Cottonwood Lake Campground
Cottonwood Lake Campground is a national forest campground in Wyoming.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Wyoming
- Coordinates
- 42.63866, -110.81827
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/btnf/recarea/?recid=71545
About Cottonwood Lake Campground
The Cottonwood Lake Campground is located next to Cottonwood Lake in the Salt River Mountains at an elevation of 7,000 feet, approximately 13 miles southeast of Afton, Wyoming. North Fork Creek runs near this site where pines and aspens offer partial shade. The lake offers great boating for smaller craft (there is no ramp available) and fishing for brook and cutthroat trout. Trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and ATVs begin within the site. This campground offers 18 campsites total. On the west loop, 6 sites have hitching rails for horses, and three small pipe-rail horse corrals are provided. Water must be carried to corrals. On the east loop, ATVs are allowed because a trail allowing motorized use takes off from the back of the loop, and 3 walk-in sites are also available for tent campers. Except for site 13, these sites are all single-family campsites which are available on a first come, first served basis. Site 13 is a reservable group tenting site--see recreation.gov. Potable water is available in the east loop, as well as vault toilets.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- BLM · 44 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Suburban Propane · 9.3 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 86 designated routes (188 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Lake Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Cottonwood Lake Group Campground | Private campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Cottonwood Group Campsite | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | No hookups |
| Kodiak Mountain Resort RV Park U.S. | RV park | 6.8 mi | — | — |
| Swift Creek Campground | Private campground | 7.4 mi | — | — |
| Swift Creek Campground | National forest campground | 7.5 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.