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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
Eunah K
VerifiedAugust 17, 2026 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
My campsite didn’t have paved parking spot. It was a bit inconvenient. However, overall this was amazing campground.
Chris B
VerifiedAugust 18, 2026 • Stayed at: A11, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Went for the Meteor Shower had a great time second night was cloudy but first night we saw quite a few good ones. Had a dust storm blow in for a little over an hour had to wait it out in the truck. Set up a sun shade above the tent worked perfectly. Made the hike to Mastodon peak right out of the campsite left around 5:30 AM at first light
John A
VerifiedAugust 21, 2026 • Stayed at: A31, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
No fire allowed 😫
Jinjutha S
VerifiedAugust 22, 2026 • Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
amazing location for stargazing. toilets were clean with running water and soap.
Carolina M
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2026 • Stayed at: B15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
We loved our stay at Cottonwood! Beautiful ,peaceful place, feeling close to nature and fantastic for stargazing. Nice restrooms and drinking water available. Friendly staff came around in the morning to ask how it was going which was nice. We would def come back, to be close to alone in the campground in the National Park and hearing coyotes at night was a fantastic experience and one of the highlights of our trip! Thank you!
Emily P
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2026 • Stayed at: A01, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Too bad I didn’t know better before booking and didn’t do enough research, since this was a spontaneous trip. I was camping in my car and didn’t expect the parking spot to be on the street rather than a typical back-in campsite. It was a little weird, but now I know better for next time to not choose the outer loop.
Overall, the amenities were great, and the campground was very quiet and clean. I really enjoyed my time here!
ROBERT L C
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2026 • Stayed at: B25, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Frustrating to drive to the campground to find its reservation only. Only 3 other campers there. Had to drive to where we had cell coverage to make a reservation. Over $100 fee if you camped without a reservation.
Preston M
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2026 • Stayed at: B29, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The site was really nice and well secluded from neighbors. The bathrooms were in good condition. The reason why I don’t rate the location higher was that a garage truck came though the campground at around 5 in the morning and made constant very loud noise for about an hour. It was the banging of the dumpsters and the beeping of the truck backing up. I couldn’t believe how long it went on. It was my mother’s first time camping and I wish she could have woken up to a peaceful nature rather than loud city noises.
Darrell R
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2026 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Salahuddin A
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2026 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The women's restroom was closed and locked. The parking for most of the lots were on the street. There should be parking allowed on the camp site.
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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