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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
Jeff F
VerifiedFebruary 5, 2024 • Stayed at: A03, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great quiet camping spot. Easy access with clean washrooms and RV dump and water close by.
Janis I
VerifiedFebruary 5, 2024 • Stayed at: A17, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
This is a nice campground. Bathrooms were nice. Sites are small so be mindful on the size of your rig. It may say fits a 30’; however, the sites are narrow and run parallel to the street. I have a 26’ class C and we had to park carefully as to not hit the rocks along the site and not be in the road either. We weren’t able to put the slide out all the way. We really enjoyed site seeing in the park!
Philip S
VerifiedFebruary 5, 2024 • Stayed at: A07, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great campsites well maintained.
Jeff F
VerifiedFebruary 5, 2024 • Stayed at: A03, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great quiet camping spot. Easy access with clean washrooms and RV dump and water close by.
Tom S
VerifiedFebruary 7, 2024 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
We had a great time at Cottonwood but please - ban amplified music at NPS campgrounds! Or at the very least put a curfew on it. I appreciate that people enjoy music - as do I - but if you play it in a desert campground you force EVERYONE to listen to it too. It drowns out the sound of birds, the wind and the peaceful quiet of the landscape. Most of us head away from the noise of cities like LA or SF to experience peace we can't get anywhere else, and it's spoiled by a minority who play loud music.
Omar R
VerifiedFebruary 7, 2024 • Stayed at: B13, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Good , but my camp spot was the only one available shown on the reservation page. To close to trail entrance . B13
Tom S
VerifiedFebruary 7, 2024 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
We had a great time at Cottonwood but please - ban amplified music at NPS campgrounds! Or at the very least put a curfew on it. I appreciate that people enjoy music - as do I - but if you play it in a desert campground you force EVERYONE to listen to it too. It drowns out the sound of birds, the wind and the peaceful quiet of the landscape. Most of us head away from the noise of cities like LA or SF to experience peace we can't get anywhere else, and it's spoiled by a minority who play loud music.
Omar R
VerifiedFebruary 7, 2024 • Stayed at: B13, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Good , but my camp spot was the only one available shown on the reservation page. To close to trail entrance . B13
Alfred J
VerifiedFebruary 8, 2024 • Stayed at: A10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Very nice quiet campground.
Alfred J
VerifiedFebruary 8, 2024 • Stayed at: A10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Very nice quiet campground.
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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