Cottonwood Campground (CA)

Drop in for over nite. Easy to fine site, clean restrooms and campsite.

Drop in for over nite. Easy to fine site, clean restrooms and campsite.

The campground was amazing! I loved how open it was and the views, both during the day and at night, were spectacular.

The campground was amazing! I loved how open it was and the views, both during the day and at night, were spectacular.

I was perfect, restroom was near, the view, everything was perfect

Nice place. We were there 3 nights.
Only problem was for 2 nights there a drastically oversized RV nearby. They did not really fit into the spot. They ran an incredibly loud generator (within hours but absurdly loud), they let their dog run free, their music was blaring, and they left dogshit all over their site.
NPS should consider enforcing the rules and forbidding generators.

I was perfect, restroom was near, the view, everything was perfect

Nice place. We were there 3 nights.
Only problem was for 2 nights there a drastically oversized RV nearby. They did not really fit into the spot. They ran an incredibly loud generator (within hours but absurdly loud), they let their dog run free, their music was blaring, and they left dogshit all over their site.
NPS should consider enforcing the rules and forbidding generators.

A large group of 20-year olds near our camp were partying, chopping wood, and making a lot of noise continually from 8pm to 3:30am. There was no Ranger presence, no Campground Host, and absolutely no enforcement of the 10pm noise curfew. We were very disappointed at the complete absence of any National Park authority presence at this campground as we did not feel physically safe approaching these “campers” to ask them to be quiet. We had reservations for two nights but left the first morning, wasting our money for that second night. We travel and camp year round and throughout the Western US and this was one of the worst experiences we’ve ever had at a campground, let alone a campground in a National Park. A very, very disappointing experience.

A large group of 20-year olds near our camp were partying, chopping wood, and making a lot of noise continually from 8pm to 3:30am. There was no Ranger presence, no Campground Host, and absolutely no enforcement of the 10pm noise curfew. We were very disappointed at the complete absence of any National Park authority presence at this campground as we did not feel physically safe approaching these “campers” to ask them to be quiet. We had reservations for two nights but left the first morning, wasting our money for that second night. We travel and camp year round and throughout the Western US and this was one of the worst experiences we’ve ever had at a campground, let alone a campground in a National Park. A very, very disappointing experience.