Cottonwood Campground (CA)

The only thing this site is lacking is a shower in the restrooms (even though it wa known before I got there). I always tell people at the campground and the visitors center to go see the Cottonwood Springs at the end of the road to the campground. It seems like most people continue into the park after the visitors center and miss out on the springs.

Always a wonderful time.

Always a wonderful time.

It is a nice campground with functional flush toilets and drinking water spouts to fill up water. The fire pit works well. A wind gust blew away are tent initially because the ground was hard so you might use water and remember to bring a mallet to hammer in the stakes. Unfortunately, there was a loud group a site over. I would recommend sites on the outer rim. The hikes nearby are nice.

It is a nice campground with functional flush toilets and drinking water spouts to fill up water. The fire pit works well. A wind gust blew away are tent initially because the ground was hard so you might use water and remember to bring a mallet to hammer in the stakes. Unfortunately, there was a loud group a site over. I would recommend sites on the outer rim. The hikes nearby are nice.

Joshua Tree NP is amaxing

Lovely setting amidst the greenest part of the park. Toilets were clean and close-by and there was enough space for car and camper.

Joshua Tree NP is amaxing

Lovely setting amidst the greenest part of the park. Toilets were clean and close-by and there was enough space for car and camper.

We love the high desert, so it's an easy five star rating. But there are things we'd do different returning to this campground. Due to the booked-up nature of Cottonwood for spring, we had to choose an interior site on Loop B. This made it difficult and time-consuming (especially on the curved section of road) to back in our 22 ft R-Pod with our 20 ft RAM 1500. Then having to disconnect and re-park the truck next to the camper left no space under our retractable canopy to sit in the shade; we had to set everything up behind the camper and truck, where the awning doesn't cover. So in the future we'd try to pick a "pull-in" site on the outer edge, where the truck and camper can stay in-line. The star-gazing here is great, but we had a 96% full moon, so among our party of 4 (2 other friends had adjacent site), we only saw like 5 meteors combined from the Lyrids over two nights! Darn moon! So, for long rigs, pick a site on the outer ring, and try to time your stargazing with the new moon. Bathrooms were clean, but bring your own hand soap as this Nat'l park does not provide it. And don't forget your levelling blocks.