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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
John H
VerifiedApril 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A16, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Cottonwood Campground is well maintained and has hiking trails directly from the campground. The wind can make it a trying experience for tents, our campsite neighbor had to take down their canopy, and eventually their tent, and decamp and leave early due to wind gusts of 30 mph. Without the wind, it can be a very good experience.
Maureen M
VerifiedApril 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A11, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Camp site A11 was a good size, but no pull in parking. The hiking trail to Mastodon Peak is right next to it, but very few hikers were walking by, so it was not a problem. Bathrooms are clean, with flush toilets, but there are no lights and no showers. We drove in from the west entrance at Joshua Tree, then did some day hikes in the central portion of the park, before driving down to the south end where Cottonwood is. The campground is about 40 minutes from the busier attractions. The trail at Cholla cactus garden is closed, but you can still stop, park and walk around all the plants. We saw some shooting stars at night. We went at the end of March, and the weather was good, but windy at night. Would recommend this campground, although it is more isolated than others in the park. It has running water, and most of the others don't.
John H
VerifiedApril 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A16, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Cottonwood Campground is well maintained and has hiking trails directly from the campground. The wind can make it a trying experience for tents, our campsite neighbor had to take down their canopy, and eventually their tent, and decamp and leave early due to wind gusts of 30 mph. Without the wind, it can be a very good experience.
Steve M
VerifiedApril 6, 2025 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Site was clean and lots of room.
Benjamin W
VerifiedApril 6, 2025 • Stayed at: A01, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Very good campground. Just some limited space for bigger tents and the coyotes can be loud at night. But overall a great experience.
Steve M
VerifiedApril 6, 2025 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Site was clean and lots of room.
Benjamin W
VerifiedApril 6, 2025 • Stayed at: A01, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Very good campground. Just some limited space for bigger tents and the coyotes can be loud at night. But overall a great experience.
Lisa D
VerifiedApril 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great campground at southern end of the park. Spot 23A was clean, spaced out from neighbors, near the bathrooms and water, and everyone was quiet and respectful even though there was no camp host present. Would stay here again!
Lisa D
VerifiedApril 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great campground at southern end of the park. Spot 23A was clean, spaced out from neighbors, near the bathrooms and water, and everyone was quiet and respectful even though there was no camp host present. Would stay here again!
Andy S
VerifiedApril 3, 2025 • Stayed at: B29, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Lovely Campground, but the site was not level (not even close). Tough for a camper van
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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