Mid Hills Campground Mojave National Preserve California

Wild Horse Canyon Road
Cima, California 92323
760 252-6100

Lat / Long:

35.131492, -115.435586

Mid Hills Campground is very remote and offers 26 primitive campsites in the Mojave National Preserve. The campground offers extreme solitude, amazing stargazing, and beautiful views of the surrounding desert and Charleston Mountains.  The campground has vault toilets, but no water. Most campsites have a table, fire ring and grate.

To reach the campground, you’ll travel on an 8 mile dirt road from Hole In The Wall campground. The drive will take you through a few washes, past the Gold Valley Ranch, and eventually to a spooky forest of burned pinion trees. The road is passable for most vehicles, but large RVs or trailers are not recommended.

The Hackberry Fire burned much of the vegetation back in 2005, but there are still  some nice pinyon and juniper trees that survived. Campsites 1-8 are in the burned area and sites 9 to 25 have more trees providing shade and shelter. Keep in mind, that an elevation of 5,600 feet, it will be cooler at Mid Hills during the night.

Area Recreation & Activities

Outdoor recreation in the area includes hiking, horseback riding, OHV exploring (designated roads only), picnicking, photography, stargazing and wildlife viewing.

Hole In The Wall Campground is about 8 miles from Mid Hills and has 36 campsites (water available).

Reservations:

First Come, First Served

Best Campsites

1, 9, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25

Regions

• Desert
• High Desert
• Mojave National Preserve
• West

Campsite Types

• RV
• Tent
• Trailer

Amenities

• BBQ Grills
• Campsite Tables
• Equestrian trail
• Fire Pit
• Fire Rings
• Grills
• Pets OK
• Picnic Tables
• Restrooms (Vault Toilets)

Activities

• Hiking
• Historic Sites
• Horseback riding
• Hunting
• Mountain Biking
• Nature Trails
• OHVing
• OTV Trails/Riding
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Stargazing
• Walking Trails
• Wilderness Area
• Wildlife Viewing