Cottonwood Pass Walk-in Campground

About

Located in the Horseshoe Meadow Recreation Area at 10,000 ft. elevation, this trailhead campground has 18 walk-in sites suitable for backpackers and hikers to use the night before they are going to hike into Golden Trout Wilderness. Self-register when you arrive. Sites include bear food storage lockers, tent pads, tables, fire grates, piped water, and vault toilets One night stay limit.

Around this stay

Nearest surrounding services and recreation within ~25 mi — not on-site amenities.

• dump station

  BLM

  8.6 mi

• fuel station

  Chevron

  11 mi

• potable water

  Potable water

  0.1 mi

• trailhead

  Cottonwood Pass Trailhead

  0.1 mi

• attraction

  Viewpoint

  10 mi

• recreation site

  Horseshoe Picnic Area

  < 0.1 mi

Forest road access near this stay: COTTONWOOD LAKES TH SPUR in Inyo National Forest. Motorhome access is listed as open on the nearest MVUM segment — verify current restrictions.

Contact & access

• CA
• fs.usda.gov
• OPEN