Cottonwood Lakes Walk-in Campground
USFS · Campground · Fee
Fast facts
- Cost
- Fee charged
- Managed by
- USFS
- Type
- Campground
- Hours
- Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
- Reservations
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.4534, -118.1683
- Last verified
- September 18, 2026
About this place
Located in the Horseshoe Meadow Recreation Area, the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead campground has 13 walk-in sites suitable for backpackers and hikers to use the night before they are going to hike to Cottonwood Lakes. Self-register when you arrive. Sites include food storage boxes, tent pads, tables, fire grates, and vault toilets. The backpackers walk in campsites share parking with the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead. Overflow parking spaces available.
From the USFS.
Is this site free?
No. this site charges a fee. It is managed by the USFS. Sites are reservable through fs.usda.gov.
How do I get to this site?
From Highway 395, turn west at the stoplight at the center of Lone Pine, and follow Whitney Portal Road for 3 miles. Then turn south onto Horseshoe Meadow Road. After 19 miles turn right (north) toward the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead. The campground shares parking with the trailhead and is 24 miles from the town of Lone Pine, California.
Nearby
- Horseshoe Meadows Horse Camp0.1 mi
- Cottonwood Pass Walk-in Campground0.4 mi
- Tuttle Creek Campground8.0 mi
- Lone Pine Campground9.9 mi
- Lone Pine Campground10.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Campground10.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Group Campground10.0 mi
- LONE PINE10.0 mi
No other services within 50 mi on the record.
SourceData from the USFS. Last synced September 18, 2026. Community reports and photos are submitted by travelers and are not verified by the agency.
