Camping - Mountain Palm Springs

Mountain Palm Springs –

Elevation – 760 feet
54 miles from the Visitor Center.
Primitive camp.

Fee = $20 per night.
Vault toilets.
No drinking water available.
Fire rings.

Two-wheel drive. Can accommodate trailers, pickup campers, RVs and tents. A short hike leads to some fine groves of native palm trees.

How to get there: From Christmas Circle, turn south on S3 and follow it to Highway 78. Turn west (right) on Highway 78 and go to junction with S2 (also called Scissors Crossing). Turn south (left) on S2. Drive for 34 miles to the first road on the right past Bow Willow Creek Road. Turn right and drive in about 1/2 mile to the Mountain Palm Springs campground.