BLM · Twin Falls, ID

Big Cottonwood Campground

Two-wheel drive vehicles are sufficient to reach the campground, located on the East Fork of the Jarbidge River about half a mile north of Murphy Hot Springs.

First-come, first-served

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Big Cottonwood Campground
Photo from the area. Famartin (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Amenities & rules

Stay limit14 Days

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Big Cottonwood Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.12 inches of precipitation, 6.5 inches of snowFebruary: 0.95 inches of precipitation, 10.2 inches of snowMarch: 1.16 inches of precipitation, 8.3 inches of snowApril: 2.24 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowMay: 2.29 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowJune: 1.21 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.72 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.54 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.88 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.00 inches of precipitation, 0.5 inches of snowNovember: 1.31 inches of precipitation, 7.2 inches of snowDecember: 1.29 inches of precipitation, 9.9 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 29.1°F averageFebruary: 30.7°F averageMarch: 36.8°F averageApril: 41.5°F averageMay: 49.9°F averageJune: 57.4°F averageJuly: 66.2°F averageAugust: 65.1°F averageSeptember: 56.9°F averageOctober: 45.6°F averageNovember: 35.2°F averageDecember: 27.8°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1 mile from the campground at 5,152 feet, station USC00106250 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 47 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Travel to Murphy Hot Springs via the Bruneau-Three Creek Road or the Jarbidge Road. The Jarbidge Road, also called Three Creek Highway, has an asphalt surface and originates from U.S. 93 at Rogerson, Idaho. From Rogerson to Murphy Hot Springs it is 49 miles.

Nearest townTwin Falls, Idaho
Coordinates42.0314° N, 115.3672° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗39.1 mi

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Explore

Video

Big Bend National Park Camping. Cottonwood Campground.

Worth a stop

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Jarbidge Wilderness begins about 10.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Big Cottonwood Campground?

No. Big Cottonwood Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: How first-come camping works

How long can I stay at Big Cottonwood Campground?

14 Days

What is the nearest town to Big Cottonwood Campground?

Twin Falls, Idaho.

Source: Getting there

What if Big Cottonwood Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Juniper Grove Campground (0.9 mi, first-come), The Forks Campground (1.5 mi, first-come), and Glade Creek Group Campground (15.6 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby