Cottonwood Cabin
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 30 ft
- Sites
- 1
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- 1
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Cottonwood Cabin
Directly adjacent to the Entiat River in a mature lodgepole pine and spruce forest, Cottonwood Cabin rests at an elevation of approximately 3,000 feet. Cottonwood Cabin is 20’ x 16’, suitable for four people at a time. It is accessible in summer by car. Water is available in the summer via a hand pump. See photos at " Photos and Multimedia " link to the right. Cabin amenities include indoor hot and cold running water (Summer months only), propane cook stove, wall heater, refrigerator, and LED lights. Outside is a private shower facility and pit toilet. The water and light system is solar powered. Furnishings include a dining table, lounge chair, futon sofa that coverts to a double bed, and a separate double bed. The small kitchen area is supplied with basic pots, pans, silverware and plates. A picnic table and fire ring is located adjacent to the cabin on the river bank. Visitors are allowed to erect one outside tent at the designated tent pad for additional guests. Use of the stock corral is available for $20/night. A maximum of four head is permitted. A stock tank and feed bunk is provided. Visitors are required to bring their own weed free hay or pellet style feed for their livestock. Corral must be reserved in advance through the Entiat Ranger Station . History Cottonwood Cabin, located 38 miles up the Entiat Valley, was constructed in the 1940’s as an administrative site to house fire, trail and campground crew personnel. The facility also includes a barn and corral where the district’s stock was kept during a portion of the season for use by the trail crew and lookouts.
Before you go
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$90 per night, with a maximum of four occupants. The minimum length stay is two nights for non-holiday weekdays, three nights for a weekend, and three nights for a holiday weekend. Fees are used directly for the maintenance and preservation of the cabin. Maximun stay is fourteen consecutive days.
Hours
Cabin is available June through November. Closed for winter and spring months.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.