Cottonwood Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Cottonwood Campground in CA
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17 mi from North Shore
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Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 35 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 48 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 42 ft.
- Driveway grade: moderate.
Campground details
Setting
Cottonwood Campground sits at an elevation of 3,000 feet in the flat, open Colorado Desert shrubland on the southern side of Joshua Tree National Park. The facility offers 62 campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and fire ring. Amenities include flush toilets and drinking water, but the site has no electrical hookups or natural shade trees. Hiking trails head directly out from the campground, while the General Patton Memorial Museum sits 12 miles away in Chiriaco.
Getting there: 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.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 62-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- Cotton Spring lies 1.0 mi off.
Climate averages
September normals 62–92°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.