About Cottonwood Group
Number of accommodations: 3
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (106)
What Guests Are Saying
Joshua Tree offers a fantastic camping experience with large, well-maintained sites, clean facilities, and great hiking opportunities. Campers appreciate the availability of shade, potable water, and flushing toilets, enhancing the comfort of their stay. While some faced issues regarding vehicle access for group sites, the overall feedback is positive, highlighting the beautiful scenery and cleanliness of the campground.
What Guests Are Saying
Joshua Tree offers a fantastic camping experience with large, well-maintained sites, clean facilities, and great hiking opportunities. Campers appreciate the availability of shade, potable water, and flushing toilets, enhancing the comfort of their stay. While some faced issues regarding vehicle access for group sites, the overall feedback is positive, highlighting the beautiful scenery and cleanliness of the campground.
Review Summary
Mike C
VerifiedOctober 26, 2020 • Stayed at: G01, Loop: Group Area
Clean, beautiful campground and surrounding areas for hiking. Great place to disconnect from work and the city, while reconnecting with family and nature.
Mike C
VerifiedOctober 26, 2020 • Stayed at: G01, Loop: Group Area
Clean, beautiful campground and surrounding areas for hiking. Great place to disconnect from work and the city, while reconnecting with family and nature.
Gautam S
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: G02, Loop: Group Area
Lovely campground. A bit away from the main sites of Joshua Tree NP, but there is lots to do in this area as well! You can camp, hike (we didn't do very long hikes), bike, climb, and probably more.
Gautam S
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: G02, Loop: Group Area
Lovely campground. A bit away from the main sites of Joshua Tree NP, but there is lots to do in this area as well! You can camp, hike (we didn't do very long hikes), bike, climb, and probably more.
Peter J
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: G03, Loop: Group Area
The last few times we've been at the Cottonwood group camp sites, unauthorized groups have come in to the adjacent sites at night -- after the visitor center has closed, of course -- playing loud music, partying and generally being obnoxious. Last time several of us went to the next site and asked them to tone it down, which they did. This last time, a family decided to picnic in OUR campsite, and started a fire by repeatedly dousing wood with lighter fluid in order to get it started. We had to take it upon ourselves to tell them that a) it was a private campground and b) the way they were lighting their fire was dangerous (it was causing great sparks to fly very near our tents). We never saw a ranger the entire time we were there, and after the visitor center was closed for the day, there was no way to contact park officials about the miscreants. Furthermore, because the restrooms at the visitor center were out of order, everyone was directed to use the restrooms at the group sites, and the women's restroom in particular became nasty, messy and very dirty, and one of the toilets was not working. All this was reported to the visitor center on Sunday afternoon, but no one showed up to service the restroom until Monday morning. So overall, the campsite itself was fine, but the experience was far less than desired. I very much doubt that we will return to Joshua Tree.
One more thing: someone has planted native vegetation throughout group sites 1, 2 and 3, surrounded them with chicken wire, and secured the chicken wire with pieces of iron rebar. The rebar sticks up about 2-3 feet, and is extremely dangerous as someone could easily trip over the chicken wire in the dark and impale themselves on the rebar. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed.
Peter J
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: G03, Loop: Group Area
The last few times we've been at the Cottonwood group camp sites, unauthorized groups have come in to the adjacent sites at night -- after the visitor center has closed, of course -- playing loud music, partying and generally being obnoxious. Last time several of us went to the next site and asked them to tone it down, which they did. This last time, a family decided to picnic in OUR campsite, and started a fire by repeatedly dousing wood with lighter fluid in order to get it started. We had to take it upon ourselves to tell them that a) it was a private campground and b) the way they were lighting their fire was dangerous (it was causing great sparks to fly very near our tents). We never saw a ranger the entire time we were there, and after the visitor center was closed for the day, there was no way to contact park officials about the miscreants. Furthermore, because the restrooms at the visitor center were out of order, everyone was directed to use the restrooms at the group sites, and the women's restroom in particular became nasty, messy and very dirty, and one of the toilets was not working. All this was reported to the visitor center on Sunday afternoon, but no one showed up to service the restroom until Monday morning. So overall, the campsite itself was fine, but the experience was far less than desired. I very much doubt that we will return to Joshua Tree.
One more thing: someone has planted native vegetation throughout group sites 1, 2 and 3, surrounded them with chicken wire, and secured the chicken wire with pieces of iron rebar. The rebar sticks up about 2-3 feet, and is extremely dangerous as someone could easily trip over the chicken wire in the dark and impale themselves on the rebar. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed.
Location Cottonwood Group
Address:
74485 National Park Dr
Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277
United States
The address below is not the physical address of the campground. To get to the campground, take Interstate 10 to the Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit and follow signs to Joshua Tree National Park. The exit is 25 miles east of Indio, California.
The campground is accessible via Interstate 10, with the nearest exit being the Mecca/Twentynine Palms exit, which is approximately 25 miles east of Indio, California.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.75 / -115.825
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
