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Cottonwood

Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

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  • At 6,511 ft
  • Spanish Fork Ranger DistrictUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Cottonwood is a Forest Service campground in the Spanish Fork Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. It sits among a cluster of recreation sites, with Bear Canyon Campground about half a mile away and Ponderosa Uinta roughly a mile off. The site is simple, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity. A fee is charged for stays. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Nephi weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs near 78°F, while July climbs to about 89°F and winter brings highs in the upper 30s and regular snow days. Bear Canyon Trail and Salt Creek Trail both start within a mile, and Salt Creek Canyon offers climbing about 2.8 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Cottonwood

    Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      37° / 20°

      8 wet · 6 snow

    2. Feb

      42° / 24°

      9 wet · 5 snow

    3. Mar

      53° / 31°

      9 wet · 3 snow

    4. Apr

      60° / 36°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      70° / 44°

      9 wet

    6. Jun

      81° / 53°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      89° / 61°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      87° / 60°

      6 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 50°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 38°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      49° / 28°

      7 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      37° / 20°

      8 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Nephi, UT, 7.4 mi away at 5,146 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.