Tribal Lands · Arizona
Cottonwood Campground (Tseyi' Diné Heritage Area)
Tribal Lands · Arizona, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,538 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Chinle
- Address
- Chinle, AZ 86503 (1/2 mile south of the Canyon de Chelly National Monument Welcome Center)
- Phone
- 928-674-2106
About
Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation Department campground at Canyon de Chelly, in the Tseyi' Diné Heritage Area. No RV hookups or showers; restrooms and a dump station are available, and each site has a picnic table and grill. Individual sites are first-come-first-served; group camping (14-30 people) is by reservation only. Open year-round, with a reduced number of sites available October-March.
Fees
Standard camping (up to 7 people): $30/night. Group camping (14-30 people): $60/night. Day use: $5/day.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 26° | 5° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 29° | 5° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 54° | 32° | 19° | 78° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 41° | 26° | 82° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 50° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 60° | 49° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 67° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 63° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 59° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 44° | 29° | 80° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 35° | 17° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 29° | 14° | 58° | 9 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- The View Campground · Tribal Lands · 66 mi
- Sunset View Campground · National Park Service · 67 mi
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