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Tahoe National Forest › Sierraville Ranger District › California
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Campsite #36 at Cottonwood Creek Campground, CA
$20
Campsite #36
| 6 people | |
| 35 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | no signal |
5/22
Campsite #36 Features: Back-in parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (5)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 80% |
| 4 star | | 0% |
| 3 star | | 20% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@VirginiaM64D26 · Camped on Jun 22, 2025 at Campsite #36
This campground is a weekend getaway for Truckee and North Tahoe. But during the week it is very quiet with only 3 or 4 campers. That's it. It's an older campground, but it did accommodate our 27-foot trailer.We love it and will return next summer. During the week!
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@ChristofeC285B · Camped on Jul 27, 2024 at Campsite #36
Great spot, friendly campers, beautiful location. Plus there is a restaurant in Sierraville that has one of the best burgers I've had in a long time.
@StaceyC9334607 · Camped on May 24, 2024 at Campsite #36
Great weekend at Cottonwood Creek! Conveniently located and just enough off the highway to feel like youre in the woods. Front loop sites feel bigger and have some road noise. Back loop sites tend to be a little smaller with funky or sunny layouts but road noise disappears. Clean bathrooms. Great getaway!
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@StaceyC9334607 · Camped on Jul 23, 2023 at Campsite #36
Cottonwood Creek is an often-overlooked gem of a campground. Located a short drive to Truckee/Lake Tahoe, Webber Lake/Perazzo Meadow and the Graeagle/Sierra Buttes/Lakes areas, Cottonwood Creek is a great location to use as a jumping point to enjoy the Tahoe National Forest and east Plumas National Forest. Most of the campsites are oversized giving a little elbow room between campers. Vault toilets are clean and serviced regularly and are as good as, well, vault toilets can be! Several sites will accommodate RV/trailers. While insects are present, in our experience they are minimal. And, this campground tends to be virtually empty during the week!There is a short trail at the back of the campground that climbs to a peak where the entrance to the Sierra Valley is visible - great one-hour hike. A nature trail loop provides information about the local trees and shrubs.Located conveniently off Hwy. 89, the only negative to this campground is the road noise, especially on the loop closest to the highway. The sites in the back loop are a bit more protected from the noise. We find the positives of this campground outweigh this one negative.Others may find the lack of cell phone service a second negative (we have Verizon) but a short drive to Sierraville (or one of the turnouts just a few minutes from the campground) provides enough service for checking in with the digital world back home.We always look forward to our time at Cottonwood Creek!
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@LyudmilaTA0E86 · Camped on Jun 26, 2020 at Campsite #36
We were expecting much cooler temperatures in that high of the altitude, but it was hot, around 95 during the day. Very dry camp sites with ton of dust around the picnic tables and common areas of the site. Nothing to do around in the close proximity other than a drive to Tahoe or Truckee
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