About Cottonwood (NE)
Number of accommodations: 74
Campground Amenities
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Lake Access
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (499)
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground is frequently praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a popular choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, spacious campsites, and access to numerous bike trails. While some concerns were raised about management and maintenance issues, the overall experience is described as enjoyable, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground is frequently praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a popular choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, spacious campsites, and access to numerous bike trails. While some concerns were raised about management and maintenance issues, the overall experience is described as enjoyable, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Mary Lou F
VerifiedJuly 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: NLOO
Campsites are always clean, bathroom are always clean camp hosts are friendly and very helpful. The bathrooms are very humid and people with breathing problems can not shower in them. maybe it would be nice to have a horseshoe pit. All in all if you leave it like it is it is still a very nice campground. The one bathroom could use a little improvement the floors in the showers are not very nice they get real slick real fast.
Betty T
VerifiedJuly 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: NLOO
Very clean and quite.
Troy G
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: NLOO
Other than being a hot July 4th weekend. It was a great area! Nice view of the lake. It was quiet. The Bathrooms were super clean. The water pressure and hot water available were better than my RV. No WiFi but the Verizon Hotspot worked great for internet connection. The campgrounds and spots were clean and kept up. It would be awesome if they had full hookups.
Michael B
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: NLOO
The site was clean and clear of debris --- the public restrooms were clean
Douglas S
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 72, Loop: SLOO
Beautiful spot right below the dam on the shore of Yankton Lake. Yankton Lake is sheltered water perfect for family fishing and kayaking or canoeing.
Renee R
VerifiedJuly 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 71, Loop: SLOO
As a small dog owner we pick up poop on walks and at the camp site…
Upon arrival we spent the first 20 minutes picking up 4 bags of dog poop from the last folks. Please remind folks to clean up!
Ronald M
VerifiedJuly 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 62P, Loop: SLOO
we always have a good time at Cottonwood , people are nice ,the workers are great ,the park is clean
Bill C
VerifiedJune 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 57P, Loop: SLOO
Cottonwood was an excellent stop for us. Though nearly completely full it was very quiet. Our spot, right on the water was excellent. And the kids fishing from the shore in front of us gave us hours of enjoyment.
Keith B
VerifiedJune 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 61, Loop: SLOO
Awesome,Awesome,Awesome, We had a wonderful time at your campground. Thank You.
Randy P
VerifiedJune 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 41, Loop: SLOO
A lot of construction going on around the Cottonwood RV Park unit. Much dust flying everywhere.Hope it will end soon. My wife and I have filled out the response cards for recommendations of the park and are getting quite tired of mentioning to fill the "potholes" throughout the park roads, since 2018. David, the so-called park manager is a very, very lazy person. Don't know where he hides, but rarely see him throughout the park. He repeatedly tells everyone he is the person responsible for all the improvements, etc., etc. They why doesn't he apply himself and follow our recommendations. We had to ask him to trim some trees in Site #41 in 2020 as they were scratching the roof on our fifth-wheel RV as we were trying to back in. He asked if we wanted firewood and drove off leaving us with a mess of branches to clean up. We are the park's customers... not the workers. Chichen screen around newly planted screens (they must repel the rabbits or something). The only probem is... the trees are growing into the chicken screens. Good luck cutting them out, now. What a lazy bumb! This park needs a new manager.
Location Cottonwood (NE)
Address:
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
Yankton, SD, 57078
United States
From U.S. Hwy 81 in Yankton, South Dakota, drive four miles west on South Dakota Highway 52, then south on Dam Toe Road and follow signs.
Latitude & Longitude: 42.8586 / -97.4825
Elevation: 361 feet
Policies & Rules
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Summary of Cottonwood Campground Rules and Policies:Check-In Time is 4:00 P.M. / Check-Out Time is 2:00 P.M.All campers must check-in and register with the campground host.A maximum of eight (8) people are allowed per campsite and daily occupancy is required. Each campsite is limited to a maximum of either: (a) One (1) wheeled camping unit and (2) two sleeping tents, OR (b) three (3) sleeping tents. Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) applies to all visitors to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands and waters.All vehicles are restricted to designated roadways and parking areas only, off-road travel is prohibited.All vehicles must be parked on campsite pads or within designated parking areas only. All vehicles parked at campsites must have at least two wheels on the campsite pad, with a maximum of (2) two wheels permitted on grass. Vehicles may not be parked on or along roadways or in a manner that prohibits or restricts traffic flow. Quiet hours are 10:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. Fireworks are prohibited. All pets must be on a leash of 6 feet in length or less. Pet waste must be picked up and properly disposed of promptly. |
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Firewood Alert: Don't Move Firewood! Due to the spread of invasive insects (such as Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)) firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Help protect your forests by purchasing near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Firewood is not available for sale on-site, however several local businesses sell firewood a short distance away, see the campground host or attendant for more information.
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Attention Boaters, Paddlers, and Anglers - Protect Your Waters!
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For questions or to contact park staff, please call: 402-667-2546 or email: gavinspoint.nwo@usace.army.mil. Reservations can not be made at this number. |
