be no sign for the park as you cross Route 62.
9800 Black Rock Canyon Road, Yucca Valley, CA 92284760-367-5554
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Black Rock Campground?
Reservations for Black Rock Campground are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 13,797 of 17,202 tracked site-nights are open (80.2%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 109 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 15:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Black Rock Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 35 site-date openings at Black Rock Campground in the last 7 days, 101 over 30 days and 109 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Black Rock Campground?
1,018 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 005. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Black Rock Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
15 of the 94 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 35 ft. 38 of those 94 sites have a recorded maximum length and 56 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Black Rock Campground?
January 2027, with 2,718 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 2,914.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Black Rock Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 27 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 10-44 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Black Rock Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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