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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
Paul M
VerifiedOctober 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A21, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
This was a good campground. The spaces aren’t too close together, they were a good size, and the bathrooms and water are close by. I like the fact that this is a dark sky campground- no electric lights in the bathrooms and virtually no light coming from the nearby visitor center area. We (I) came for star gazing and telescope observing and it went very well. The only drawback was some campers who stayed up very late being loud and keeping others awake. Aside from that, it was great!
Crystal D
VerifiedOctober 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
I had a excellent time at the campground
Crystal D
VerifiedOctober 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
I had a excellent time at the campground
Kirk H
VerifiedOctober 10, 2025 • Stayed at: B27, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
In spite of the shutdown, the campground was clean and wonderful. Thanks Park Service!
Kirk H
VerifiedOctober 10, 2025 • Stayed at: B27, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
In spite of the shutdown, the campground was clean and wonderful. Thanks Park Service!
Gail C
VerifiedOctober 11, 2025 • Stayed at: B17, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful campsite clean bathrooms and wonderful night time sky filled with stars
Gail C
VerifiedOctober 11, 2025 • Stayed at: B17, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Beautiful campsite clean bathrooms and wonderful night time sky filled with stars
Luke R
VerifiedOctober 17, 2025 • Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Overall, we had a good stay. We stayed in our vehicle, which we modified to sleep two people, so having a flat spot to park is essential, and fortunately, Cottonwood had the setup. The only downside to the camp was, unfortunately, the Park staff constantly making rounds through the campsite, nitpicking how cars were positioned by inches, leaving notes at campsites, etc. This was a very empty time as well. When you're camping in a place like Joshua Tree and Cottonwood, most people are looking for peace and quiet. The campers understood that, but apparently, the over-eager staff felt like they needed something to do. Overall, a great place to stay, but the park staff need to tone it down.
Luke R
VerifiedOctober 17, 2025 • Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Overall, we had a good stay. We stayed in our vehicle, which we modified to sleep two people, so having a flat spot to park is essential, and fortunately, Cottonwood had the setup. The only downside to the camp was, unfortunately, the Park staff constantly making rounds through the campsite, nitpicking how cars were positioned by inches, leaving notes at campsites, etc. This was a very empty time as well. When you're camping in a place like Joshua Tree and Cottonwood, most people are looking for peace and quiet. The campers understood that, but apparently, the over-eager staff felt like they needed something to do. Overall, a great place to stay, but the park staff need to tone it down.
Giovanni Maurizio L
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: B01, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Very great location, extremely large lots not attached to the others, 50 Amps, water, dump station, in a fantastic landscape all around us. Very good price. We will be back
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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