About Cottonwood Campground (CA)
Number of accommodations: 59
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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (1105)
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and excellent stargazing opportunities, making it a favorite among campers. Many visitors enjoyed the nearby hiking trails and the campground's peaceful atmosphere, noting the friendly park rangers and accessible restroom facilities. Some challenges include parking difficulties for larger vehicles and a lack of amenities nearby, but overall, guests recommend it for its beautiful location and enjoyable camping experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and excellent stargazing opportunities, making it a favorite among campers. Many visitors enjoyed the nearby hiking trails and the campground's peaceful atmosphere, noting the friendly park rangers and accessible restroom facilities. Some challenges include parking difficulties for larger vehicles and a lack of amenities nearby, but overall, guests recommend it for its beautiful location and enjoyable camping experience.
Review Summary
Maninder S
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2026 • Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Clean campgrounds. Enjoyed our time. We will definitely be back.
David W
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2026 • Stayed at: B23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful location. Quiet night. Sites are tight for RVs over 19 feet. It would be extremely difficult to do a Class C towing a car. Steep climb into park, and dramatic descent back out to interstate.
Maninder S
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2026 • Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Clean campgrounds. Enjoyed our time. We will definitely be back.
edward w
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2026 • Stayed at: B19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great setting. Great night sky.
edward w
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2026 • Stayed at: B19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great setting. Great night sky.
Xinting Z
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2026 • Stayed at: A27, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
So nice camping next to so many desert plants
Tonya S
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2026 • Stayed at: B10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Camp site was nice, good size with a relatively flat open area for the tent, and near the bathroom. But some drawbacks of the rules not being enforced, as there were generators that would run most of the night, and halfway through our stay an adjacent campsite over-flowed into our site dominating the space with 2 tents and a large pop-up canopy. Literally their tents were right next to ours.
Ikram K
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2026 • Stayed at: A19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great site plenty of space clean bathroom
Xinting Z
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2026 • Stayed at: A27, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
So nice camping next to so many desert plants
Tonya S
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2026 • Stayed at: B10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Camp site was nice, good size with a relatively flat open area for the tent, and near the bathroom. But some drawbacks of the rules not being enforced, as there were generators that would run most of the night, and halfway through our stay an adjacent campsite over-flowed into our site dominating the space with 2 tents and a large pop-up canopy. Literally their tents were right next to ours.
Location Cottonwood Campground (CA)
Address:
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277
United States
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 miles east of Indio, California.
Cottonwood Campground is accessible via Interstate 10, with the I-10 exit 168 Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit located approximately 25 miles to the west.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.75 / -115.825
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
