Group Campsites Road
Near Twentynine Palms
Photo: Michael R Perry, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 4 routes
- 5.5 – 5.6
- Trad · Bouldering
Is Group Campsites Road open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.
Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Inaccurate Third-Party Apps
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Group Campsites Road
Best months: October–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
60° / 38°
3 wet
Feb
63° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
70° / 43°
2 wet
Apr
77° / 47°
1 wet
May
86° / 54°
0 wet
Jun
95° / 61°
0 wet
Jul
101° / 70°
2 wet
Aug
100° / 70°
2 wet
Sep
93° / 64°
2 wet
Oct
82° / 52°
1 wet
Nov
69° / 43°
2 wet
Dec
60° / 36°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Joshua Tree, CA, 7.1 mi away at 2,563 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Group Campsites Road is a climbing area in Joshua Tree National Park, within the Joshua Tree Wilderness in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Grain Central Station just 0.1 mile away and Big Top and Group Camp 1 Boulders each about 0.3 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Joshua Tree show April highs around 77°F and October highs around 82°F, while July and August average about 100°F. The area has four routes, three of which are trad climbs graded 5.5 to 5.6 and one boulder problem at V0. Al's Route and Left Sideshow Crack are both 5.5, and Right Sideshow Crack is 5.6. For a walk, Big Pine Trail is about 1.9 miles away, and Fortynine Palms Trail is about 3.2 miles away. Sheep Pass Group campground lies roughly 7.5 miles off.
Routes (4)
Group site 1 apron(1)
Little Top, The(3)
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