Sunday, January 7, 2024

Cottonwood campground

 Cottonwood campground (Apache NF), 87.3 miles, improved (toilets, tables, fire rings)

Google Maps view

Cottonwood campground is in the Apache NF (according to the road sign), but is listed in the Gila NF site. Regardless, it's a nice, quiet little (three table) site, next to Cottonwood Creek, and a forest service road for exploring.
 
Cottonwood Creek
 
view entering campground

one more site behind this, but not quiet as level
 
The entrance to Cottonwood makes a loop around the toilet; I was standing beneath a huge tree near the toilet when I took this pic. This same tree, I watched with great amusement, reached out and snatched the awning off a camper trailer some fella brought in to turn around. Just sayin'.
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