HOLE IN THE WALL, Mojave, CA

HOLE IN THE WALL CG, Mojave Nat’l Preserve, CA

RUN BY:  Nat’l Park Service

LOCATION: Mojave Nat'l Pre., Hole in the Wall CG  35.046050  -115.394354

UTILITIES: NONE

COST:  $12

DISCOUNTS: Senior Access  50%

OUR RATING (1-5): Category I. Rating 4.5

NOTES:  We have paid for more places this year than ever before, but some of these campgrounds are not only the only thing available if you want to see an area, but they are worth the money even if there is something else. Hole in the Wall is at the end of the pavement.  It sits at the base of Barber Peak in Mojave National Preserve.  You are either looking at the mountain or across a large plain at Woods Mountains. The desert is magnificent and, if you hike the area, you will notice the variety of ecosystems. 

Environment:  Desert.  Surrounded by magnificent mountains and gorgeous desert.

Amenities:  NONE 

Dump:  YES

Public Water:  ES

Toilets:  YES

Showers: NO

Laundry: NO

Phone Service:   Verizon  4G. 1bar

Nearest Propane:  Fenner, CA about 22 miles away.

Location:  I-40 Exit 100 (west of Needles, CA). This is Essex Rd.  Turn north.  Go to Black Canyon Rd and turn right. Follow this road to Hole in the Wall Campground which will be on your left just past the Visitor Information Center. 

Proximity to shopping:  A very long way!! 

Camping Population:  varied.

Sites:  Outstanding. Roomy and level. 

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RATING KEY:    category - score 

Categories:  I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

                    II -  boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

                               one might choose to stay for more than a night.

                    III - over-night areas 

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service 

* There are people who are not full-timers and van-dwellers by choice. We try hard not to be demeaning or assume that they are bad people but sadly, as you find in the poorer parts of a city, there seems to be more crime. Many call these people van-dwellers. That isn’t really accurate even though they do often live in vans. We know quite a few van-dwellers who have good incomes, are full-timers by choice and prefer a van to other types of vehicles. To try to show some respect for people who have a difficult lot in life, I’m calling them ‘residential campers’.  It is only when you get a high proportion of residential campers in an area that you find an increase in petty theft, etc.