White Tank Campground

Great place with great views. Nice campground with 15 spots. Downside is lots of traffic people coming up to hike and parking n the camp spots. Lots of people just driving through raising dust.

This is a really cool campground with lots of opportunities to have an adventure. The day I went was New Year's Day and was packed with tourists with parking only on the road. The campground area is one of the only places you can have dog(s) so unfortunately could not stay long as we were traveling with our vizslas and there was no place to go.

This campground has restrooms and also has parking closer to the camp site. From this area, it's easier to reach the arch rock and heart rock.

We had a short two day stay, but boy was this the perfect place to be. I recommend spot #13 as it has the best place to flatly pitch your tent and get a great sunrise from your tent as you wake up, and get the fantastic sunset as the sun sets. Will be coming back ASAP.

Beautiful, unique place. Camping is marred by the constant stream of day visitors, some just stop to use the toilet. Yesterday a tour bus stopped! We were an exhibit. The freezing wind wasn't fun. But the sky and rocks and flora.... All good.

Overall, probably the prettiest campground in the park. I’m only giving it 4 stars because of the crowds. And I guess I had the wrong site (number 3). People cut through my site all day long. If someone has stuff on the table and a tent, that does not mean it’s OK to cut through their site just 2 feet from their stuff! Even if a trail head is nearby!

IGNORE THE FULL SIGN. The full sign was up when we got here but we decided to check it out anyway and there were 3 more spots available. The campground is absolutely gorgeous. The only downside is the foot traffic, didn't think it would be too bad but it's easily a 100 people a day or more walking straight through the sites.

This is a great campground. The sites are within easy access to trailheads and vault toilets. The only downside is that you have to drive to the north entrance to pay for your site. Since Jumbo Rocks requires reservations, White Tank is typically less crowded. Trash and recycling on site.

Havnt stayed here, but we coming back in a week to tent camp. Each spot has a bench, grill and fire pit. The surrounding area is beautiful. Arch Rock is so close to this camping area. Heart rock not so far away either. Tent camping or RV n trailers no more than 25 foot allowed

It's a quick hike over to Heart Rock, and it's such a cute photo op. We went during the recent heatwave, so it wasn't very crowded. The shape is perfect, and I'm glad I got to see it this time around.

White Tank Campground is located off Pinto Basin Road in the northern end of the Joshua Tree Park near Jumbo Rocks. It is about 28 miles from the Cottonwood Visitor Center. All campsites are first-come, first-serve. RVs and trailers are welcome but cannot exceed a combined maximum length of 25 feet. What's great about this campground is that it is quiet and is nestled among some of the bigger granite boulders. You get great views of the stars at night because of how secluded it is. Downfall is that there is no water and Wi-Fi. So you must rely on paper maps and road signs to find the campground. I love this spot because a couple of my favorite rock formations are here. There is a trail from within White Tank Campground that leads to Arch Rock. It is less than half a mile. Arch Rock is about 30-feet across and pretty cool to explore. If you continue walking down the trail, you will find Heart Rock. There are small signs that point the way. It is totally worth it to check it out. Heart Rock is a giant rock in the shape of a heart and makes for great photos.

White Tank Campground in beautiful JoshuaTree National Park is surrounded by some of the most scenic desert landscapes in the US! A great experience for the entire family,couples,seniors or teens. Lots to see and do here and explore! Lots to photograph here including the night time "dark sky" star sky full of millions of stars! Come for a day or camp out-youll love White Tank Campground and the entire Joshua Tree National Park experience! . . . . #joshuatreenationalpark #whitetankcampground #unitedstatesnps #usnps #waynesalvatti #photografxworldwide

WHITE TANK CAMPGROUND. White Tank Campground is located next to Pinto Basin Road in Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP). To arrive at this campground from Twenty Nine Palms, you need to enter the east entrance of JTNP, which is on Park Boulevard, and then continue to an intersection within the park. If you continue straight, you will arrive at Jumbo Rocks. To find White Tank, you need to take the branch in the road. This branch is Pinto Basin Road and a short drive (about 3 miles) down this road brings you to a short paved road (500 feet long) called, White Tank Campground Road. PLEASE CLICK ON EACH OF THE PHOTOS in order to expand the photo and to see the entire photograph. SECLUSION AND QUIET. Jumbo Rocks and Hidden Valley campgrounds are like typical campgrounds in national parks, in that they are swarming with visitors. But note that the Jumbo Rocks area does have the greatest variety of photogenic boulders in the entire JTNP. In contrast, the White Tank area provides seclusion and quiet. If you hike in the back country between White Tank and Belle campground, you will find some beautiful examples of quartz dikes that are embedded in the monzogranite. TWO VALENTINES HEARTS. The White Tank area has two of the most majestic boulders in JTNP, and both of these take the form of perfect Valentines hearts. One of these Valentines hearts is near campsite #10, and it is mounted on top of a cliff (see my photo). The other Valentines heart is located to the east of campsite #15, but to find this heart you need to continue walking north for a minute beyond a large boulder at the northern end of the loop in the dirt road within the campground. This loop exists only in the northern end of the campground. Please see my two photos that provide directions showing you where to turn at the large boulder. One of my photos shows a black metal plaque, with the large boulder in the background. The other photo shows me pointing in the direction where you need to walk east. You must turn east IMMEDIATELY AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DISTANT SIDE (the northern side) of the large boulder. Then, turn east (towards the mountain with the radio tower on top), and walk through the dry wash for several minutes. The Valentines heart will be on a little rise (a little hill) located to the right of the dry wash. My photographs of these Valentines hearts, together with eight other desert photographs, were exhibited at Photolab Gallery in Berkeley (Jan. 1, 2020 to Feb. 29, 2020).

Beautiful !!! Best landscape and night skies to sleep and wake up to. I highly recommend this place on your bucket list !!