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Ryan Campground

Hammocks

Attaching lines to vegetation, including Joshua trees and junipers, is prohibited. Hammocks, slacklines, and other horizontal ropes must be tied to rocks and climbing bolts, and are not permitted in campgrounds.

 

Half the fun in the park is after dark!

NPS / Hannah Schwalbe

 

All individual campsites at Ryan Campground are firstcome, first-served. Please pay your camping fee at the self-registration station, located to the right as you enter the campground from Park Boulevard. The campground is at 4,300 feet (1,310 m) in elevation.

Ryan Campground has

• 31 campsites
• No water—be sure to bring your own
• Pit toilets
• Rock formations, Joshua trees, and great views of nearby Ryan Mountain
• Access to the California Riding and Hiking Trail and the Ryan Ranch Trail
• Access to climbing and bouldering areas

Photos

Check out our Ryan Campground album on Flickr.

Regulations

Visit our Camping Regulations page to learn more about general rules, pets, quiet hours, and fires/firewood.

 

 

Can't Find a Campsite?

The park has become an extremely popular destination in recent years. Due to this popularity, all park campgrounds usually fill on weekends October through May.

If you arrive too late to get a site in a designated campground, you have the following options:

• Camp on Bureau of Land Management land outside the park.
• Go to a private campground or stay in lodging in gateway communities. Please contact area chambers of commerce for information.

Sleeping in your vehicle overnight along the roadside or at a roadside pull off is not allowed and violators may be subject to a citation.

For more information, visit our Camping Outside of the Park page.