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National Park Service · Joshua Tree National Park · CA

Site 018.

at Indian Cove Campground

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and other campsites here, 2 images
Campsite with picnic table surrounded by boulders and blue sky., filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Indian Cove Campground
Campsite with picnic table surrounded by boulders and blue sky. · NPS · on 2 sites here
Shared parking for campsite., filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Indian Cove Campground
Shared parking for campsite. · NPS · on 2 sites here
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
21 ftRoom
3,120 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
4.7 miWater · to an unnamed pond
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

21 ftto the nearest other site, against 45 ft typical here
#80 of 91roomiest site in the campground
2other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites017 21 ft016 71 ft015 121 ft014 244 ft013 296 ft012 415 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopIndian Cove Campground
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Double DrivewayYes
Fire PitYes
Hike In Distance to Site63 ft
Picnic AreaYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Caravan/Camper Vanno length limit listed
Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 018 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Indian Cove Campground →

Most private sites here032 147 ft095 128 ft033 126 ft039 110 ft024 107 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index