Cottonwood Lake Campground

What a great find! We loved our stay here and we were greeted by the friendly and helpful camp host. The camp spaces are arranged for maximum privacy. The road through the camp ground is a little tight but it's manageable. The views are beautiful and it's so nice to have Big Creek Reservoir right there. We lived this little paradise!

Love the campground. The camp host is unprofessional. The campground is peaceful with plenty of shade and restrooms. No cell service so perfect to unplug. Bear proof containers needed for food. Very pet friendly. I stayed one night and the campground host female clearly had friends coming that she was saving a spot for. She came to my site seven different times 7:30-10:50am and even had the gall to try to guilt me into leaving prior to the 11am checkout time, because “A family is waiting” versus just me who’d paid and had until 11am. She even had the nerve to come again at 10:50am and asked if I was going to leave on time. Common sense doesn’t seem to reside with her. Absolutely unprofessional and unacceptable.

This is the third time we’ve stayed at this campground and by far the best experience, really because of the attention to detail of the camp hosts. We stayed 3 nights in site 14, which is a pull through and I don’t think it had a tent pad but it’s private and surrounded by Aspens. After hanging out at the lake after checkout we decided to wait out traffic and stay another day. There were two big festivals in town we didn’t even know about till the day after we arrived. Anyway we snagged site 6 and what a different view, I’m pretty sure it’s Mt Princeton. This site wasn’t as private but no biggie. There is NO cell service so be prepared to unplug! We will stay here again and again. Oh and forgot to mention Cottonwood hot springs are just down the road. Ah heaven! Again special shout out to

Absolutely stunning campground! The mountain views were unbeatable, a gorgeous lake less than a mile walk from camp, very clean property, and friendly hosts! Good hiking opportunities nearby and the lake is good for kayaking & fishing, as well as swimming on hot days (water is quite chilly). The camp spots themselves were private enough with young aspens between sites. We got there around lunch time on a Friday (Labor Day weekend) and there were plenty of spots available.

Beautiful place!! Mike and Deb were the best camp hosts ever!! Will definitely be going back!