Joshua Tree National Park - Cottonwood Spring Campground

This is a campground site location. There are nice covered canopies and picnic tables. The really nice thing too are clean bathrooms with urinals and flush toilets. Lastly, there is potable water via spicket available in each location.

What a great camping spot. Easy in and out. The odd numbers park along the road way while the even numbers are either tent or back in spots. The night sky is great for star gazing.

This is not a place for glamping. If you're looking for a challenging hike with an elevation gain from 9K to just over 11K and bitchin view at the end, then I highly recommend it! Not for beginners, unless you plan on overnight camping. I did a turn around that was approximately 5 hours and roughly 11 miles. Definitely felt it the next day. This review has nothing to do with Cottonwood Campground, it's for Cottonwood Trail, located in Inyo County. The road that leads to the trailhead starts in the city of Lone Pine and takes you to Cirque Lake. If you get up early, you might catch a local restaurant on the way back down the highway. Lone Pine closes early.

Love the Campground, enough room for 2 small families, restroom was close by. The unique landscape is amazing, will come back next time for sure, Didn't get a chance to hike the trails.

A few years ago (September of 2022), my friends planned my bachelor party to JTree. We stayed at site B31. It was a great experience. We had a total of 3 tents that were 2-4 person sized, a large pop-up for shade, and we still had plenty of space for 5 large guys. Restrooms were clean and well maintained, and there was access to water throughout the campgrounds. This trip was the catalyst for my friends and I to plan a similar camping trip annually. The following year, we came back to this campground and stayed at site A07. This site was great as well, but it did have some gulleys and sloped spots. We were able to get the same 3 tents but we were on the boundary of the site. The gulleys were maybe a foot wide by a foot deep from water runoff. Nothing crazy, but watch your step at night. JTree is considered a dark sky area. Perfect for seeing the night sky, milky way, and if you've never seen a truly dark sky, go to JTree during a new moon! It will put life into perspective. Great campground! Would absolutely stay again!