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Campsite #B23 at Cottonwood (Twentynine Palms) Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
$35
Campsite #B23
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 42 ft | Parallel |
| 2 | no signal |
12/1
12/7
Campsite #B23 Features: Drive-In access, Parallel parking, 42ft driveway, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (17)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 53% |
| 4 star | | 24% |
| 3 star | | 18% |
| 2 star | | 6% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@LauraD1350391 · Camped on Nov 13, 2025 at Campsite #B23
Beautiful, peaceful campground.
@RobE5432BA9315 · Camped on Oct 31, 2025 at Campsite #B23
Quiet , great people around, views. VERY comfortable
@MattW9568616 · Camped on May 27, 2025 at Campsite #B23
Camped in the Cottonwood B loop. Garbage dumpster was FULL when I arrived, and four days later it had not been emptied.Toilet seat was very loose, which made for a quite slippery #2 action. Bathroom was not clear upon arrival, and was not cleaned during my four day stay. No maps or guide books made any mention of "Hall of Horrors" rock formation.
@JoeV6E0C4895A4 · Camped on Mar 2, 2025 at Campsite #B23
Mastodon Peak was a pleasant hike.
@MichaelP381919 · Camped on Jan 23, 2025 at Campsite #B23
Enjoyed access to a sink and flush toilet. Great stargazing. Close to Cottonwood Springs and Lost Oasis.
@HenryT7040603 · Camped on Jan 10, 2025 at Campsite #B23
It was very windy especially at night. Lovely wide open space, I really like the ground texture. Its a fine gravel and its not dusty at all. Only issue is tent stakes need to be driven deep to anchor the tent in high winds. Quiet at night and great view of the stars if the moon and clouds cooperate.
@BenjaminW44188 · Camped on Mar 5, 2024 at Campsite #B23
Always great to visit this spot! Its always nice and quiet and the stars are always quite the site! The coyotes never fail to wake me up at least once per visit.
@ThomasS5574085 · Camped on Feb 12, 2024 at Campsite #B23
The Cottonwood CG is a good base to experience the Colorado Desert portions of JTree, but every day the motor-homes with GENERATORS in the campground shattered the peace and quiet from first light throughout the morning hours. If there are any generator-free quiet hours, they aren't posted or enforced. NPS can and should do better! We usually like to camp INSIDE the national parks to avoid the dirtbikes, generators, drones and other noisy motorized gizmos that are increasingly common outside JTree's boundaries. But the people who feel it's ok to run their generators at all hours seemingly without any remorse kinda ruin it for the rest of us. The Mastodon Loop trail was nice, but we ran into multiple individuals and groups that were "lost." The "trail" can, for some, be challenging to follow. One sunburned thirsty fellow said "It's really easy to get turned around out there." We had little trouble following the route, but we are experienced wilderness rangers. If you are not experienced at route-finding and following faint trails, our advice: take it slow, pay attention, carry a map (and know how to use it), don't rely on your phone to guide you, etc.
@RuthPB57005115 · Camped on Oct 15, 2023 at Campsite #B23
This is a nicely laid out campground and very quiet. We were surrounded by star watchers who were happy to share views of interesting objects. Quite hot during the day in mid October. Wonderful!
@AllisonN866897 · Camped on May 24, 2023 at Campsite #B23
Gorgeous location! Clean campsites and clean restroom facilities!
@JanL151 · Camped on Jan 11, 2022 at Campsite #B23
Clean facilities. Margaret is friendly and helpful camp host. Convenient and busy dump station. Enjoyable hikes to Mastodon Mine and Lost Palms Oasis.
@LarryL284 · Camped on Jan 7, 2022 at Campsite #B23
Nice open campground. The asphalt pad in our space was covered with about 2 inches of sand. I tried to broom it off, but I needed a shovel!!! No sign of any rangers. One camper had is Pitbull off leash while kids bicycled by. That dog attacked a small dog that same morning and only survived when the owner held it up in the air on a leash!!!!
@NimaS680 · Camped on Nov 12, 2021 at Campsite #B23
Great camp site, a little far away from the landmarks of Joshua Tree though.
@PaulS472 · Camped on Mar 29, 2021 at Campsite #B23
Nice low key campground. The amenities are fine and the scenery is austere but spectacular.
@GradyT794 · Camped on Feb 28, 2021 at Campsite #B23
Convenient and well-equipped. Absolutely zero cell service.
@PeterL734 · Camped on Feb 17, 2021 at Campsite #B23
Nice desert experience campground. We enjoyed the remote location and peace/quiet. Point to note is that the longer sites are not back-in, they are parallel bays off the loop drive. Your rig will therefore be close to the loop road and unless you get as far off the loop as possible, there is not enough room for slideouts. We managed it OK in our Class A....just. Worth looking closely at Google Maps/Earth prior so you know what to expect.
@PeterA989 · Camped on Feb 13, 2021 at Campsite #B23
beautiful desert experience if you enjoy desert landscapes. plenty of hiking and biking opportunities
but a very large park that requires motorized transportation to see most of the offerings. Campgrounds
are small and intimate and are not good for large motorhomes and long trailers.
but a very large park that requires motorized transportation to see most of the offerings. Campgrounds
are small and intimate and are not good for large motorhomes and long trailers.
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