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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
Helen T
VerifiedApril 17, 2026 • Stayed at: B03, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Well maintained camp site with a nice short hike nearby. Unfortunately, one of our campground neighbors kept their generator on for many hours during the day which disturbed the peace.
Vern T
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: B08, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
A beautiful campsite. Nicely situated for good views and privacy. Beautiful park.
Brian W
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: B13, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Excellent campground. Even when this campground is full, it is always a pleasant experience. We had clear skies 3 of the four nights and even saw the SpaceX launch which was amazing!
White M
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Sites are nicely sizes, campground premises is very clean as is the bathroom, beautiful dessert views. A great place to get away from it all and enjoy day trips into the northern part of the park.
Vern T
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: B08, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
A beautiful campsite. Nicely situated for good views and privacy. Beautiful park.
Brian W
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: B13, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Excellent campground. Even when this campground is full, it is always a pleasant experience. We had clear skies 3 of the four nights and even saw the SpaceX launch which was amazing!
White M
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Sites are nicely sizes, campground premises is very clean as is the bathroom, beautiful dessert views. A great place to get away from it all and enjoy day trips into the northern part of the park.
Larry H
VerifiedApril 13, 2026 • Stayed at: A10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice separation between sites, clean and nice view.
Larry H
VerifiedApril 13, 2026 • Stayed at: A10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice separation between sites, clean and nice view.
Zoe C
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: B27, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
This campground has 360 views. Staying here was a great way to spend some extra time appreciating the cottonwood area and lost palms oasis, as well as some spots along Pinto Basin Road that we liked. It was nice to be down in cottonwood over Easter weekend when the main part of the park was more crowded. It was very windy on our first day there, I recommend bringing extra tent stakes in case this happens on your stay. We ended up having no problems after staking down our tent thoroughly.
The camp host was really nice and took our leftover camp fuel that we couldn’t fly home with. They said they collect those kinds of things to give out to others, so definitely check in with them if you need something like that!
Bathrooms were in decent shape throughout our stay, and it was great to have access to water right in the campground (most other JT campgrounds don’t have this).
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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