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About Cottonwood Creek
Number of accommodations: 40
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2026 Season availability
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Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (103)
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Creek Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with spacious campsites and friendly hosts, Patrick and Carrie, who prioritize campers' experiences. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities, the availability of water, and nearby attractions like trails and the town of Sierraville for supplies. While some campers noted issues with water quality and campsite sizing, the overall experience is highly positive, making it a recommended destination for families and nature lovers.
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Creek Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with spacious campsites and friendly hosts, Patrick and Carrie, who prioritize campers' experiences. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities, the availability of water, and nearby attractions like trails and the town of Sierraville for supplies. While some campers noted issues with water quality and campsite sizing, the overall experience is highly positive, making it a recommended destination for families and nature lovers.
Review Summary
Byron W
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
Lots of wasps in the campgrounds. Otherwise Cottonwood is a great campground to stay at with lots of things to do in the area.
Stacey A
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
First time camping in Cottonwood Creek since I moved to California from Washington State. Amazing! My family loved it! Campsites were clean,
quiet and beautiful. The bathrooms are holes and so they smell bad, but hey, as long as you put the seat down and close the door your good. The campsite doesn’t have a place to swim, but I 100% recommend to drive to Donner Memorial State park, it’s about a 40 minute drive but the water is clean and fresh! Bring some snacks and you’re ready to go! Overall, this has been the best camping spot, my family and I are planning to come here every year:)
John C
VerifiedJune 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
Beautiful secluded spot, nice campsites with plenty of room and good spacing between sites.
Virginia M
VerifiedJuly 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
This campground is a weekend getaway for Truckee and North Tahoe. But during the week it is very quiet with only 3 or 4 campers. That's it. It's an older campground, but it did accommodate our 27-foot trailer.
We love it and will return next summer. During the week!
Christopher T
VerifiedJuly 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
Such a gorgeous place to camp, with access to huge networks of gravel roads nearby. The road was not visible from my spot (#42). The highway noise is manageable during the daytime, and almost non-existent at night. This campground has water spigots and pit toilets (no showers). Campsites have picnic tables and fire rings.
Harry M
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
Very nice campground, clean and well maintained. Many good shady spots.
Argelia S
VerifiedJuly 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
The place is far enough that you feel like you’re in the woods.. well you are! You’re close enough to the city life amenities too. The main road is off the site but I was not bothered by it at all. The camp is quite, well kept, spacious sites and they provide bathrooms with a fire bit and ground grill.
Ian R
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
very quite and nice camp grounds, not super private but far enough away so you cant overhear others. roads are maintained other than a few potholes. defiantly going again.
Jason B
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
What a nice, quiet and clean little camp area. No cell service was the best part. Great trails nearby, beautiful little creek and swimming hole. Highly recommend.
Jessica R
VerifiedOctober 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: COTTONWOOD CREEK
It was beautiful and we were able to do a senior photoshoot near our campsite.
Location Cottonwood Creek
Address:
Sierraville Ranger District
Sierraville, CA, 96126
United States
From Truckee, travel north on Highway 80 to Highway 89 approximately 20 miles to the campground. From Sierraville, travel approximately 5 miles south on Hwy 89, the campground will be on the left side of the highway.
Elevation: 1723 feet
4.8 mi drive to downtown Sierraville (about 8 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Bears frequent the area; all food should be kept in approved containers.
- Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the campground.
- Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the Sierraville Ranger District (530) 994-3401 (voice), (530) 994-3521 (TDD).
- Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- One vehicle included with reservation. Additional vehicle fee cost is $10/each per night for all vehicles. All operable, highway legal vehicles must pay extra vehicle fee, excluding the single vehicle included with the reservation. Please pay extra vehicle fee at the self-serve fee tube located near campground entrance if not paid online.
- 6 people and 2 dogs maximum per single site. Dogs shall always be kept on leash no longer than six feet or otherwise confined. Violation notices WILL be issued for non-compliance.
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Last updated: September 6, 2026
