Cottonwood (Big Bend, Tx)

National Park Service · Texas

Cottonwood (Big Bend, Tx) in Texas. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 178 public campsites we map in Texas.

Cottonwood Campground is a quiet desert oasis in the southwestern corner of Big Bend National Park. Conveniently located between the Castolon Historic District, the scenic Santa Elena Canyon and the tail end of the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, this small, 30-site campground is one of the least-known and quiet campgrounds in the park. There is one group campsite and 30 individual sites. This is a remote campground in a remote park.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

$16/night

Booking

Reservation required

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Listed facilities

drinking water (as published by the agency)

Phone

432-477-1121

Coordinates

29.13694, -103.52222

Nearest sites we map

• Chisos Basin Group Campground (Big Bend, Tx)26 km · National Park Service
• Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, Tx)26 km · National Park Service
• Big Bend Backcountry Camping37 km · National Park Service
• Rio Grande Village Group Campground (Big Bend, Tx)55 km · National Park Service
• Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, Tx)55 km · National Park Service
• San Pedro Group Campground252 km · National Park Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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