Cottonwood Springs Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
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.
Cottonwood Springs Campground
Cottonwood Springs Campground is located near Frenchman Lake in mixed conifer and high desert vegetation. It has 20 family sites and two group sites. Several of the family sites are first come first served. Campsites do not have bear resistant locker - store all food, trash and scented items appropriately and be bear aware. Both group sites are available by reservation only. Group site ’D’ has room for up to 50 campers and Group site ’B’ room for 25. A glitch has resulted in difficulty for some in finding this campground on the reservation website. Once on the Recreation.gov website search for "Cottonwood (CA)" then choose the item that includes "Plumas National Forest".
Before you go
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
Call the Beckwourth Ranger District for information. • Senior and Access passes are honored for single campsites only
Restrictions
14 day camping limit • 6 people per campsite, 12 people for double sites • 2 vehicles per campsite • OHV riding is not allowed: • Store food, trash and scented items appropriately - Be Bear Aware
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.