Cottonwood Campground
Cottonwood Campground is a national park campground in Texas. The published nightly fee is $16.
- Type
- National park campground
- Location
- Texas
- Coordinates
- 29.13678, -103.52251
- Nightly fee
- $16
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Reservations
- Book with the operator
- Website
- www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/cottonwood_campg…
- Phone
- 432-477-1121
Amenities
- Potable water
- Toilets (Vault Toilets - year round)
- Camp store
- Trash collection
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Cottonwood Campground
Cottonwood Campground is a quiet oasis in the western corner of Big Bend National Park. Reservations are required. Conveniently located between the Castolon Historic District, the scenic Santa Elena Canyon and the tail end of the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, this small, 22-site campground is one of the least-known and quiet campgrounds in the park. There is one group campsite and 21 individual sites. This is a remote campground in a remote park. It is dry camping, no hook-ups, and no generators are permitted.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- National Park Service · 34 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Propane · 34 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood (Big Bend, TX) | National park campground | under 0.1 mi | — | Electric |
| Cottonwood Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | $16 | — |
| Buenos Aires | Private campground | 3.5 mi | — | — |
| Buenos Aires | Private campground | 4.8 mi | — | — |
| Ocotillo Grove | Private campground | 6.2 mi | — | — |
| Terlingua Abajo | Private campground | 6.5 mi | — | — |
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Sources. National Park Service. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.