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About Cottonwood Campground (CA)
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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Picnic Table
Pull Through Site
Restrooms
Fire Pit
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- Pull Through Site
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- Restrooms
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- 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
Paul M
VerifiedNovember 15, 2025 • Stayed at: B28, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
I loved the dark sky’s and the proximity to Lost Palms Oasis. Located within a 10 minute drive from a gas station where you can buy wood, water, and other supplies. However, the campground was noisy at night and morning with the weekend warriors arriving on Friday. Not a great place to stay if you want peace and solitude in the evening.
Brian M
VerifiedNovember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Since we camped in the off-season (August) we basically had the campground to ourselves!
Very quiet, clean bathrooms, great night skies - perfect.
We also had a pack of coyotes howling fairly close by - that was great to experience.
Juan L
VerifiedNovember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: A23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Only spent one night at the campsite and it was a perfect location, close enough to the restroom and well taken care of camp ground.
Brian M
VerifiedNovember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Since we camped in the off-season (August) we basically had the campground to ourselves!
Very quiet, clean bathrooms, great night skies - perfect.
We also had a pack of coyotes howling fairly close by - that was great to experience.
Juan L
VerifiedNovember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: A23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Only spent one night at the campsite and it was a perfect location, close enough to the restroom and well taken care of camp ground.
Ayelet S
VerifiedNovember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: B31, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
At first, they assigned us to a site that wasn’t big enough for us, even though we specified the size when registering.
In the end, we just moved to another spot and it was great.
Ayelet S
VerifiedNovember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: B31, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
At first, they assigned us to a site that wasn’t big enough for us, even though we specified the size when registering.
In the end, we just moved to another spot and it was great.
Mark F
VerifiedNovember 20, 2025 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice and quiet. Great hike to the mine
Mark F
VerifiedNovember 20, 2025 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Nice and quiet. Great hike to the mine
Edward W
VerifiedNovember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: B04, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The website for making Reservations is a bit wonky. Navigation through the site is not user-friendly. Make it easier.
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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