About Cottonwood Campground (CA)
Number of accommodations: 59
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2026 Season availability
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (1105)
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and excellent stargazing opportunities, making it a favorite among campers. Many visitors enjoyed the nearby hiking trails and the campground's peaceful atmosphere, noting the friendly park rangers and accessible restroom facilities. Some challenges include parking difficulties for larger vehicles and a lack of amenities nearby, but overall, guests recommend it for its beautiful location and enjoyable camping experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and excellent stargazing opportunities, making it a favorite among campers. Many visitors enjoyed the nearby hiking trails and the campground's peaceful atmosphere, noting the friendly park rangers and accessible restroom facilities. Some challenges include parking difficulties for larger vehicles and a lack of amenities nearby, but overall, guests recommend it for its beautiful location and enjoyable camping experience.
Review Summary
emilie s
VerifiedMarch 25, 2024 β’ Stayed at: A21, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Very friendly and helpful campground hosts! Made me feel very welcome. Many thanks.
My not five is because of usual campground problems--campfire smoke, noisy neighbors.
Beautiful spot.
Jose B
VerifiedMarch 24, 2024 β’ Stayed at: B10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
This is the best campground inside Joshua tree NP.
It's conveniently tucked away from all the busy attractions on the upper side of the park.
Bunch of flowers, bees, hummingbirds and even coyotes howling at night.
Loved it .
Jose B
VerifiedMarch 24, 2024 β’ Stayed at: B10, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
This is the best campground inside Joshua tree NP.
It's conveniently tucked away from all the busy attractions on the upper side of the park.
Bunch of flowers, bees, hummingbirds and even coyotes howling at night.
Loved it .
Rita H
VerifiedMarch 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: A25, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Best time to be here is on the weekdays. Weekends the campground is full of young groups who come to party, BUT they do turn it off by 10 pm. I am happy to see kids out enjoying camping and nature, but weekends are much louder and smokefilled than the weekdays. Beautiful location, hikes to Mastodon peak and Palm Oasis are good day walks. It is very far from anything else in the park, but we love it that way.
John S
VerifiedMarch 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The facility has everything a camper needs but there are some limitations. I do not recommend the pull through sites because they have a slight slope and are not comfortably wide if you have a slide out on the drivers side.
Rita H
VerifiedMarch 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: A25, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Best time to be here is on the weekdays. Weekends the campground is full of young groups who come to party, BUT they do turn it off by 10 pm. I am happy to see kids out enjoying camping and nature, but weekends are much louder and smokefilled than the weekdays. Beautiful location, hikes to Mastodon peak and Palm Oasis are good day walks. It is very far from anything else in the park, but we love it that way.
John S
VerifiedMarch 18, 2024 β’ Stayed at: A18, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The facility has everything a camper needs but there are some limitations. I do not recommend the pull through sites because they have a slight slope and are not comfortably wide if you have a slide out on the drivers side.
Laura W
VerifiedMarch 14, 2024 β’ Stayed at: B31, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
The reservation system for this park was hard to use. When I booked my spot 5 months before the trip I was unable to get a spot in loop A which was my preferred loop because the loop was supposedly closed for a redo of the electrical hook ups. I had to book a spot in one of the other loops but when I arrived at the park I found that A loop was in full use. Such a disappointment!!
Daniel S
VerifiedMarch 14, 2024 β’ Stayed at: A09, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Quiet, nice view at the campground, but the "pull thru" site was just a wide spot in the narrow camp road. We only put our slide out part way, same as others, and pulled it in at night. 27' 5th wheel. Also learned that in the main part of the park, the parking lots have very limited, if any, parking spots to accomodate trailer+tow vehicle. But, there's no where to drop the trailer for the day while you explore the park. So, on the day you are checking out, you can't really explore the park for the rest of the day.
Benjamin W
VerifiedMarch 14, 2024 β’ Stayed at: B23, Loop: COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (CA)
Always great to visit this spot! Itβs always nice and quiet and the stars are always quite the site! The coyotes never fail to wake me up at least once per visit.
Location Cottonwood Campground (CA)
Address:
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277
United States
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 miles east of Indio, California.
Cottonwood Campground is accessible via Interstate 10, with the I-10 exit 168 Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit located approximately 25 miles to the west.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.75 / -115.825
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
