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This recreation area is part of Mojave River Dam
From I-15 (Hesperia/Phelan exit): Go 7 mi E on Main St, then continue 5-1/2 mi W on Arrowhead Lake Rd, then 9/10 mi S on SH 173.
Very clean and quiet. Plenty of space between sites. Love the full hook ups. No phone, no internet, few kids and those who bring kids seem to be showing them wireless life. Rangers mind their business as long as you show good judgement. We look forward to visiting at least twice per year typically.
I love this place. It's very spread out for an RV camp. Not something you see much of these days, everyone's cramped in where you can hear your neighbors snoring at night. Not this place.
Has many trails for you to take a walk on, pet friendly. They have a section for tents only. For the RV section they have 30 amp power with running water. Not sure if there's any sites with 50 amp power. Great place to take pictures of the sky at night all these pictures were taken on my phone.
I love this campground because it is usually not full, and it has lots of open space for hikes or bike rides, mature trees, hot showers, and flushing toilets. 😊👍🏼
(Make sure you get the gate code for after 4pm arrival).
Codes change on Sunday evenings, so if you leave Monday morning, you will need the new code. AT&T has best cellular reception.
The facilities are a bit run down, but they work 😊
It has large group areas for group camping too.👍🏼
The only drawback is that it can be very windy. The tent camping area is less windy than the RV area, but not good for camp fires. Seems to me that almost 4 out of 5 days are windy (of my 6 times camping here). In the summer the wind is nice because it cools us down, but with no wind the temps are higher.
This is a nice campground away from the city. Not too much to do here but it is peaceful. It is the desert and at the base of the mountains, so it gets a bit windy at times.
There does not appear to be a campground host, nor anyone at the entrance. With that, I recommend doing reservations online prior to showing up to make sure you aren't taking someone's spot they may have reserved, especially since they don't post which sites are reserved. That would be my main complaint at this time. The County does drive through once in a while, but it is quick.
There are restrooms and showers here, but we did not use them this time. They were decent the last time we were here a few years ago.
The RV portion has full hookups and few trees. The spaces are well spread apart so you are not right on top of each other like many campgrounds are like.
The tent area has water and more trees and large Juniper bushes. Very nice area for tents.
Extremely relaxed spot to get away! I do not like going out on the weekends, but took a good friend out for his birthday there on a Sunday, and was still one of the most peaceful days at a park I've ever had! Entering can be a bit confusing, just make sure to have 8 bucks cash on hand! I left a 10, but I made great use of it! You can wander around the north end and all the way to the dam! We found a creek and was just simply amazed by nature. Highly recommend this spot to get out of the grid!
