Cottonwood
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Cottonwood is a National Forest campground near Catron, New Mexico.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Cottonwood sits inside Gila National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.6 miles outside the boundary of Blue Range Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,809 ft
33.6189, -108.8951 in Catron. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Cottonwood?
No. Cottonwood is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Cottonwood?
Camping at Cottonwood is free.
Who manages Cottonwood?
Cottonwood is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Cottonwood
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
More campgrounds: camping near Catron and campgrounds in Catron.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01