Cottonwood Creek Campground
The Cottonwood Creek Campground and Day-Use site are located near the Cottonwood Creek Trailhead. The campground features an interpretive kiosk, five campsites with fire rings, picnic tables toilet facility, four horse corrals, a horse watering trough and food storage boxes. The highly scenic trail is suitable for hiking and horseback riding (advanced riders). Cottonwood Canyon has steep, vertical cliffs. The elevation at the mouth of the canyon is 4,800 feet with the top of the canyon wall at 7,200 feet. At the upper end of the trail, the elevation at the creek is 7,000 feet and the top of the canyon wall is 7,900 feet.
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Getting there
From Lovell, take Highway 14A for approximately 10 miles. Immediately after the causeway on the east side of Bighorn Lake, turn left onto John Blue Canyon Road/BLM Road #1122. Take the first road on the right, and travel this road for roughly five miles until you reach the campground and trailhead.
| Nearest town | Cody, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44.8694° N, 108.0720° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfirePk
43 mi from the campground · 1,645 acres · 85% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 11.5 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 0.1 miCottonwood Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 12.1 miLittle Bighorn West Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 4.9 miMexican Hill1.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Cottonwood Creek Campground?
No. Cottonwood Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: How first-come camping works
Is there cell service at Cottonwood Creek Campground?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the nearest town to Cottonwood Creek Campground?
Cody, Wyoming.
Source: Getting there
What if Cottonwood Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Five Springs Falls Campground (6.7 mi, first-come), Porcupine Campground (10.8 mi), and Horseshoe Bend Campground (11.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby