About this campground
Cottonwood Island is located on the Colorado River and has a boat ramp and picnic site. Construction to improve site includes new vault toilet and loop road for boat ramp will be completed June 2018. Camping is allowed on the island but not at the parking area, picnic sites or the boat ramp. For more Information, please contact the Colorado River Field Office.
About Upper Colorado River Recreation Area
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. OverviewThe Upper Colorado River Recreation Area spans a unique and beautiful landscape, known for its diverse water features, abundant wildlife, and cultural landscapes along the Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway. There are many notable segments of the Upper Colorado River Area, but the popular Pumphouse Recreation Area offers camping opportunities. This area combines calm boating waters through heritage ranchlands with more challenging rapids in the intervening canyons. Please be aware of dangerous rapids and practice water safety. Know Before You GoNearby Camping reservable on rec.gov: Radium Recreation Area - $25 per site, per night.Pumphouse Recreation Area - $25 per site, per night.Group Sites available for $75/night.Contact the Kremmling Field Office at (970) 724-3000 for more information.Helpful LinksVisit: Kremmling Field OfficeColorado Scenic Byway: Colorado River HeadwatersGore Canyon Whitewater Park | Grand County, CO
Describes the wider recreation area this campground sits in. Source: Recreation.gov.
Getting there
Take the Dotsero exit off I-70 (exit 133). Head north on the Colorado River Road for 5.9 miles to the Cottonwood Recreation Site, which is on the right.
Activities
- BOATING
- CAMPING
- FISHING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Lyons Gulch Boat LaunchUpper Colorado River Recreation Area2 mi
- Deep Creek Day Use AreaUpper Colorado River Recreation Area4 mi
- Dotsero Crater Rec SiteBureau of Land Management4 mi
- Dotsero LandingColorado4 mi
- Ute Trail Trailhead-DotseroBureau of Land Management4 mi
- Community SiteBureau of Land Management5 mi
Explore more Colorado camping
Cottonwood Site doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
Browse Colorado camping →Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.