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About Cottonwood Campground (CA)
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Pull Through Site
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Site Setup and Access
- Pull Through Site
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (1155)
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground offers a stunning location for stargazing and has clean, well-maintained restroom facilities with running water. Many visitors enjoyed the peaceful, quiet atmosphere and nearby hiking trails, making it a great spot for outdoor activities. Some challenges included noise from nearby restrooms, close campsites, and limited parking options, but overall, guests had a positive experience and expressed a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground offers a stunning location for stargazing and has clean, well-maintained restroom facilities with running water. Many visitors enjoyed the peaceful, quiet atmosphere and nearby hiking trails, making it a great spot for outdoor activities. Some challenges included noise from nearby restrooms, close campsites, and limited parking options, but overall, guests had a positive experience and expressed a desire to return.
Review Summary
Harry N
VerifiedNovember 7, 2023 • Stayed at: B19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Cottonwood was, when we stayed here, midweek end of october 2023, a nice and quiet campground. I liked it. We stayed on loop 2 with a tent. Level lots. I wold stay here again and would recommend it to anyone of my best friends!
Janet G
VerifiedNovember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: B15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
We stayed at Cottonwood in hopes of a successful evening of Stargazing. We knew the moon would be up so we were looking before it started to rise. The campsite was clean and had parking. We plan on returning- for a New moon and look forward to a fire in the firepit.
Jason S
VerifiedNovember 13, 2023 • Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Don't expect it to be quiet during quiet hours!
Ruth W
VerifiedNovember 15, 2023 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
I appreciated the night I spent in the campground, though I would have loved to get another night. I was definitely surprised at how filthy the restrooms were, but assumed it was because I was arriving on a Sunday evening and knew the park had been very busy the day before. Otherwise I was really happy with the site, campground and surrounding trails to explore.
rajiv b
VerifiedNovember 15, 2023 • Stayed at: B05, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Clean bathrooms , close to hiking, and very quiet
Darin R
VerifiedNovember 19, 2023 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Stars were amazing, south entrance was easy
Timothy B
VerifiedNovember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: B27, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
not crowded and quiet.
Richard E
VerifiedNovember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: A11, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Obviously a beautiful national park. The site was great really love visiting, love the hiking, no complaints 'except' I find it exceptionally hard to believe that of the 176 trails(in alltrails.com) in the park the government couldn't allocate "ONE" trail of any real account for pet usage. ONE trail of 5-10 mi is not going to destroy the entire Colorado/Mojave desert ecosystem. Two trails allow dogs 0.1 mi and 0.5? It's insulting to be frank. That being said the park is pretty awesome.
Elizabeth V
VerifiedNovember 22, 2023 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great little camping spot! Bathrooms were super clean. Easy to find
Trung T
VerifiedNovember 23, 2023 • Stayed at: A03, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Campsites are well placed. Bathrooms are clean. Views from campsties are exceptional.
Location & Directions for Cottonwood Campground (CA)
74485 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 United States
Getting There
<p>The park headquarters address is not the physical address of the campground. To get to the campground, take Interstate 10 to the I-10 exit 168 Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit and follow signs to Joshua Tree National Park. The exit is 25 mi east of ...
The park headquarters address is not the physical address of the campground. To get to the campground, take Interstate 10 to the I-10 exit 168 Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit and follow signs to Joshua Tree National Park. The exit is 25 mi east of Indio, California.
Highway access
Cottonwood Campground is accessible via Interstate 10, with the I-10 exit 168 Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit located approximately 25 miles to the west.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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