FS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest

Cottonwood Lake (CO)

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 10,147 ft

At 10,147 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Length never published — 1 site

Standardno length given

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Crag Crest CO	2 mi SE	1	—	none
2	Ward Lake CO	3 mi S	1	—	none
3	Cobbett Lake CO	3 mi SW	20	45 ft	none · pull-through
4	Little Bear CO	3 mi SW	1	—	none
5	Island Lake Campground CO	4 mi SW	32	100 ft	electric · pull-through
6	Big Creek (CO) CO	4 mi E	1	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 1
Non-site records excluded: 3
Reservable sites: 0
Coordinates: 39.0748, -107.9633
Elevation: 10,147 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10165245 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain