US Forest Service · California
Cottonwood Lakes Walk-in Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.
Located in the Horseshoe Meadow Recreation Area, the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead campground has 13 walk-in sites suitable for backpackers and hikers to use the night before they are going to hike to Cottonwood Lakes. Self-register when you arrive. Sites include food storage boxes, tent pads, tables, fire grates, and vault toilets. The backpackers walk in campsites share parking with the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead. Overflow parking spaces available.
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Start a 14-day trialSource: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.