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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
Ayla P
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2025 • Stayed at: B04, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice campsites, lots of space, great stargazing! About a 30 minute drive away from the main attractions in the park. I liked staying at this campground in a quieter area, and visiting the busier parts of the park during the day.
Kathie T
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: A08, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The park is beautiful, but the campsites are very small and close together. No privacy. My site was next to the dumpster and the noise from the truck scared my pets. Sadly I was not allowed to walk my dogs on a path, so had to use the road and cars sped by without slowing down.
Stephen M
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: B02, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great stargazing. Perfect weather.
Amy S
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: A07, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful, remote campground. I loved how there were some hiking options from the campground.
Kathie T
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: A08, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The park is beautiful, but the campsites are very small and close together. No privacy. My site was next to the dumpster and the noise from the truck scared my pets. Sadly I was not allowed to walk my dogs on a path, so had to use the road and cars sped by without slowing down.
Stephen M
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: B02, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Great stargazing. Perfect weather.
Amy S
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: A07, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful, remote campground. I loved how there were some hiking options from the campground.
Hugo S
VerifiedJanuary 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A31, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful and peaceful. Being at the southern most part of the park had it's good and bad. The good, is that you do not have to deal with any of the traffic or tons of visitors. The bad is that it's a good 30-40 minute drive to see the "good stuff." But I would stay here again.
Elizabeth B
VerifiedJanuary 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
If you want a quieter campground at Joshua Tree this is the one to stay at. It's in the southern part of the park and away from most of the main attractions that people go to see. It has flush toilets, has water and the campsites are nicely spaced out. Easy to get in and out of from I-10. I would stay there again, but the drive from this site to say Jumbo Rocks or Skull rock it's a good 45 - 1 hour drive from this campsite.
Hugo S
VerifiedJanuary 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A31, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful and peaceful. Being at the southern most part of the park had it's good and bad. The good, is that you do not have to deal with any of the traffic or tons of visitors. The bad is that it's a good 30-40 minute drive to see the "good stuff." But I would stay here again.
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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