Cottonwood

7 mi north of Rifle, CO · Verizon 4G · T-Mobile 5G

State parktype

16sites

Reservablebooking

May–Jun & Aug–Sepbest months

About Cottonwood

Managed by: Rifle Gap State Park, Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Where: 7 mi north of Rifle, CO · 39.63354, -107.74547

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

37°

14°Jan

42°

19°Feb

52°

26°Mar

59°

32°Apr

69°

39°May

81°

47°Jun

87°

54°Jul

85°

52°Aug

76°

44°Sep

63°

33°Oct

48°

23°Nov

37°

15°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Aug–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Cottonwood from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
8097B	Horse	0.8 mi	0.1 mi
8108A	Horse	1.1 mi	1.8 mi
8103	Horse	1.1 mi	0.4 mi
8103C	Horse	1.2 mi	0.2 mi
8097A	Horse	1.3 mi	0.5 mi
8108Aa	Horse	1.4 mi	0.4 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Old Snowmass (Dark Sky Community), 45 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 7.8 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Lakeview 0.3 mi
Cedar 0.3 mi
Pinon 0.5 mi
Sage 0.5 mi
Campsite · 9 mi N of Silt 3.6 mi
Drive-in RV/tent 3.8 mi