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Cottonwood Campground in Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

Cottonwood Campground in Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 (Riverside County) is a campground. Cottonwood Campground is located near Mastodon Mine Loop Trail. Cottonwood Campground also exists in San Diego County and Ventura County.

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Cottonwood Campground
Cottonwood Campground is one of the best places in Joshua Tree National Park for stargazing and wildflower viewing. Located in the southern park of the park at lower elevation, it has little shade from vegetation. Cottonwood campground has individual and groups sites, including an amphitheater for evening ranger programs. The landscape around Cottonwood is that of the Colorado Desert, which encompasses the southern edge of the park and a large portion of Southern California. Rather than being surrounded by large rock formations and uniquely-shaped Joshua trees, like campgrounds in the northern section, this facility overlooks flat, open-desert shrubland. It is also further from towns or cities that would contribute light pollution. As a result, it offers wide, dark and uninterrupted views of the night sky that draw astronomers and amateur sky watchers alike. – Robb Hannawacker, while working for Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain – Wikimedia Commons

Streets nearby

Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail
300 ft
Cottonwood Campground Road
Host Site
0.1 mi
Mastodon Mine Loop Trail
0.2 mi
Cottonwood Dump Station
0.3 mi
Cottonwood Oasis Road
0.5 mi
Nature Trail
0.7 mi
Cottonwood Visitor Center
0.7 mi
Lost Palms Oasis Trail
2.8 mi
Pinto Basin Road
Smoke Tree Wash, Twin Tanks, Tree of Life, Where Two Deserts Meet, Ocotillo Patch, Silver Bell Mine, Pinto Basin view
3.3 mi
Pinkham Canyon
Pinkham Canyon-Thermal Canyon Roads
4.0 mi
Bajada Nature Trail
Bajada Trail
4.4 mi
Cottonwood Springs Road
South Entrance Park Sign
5.8 mi
Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway
Cactus City
5.9 mi
Pinto Road
5.9 mi

Campgrounds nearby

Cottonwood Group Campground
0.2 mi

Ditches nearby

Saddle Gulch
5.6 mi
West Cotton Gulch
5.6 mi
West Saddle Gulch
5.7 mi
Paul Gulch
5.7 mi
Cotton Gulch
5.8 mi
Buried Mountain Wash
5.8 mi
East Cotton Gulch
5.9 mi

Picnic areas nearby

Cottonwood Picnic Area
0.1 mi

Quarries nearby

Barrow Pit
3.5 mi

Ranger stations nearby

Cottonwood Ranger Station
0.7 mi

Rv parks nearby

Joshua Tree South Dispersed Camping Area
5.3 mi

Streams nearby

Smoke Tree Wash
4.5 mi
Protected area Joshua Tree National Park
Located in Riverside County
Country United States
Website https://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/cottonwood-campground.htm
Native name Cottonwood Campground
Has part Cottonwood Campground Amphitheater