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Cottonwood Lakes Walk In Campground
California
California
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Inside Inyo National Forest
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Cottonwood Lakes Walk In Campground
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About this campground
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.
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- Quiet hours
- 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
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