Cottonwood Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX

Cottonwood Campground is part of Big Bend National Park in Texas (4 hrs 41 min west of Del Rio, TX) with an elevation of 2,129 feet. There are a total of 22 campsites. The campground is open all year. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 22 and 40 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Prices start at $16.00 per night. Some amenities include restroom, amphitheater. Activities include fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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4.6 out of 5

5 star		73%
4 star		16%
3 star		7%
2 star		2%
1 star		0%

@JulieL6668775 · Camped on Mar 10, 2025 at Campsite #7

Loved the smaller campground. Lots of space, a friendly host and quick trip to Canyon.

@JeffreyJ698559 · Camped on Mar 5, 2025 at Campsite #7

Lovely, quiet campground. Spots have plenty of space, although desert vegetation provides little privacy. No cell service. The host was friendly and helpful, and the campground was spotless.

@GavinB8514890 · Camped on Mar 3, 2025 at Campsite #6

Well of course Big Bend is an awesome place. However typical of many of the campgrounds in national parks there are no services. All of the campgrounds in big bend basically cater to young tenters but are full of older people in RVs. Texas state parks are much nicer than national parks.

@KathrynF278383 · Camped on Mar 2, 2025 at Campsite #9

On our first morning there, it was calm and the birding in the campground was amazing. We saw 15 different birds by 10 am. Castalon VC was interesting. Hiked at Lower Burro Pouroff and Javelina Spring. Next couple of days windy but that's not the campgrounds fault.

@DylanM9136853 · Camped on Mar 2, 2025 at Campsite #2

Quiet campground, tucked away near Santa Elena canyon. Feels like a nice retreat away from the center of the park. Beautiful sunrise and sunset views here.

@RodD6776716 · Camped on Mar 1, 2025 at Campsite #17

The campground was very quiet, both day and night. The restrooms were very clean and smelled good, especially for pit toilets! The current severe drought is having an impact on the cottonwood trees and could make finding shade harder. I appreciate that each site has it's own food locker. Cell service is non-existent without satellite help, but just a ways up the road at the overlook I found good service.

@AngelaE1819893 · Camped on Feb 27, 2025 at Campsite #11

Despite recent cuts in staffing and other resources the dedicated staff at Big Bend continue to do their best to provide a great National Park experience. Many thanks to them and their hard work and dedication.

@JUANR8928437 · Camped on Feb 27, 2025 at Campsite #30

The campground itself was good. It had all the basics. I only spent a couple hours in the morning and afternoon when there. The night sky is beautiful for stargazing. The reason Im giving it such a low rating is to do accessibility and proximity to other areas. The campground is at one of the south-westernmost points in the park. If youre driving there, be prepared to spend 1-2 hour per day entering and leave the area to access other places, like the mountains or the hot springs.

@DonS7246342 · Camped on Feb 25, 2025 at Campsite #9

Site was easy to get in and clean. Toilets were the nicest pit toilets that I have ever used. I liked the recycling of cans,glass,plastic and used fuel cylinders. Excellent camp host

@JenniferC92685 · Camped on Feb 23, 2025 at Campsite #11

Nice. Quiet. Dark skies!

@RussCD4808663F · Camped on Feb 22, 2025 at Campsite #5

We spent 3 days in the park and got great hikes in all 3 days. The campsite was sort of shaded and level. The sites were well spaced.

@DanielM5313297 · Camped on Feb 19, 2025 at Campsite #15

Site was spacious and clean. Booked it last minute when somebody cancelled their reservation. Allowed more time to explore the west section of Big Bend specially the canyon and Rio Grande.

@JustinP9530522 · Camped on Feb 17, 2025 at Campsite #3

The lady there was no nice and accommodating. Place was clean and well organized.

@SarahR6066410 · Camped on Feb 17, 2025 at Campsite #2

Very nice quiet campground near the Rio Grande and Santa Elena canyon. Camp host was very helpful. The bathrooms were clean.

@RichardD237266 · Camped on Feb 16, 2025 at Campsite #7

This campground was clean, quiet, and safe. The night sky was spectacular during our stay and good proximity to great hikes including the Santa Elena canyon. Would stay here again!

@Willand3898043 · Camped on Feb 15, 2025 at Campsite #15

Amazing experience living for a few days in such a diverse and incredibly beautiful environment. The campground was quiet and peaceful. We met some very interesting people and will definitely return.

@NikiaC67CD312E · Camped on Feb 14, 2025 at Campsite #28

Campsite is what it says, no frills, but the bathrooms were clean and the camp host was helpful and knowledgeable.

@ShannonB230826 · Camped on Feb 12, 2025 at Campsite #17

Extremely quiet camp ground. No showers. This camp site is great for van life or overlanders Extremely clean restrooms. The group camp ground looked extremely clean and would be perfect for groups. Camp host wasnt friendly at all. She had a bit of an attitude.

@KleeG5A14EB3EA · Camped on Feb 11, 2025 at Campsite #30

I was pleased with my stay at the park including 4 days of camping

@MicheleM628FE2 · Camped on Feb 11, 2025 at Campsite #11

Great campground host.

@DebraA2580566 · Camped on Feb 9, 2025 at Campsite #13

Enjoyed my visit at Cottonwood Campground. Clean bathrooms. Great campground host. Quiet. Close to Santa Elena canyons, a must visit. Close to Terlingua / Study Butte.

@EarlP9651700 · Camped on Feb 8, 2025 at Campsite #6

Enjoyed our 1 night at Cottonwood. Very quiet and campground host very friendly and informative.

@PamP4615940 · Camped on Feb 3, 2025 at Campsite #16

We love staying here because of the beautiful and peaceful setting.

@LisaE8884168 · Camped on Feb 3, 2025 at Campsite #5

Nice small campground. Pit toilets only but they were clean. Very close to Santa Elena Canyon, which in my opinion is the best hike in the park.

@JosephF1050353 · Camped on Feb 2, 2025 at Campsite #28

Beautifully remote campground. Quite and clean. Perfect for boondocking with water and toilets available

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