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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
Nicholas B
VerifiedMay 5, 2024 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
It is a nice campground with functional flush toilets and drinking water spouts to fill up water. The fire pit works well. A wind gust blew away are tent initially because the ground was hard so you might use water and remember to bring a mallet to hammer in the stakes. Unfortunately, there was a loud group a site over. I would recommend sites on the outer rim. The hikes nearby are nice.
Nicholas B
VerifiedMay 5, 2024 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
It is a nice campground with functional flush toilets and drinking water spouts to fill up water. The fire pit works well. A wind gust blew away are tent initially because the ground was hard so you might use water and remember to bring a mallet to hammer in the stakes. Unfortunately, there was a loud group a site over. I would recommend sites on the outer rim. The hikes nearby are nice.
Jeanne L
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: A30, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Always a wonderful time.
Jeanne L
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: A30, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Always a wonderful time.
Terrance M
VerifiedMay 10, 2024 • Stayed at: B06, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The only thing this site is lacking is a shower in the restrooms (even though it wa known before I got there). I always tell people at the campground and the visitors center to go see the Cottonwood Springs at the end of the road to the campground. It seems like most people continue into the park after the visitors center and miss out on the springs.
Joseph G
VerifiedMay 10, 2024 • Stayed at: A19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Was an excellent campsite. There was enough shrubbery around of significant size that the site felt somewhat private even during Easter week with every site packed. The facilities were especially nice and well kept with running water and plenty of space. Would definitely stay here again. It was remote but has excellent access to a few significant and stunning trails.
Anne Marie B
VerifiedMay 10, 2024 • Stayed at: B09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice campground with no service. It is nice for a big rig.
Cary W
VerifiedMay 10, 2024 • Stayed at: B20, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Our visit was at the end of April 2024. We were overrun by flies during the day and by moths at night. We left early.
Terrance M
VerifiedMay 10, 2024 • Stayed at: B06, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The only thing this site is lacking is a shower in the restrooms (even though it wa known before I got there). I always tell people at the campground and the visitors center to go see the Cottonwood Springs at the end of the road to the campground. It seems like most people continue into the park after the visitors center and miss out on the springs.
Joseph G
VerifiedMay 10, 2024 • Stayed at: A19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Was an excellent campsite. There was enough shrubbery around of significant size that the site felt somewhat private even during Easter week with every site packed. The facilities were especially nice and well kept with running water and plenty of space. Would definitely stay here again. It was remote but has excellent access to a few significant and stunning trails.
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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