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Cottonwood Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.90673, -121.02653
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Cottonwood Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,263 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cottonwood CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Cottonwood Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- DDump13 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Cottonwood Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,263 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.90673, -121.02653
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Cottonwood Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLost Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPine Cliffs · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSquaw Rock Gas · ~2.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.2 mi
- GroceriesGold Creek Grocery · ~0.8 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~20.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicNaches Medical Clinic · ~19.7 mi
- HardwareAper's Certified Welding · ~20.1 mi
EV charging — from Cottonwood Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.2 mi straight-line N — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 36 within 50 · 374 within 100 · 620 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.8 mi — WCEH Cle Elum, Cle Elum
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.8 mi — WCEH Cle Elum, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.3 mi — Cle Elum 1: 111 N Harris Ave · EV Connect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 308414 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cottonwood Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCottonwood · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletUpper Rock Creek Sno-Park · ~2.8 mi E · USFS
- Portable toiletSpring Creek Sno-Park · ~2.9 mi NW · USFS
- Portable toiletNile Sno-Park · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
Open Cottonwood Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cottonwood Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Halfway Flat Campground (South)~5.5 mi · fee
- Sawmill Flat~5.7 mi · fee
- Halfway Flat Campground (North)~6.0 mi · fee
- Halfway Flat Campground (Main)~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cottonwood Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cottonwood Campground are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cottonwood Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234016
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Cottonwood Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Cottonwood Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →