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59 total sitesAbout Cottonwood Campground (CA)
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2026 Season availability
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Site Setup and Access
- Pull Through Site
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
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- Parking
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- 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
Rob E
VerifiedNovember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: B23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Quiet , great people around, views. VERY comfortable
AMY B
VerifiedNovember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A11, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
End of October is a wonderful time to visit the park. the campground is very clean, spaces are spread out, you are not on top of other campers. nice hike just outside the campground. I highly recommend this campground.
Antonin P
VerifiedNovember 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice and quiet campground, with a nice trailhead.
Access to water and dump station make it perfect for camper vans !
Toilets were clean.
Claire T
VerifiedNovember 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A29, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Wonderful campsite with great trails nearby. Not as crowded as the campgrounds in the northern part of the park. A bit of a drive to get to other areas, but overall beautiful and would definitely stay again.
Antonin P
VerifiedNovember 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice and quiet campground, with a nice trailhead.
Access to water and dump station make it perfect for camper vans !
Toilets were clean.
Claire T
VerifiedNovember 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A29, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Wonderful campsite with great trails nearby. Not as crowded as the campgrounds in the northern part of the park. A bit of a drive to get to other areas, but overall beautiful and would definitely stay again.
Marisol P
VerifiedNovember 2, 2025 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
My family and I loved this site, close to the restrooms, but not close enough where you would be able to smell any odors or hear people go in and out. Two small cars fit confortably.
Marisol P
VerifiedNovember 2, 2025 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
My family and I loved this site, close to the restrooms, but not close enough where you would be able to smell any odors or hear people go in and out. Two small cars fit confortably.
Svetlana J
VerifiedNovember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Plenty of space, flash toilets, hiking trails nearby.
Ruben G
VerifiedNovember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: B19, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great area with clean bathrooms
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