Cottonwood Pit
Cottonwood Pit is a national forest campground in Oregon.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Oregon
- Coordinates
- 44.36774, -119.87062
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ochoco/recarea/?recid=38598
About Cottonwood Pit
As you may have guessed, this campground is located in an old gravel pit. When the excavation hit the water table and the pit was filled in with water the operations ceased and the site was abandoned. Now this campground is locally known as a swimming hole, and is also occasionally stocked with trout.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Bull Prairie Rv Dump Station · 43 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 293 designated routes (479 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Pit Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Cottonwood | National forest campground | 1.6 mi | — | — |
| Little Summit Campground | Private campground | 2.4 mi | — | — |
| Big Spring Campground | National forest campground | 6.5 mi | — | — |
| Big Spring | National forest campground | 6.5 mi | — | — |
| Barnhouse Campground | Private campground | 8.0 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.