Cottonwood Lake Campground

US Forest Service · Colorado

Cottonwood Lake Campground in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

Accessible from the town of Collbran, CO, at an elevation of 10,100 feet. Hiking, ATV trails, fishing and jeep roads are nearby. One of the last campgrounds to open, being on the north side of Crag Crest ridge and shaded. There are 36 campsites, almost all are shaded. Maximum spur length is 42 ft.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: $18/night
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites: 185
Coordinates: 39.07863, -107.88442

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Nearest sites we map

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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