Bureau of Land Management · Wyoming
Cottonwood Creek Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Wyoming, United States
- Elevation
- 4,790 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Cody
- Address
- Cody Field Office, Cody, WY, 82414
- Phone
- 307-578-5900
- Activities
- Camping, Environmental Education, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Photography, Wildlife Viewing
About
The Cottonwood Creek Campground and Day-Use site are located near the Cottonwood Creek Trailhead. The campground features an interpretive kiosk, five campsites with fire rings, picnic tables toilet facility, four horse corrals, a horse watering trough and food storage boxes.
The highly scenic trail is suitable for hiking and horseback riding (advanced riders). Cottonwood Canyon has steep, vertical cliffs. The elevation at the mouth of the canyon is 4,800 feet with the top of the canyon wall at 7,200 feet. At the upper end of the trail, the elevation at the creek is 7,000 feet and the top of the canyon wall is 7,900 feet.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 21° | -26° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 19° | -17° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 28° | 6° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 32° | 1° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 43° | 32° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 53° | 41° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 63° | 50° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 61° | 51° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 53° | 29° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 39° | 21° | 75° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 30° | -5° | 60° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 23° | 1° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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- Five Springs Falls Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 7 mi
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- Bald Mountain Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 15 sites
- Lovell Camper Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 15 mi
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