Sunset Campground

National Park Service · California

Sunset Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Open seasonally, typically late fall through mid-to-late April. First-come, first-served, large campground that rarely fills. This location has little to no vegetation and is comprised of desert gravels. Car and tent camping is permitted however each site DOES NOT offer a fire grate or picnic table. Campfires are not allowed in Sunset except at a few established community fire grates within the campground. Fee is paid at the pay stations in the campground.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Number of sites

230

Listed facilities

drinking water, toilets, dump station (as published by the agency)

Phone

(760) 786-3200

Coordinates

36.45729, -116.86192

Nearest sites we map

• Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping1 km · National Park Service
• Furnace Creek Campground1 km · National Park Service
• Emigrant Campground33 km · National Park Service
• Tuttle Creek Campground114 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Cottonwood Lakes Walk-in Campground117 km · US Forest Service
• Lone Pine119 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-04-09, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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