Cottonwood Campground

Idaho

Idaho

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What we do know

  • Inside Boise National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Cottonwood Campground

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About this campground

Cottonwood Campground has three first come, first serve campsites.

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Arrowrock Dam, ID weather station, 5.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan37° high22° low
  2. Feb43° high24° low
  3. Mar53° high32° low
  4. Apr61° high37° low
  5. May71° high44° low
  6. Jun80° high50° low
  7. Jul92° high59° low
  8. Aug91° high57° low
  9. Sep80° high49° low
  10. Oct65° high38° low
  11. Nov48° high30° low
  12. Dec37° high24° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Boise National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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