Cottonwood Campground
Navajo Lake State Park
Write a Review CR-4280 Navajo Dam, NM 87419 505-632-2278 Reservations: 877-664-7787 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.8109, -107.6773
Overview of Cottonwood Campground
Last Price Paid: $18
Reported by MikeandJoy on 7/28/2024
Longest RV Reported: 45 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Haznavy on 6/25/2021
Number of Sites 47
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 5,675 ft / 1,729 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Bert asked on 5/6/2022
Are reservations required to stay at Cottonwood Campground - Navajo Lake State Park? Thanks!
Reviews of Cottonwood Campground 15 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 6 Users
Last reported 10/11/2023
Confirmed by 7 Users
Last reported 7/28/2024
“Campground next to the San Juan River in Navajo Dam State Park”
Reviewed 7/28/2024
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 20 |
Overall Rating
Site 20 was one of the best sites in the campground. Plenty of very large cottonwood trees for shade and neighbors were not right on top of you. Exceptional views too. PROs: 1) Site was level (half circle) and long enough for our 30 foot travel trailer. 2) Outstanding views out our door and windows, site had a covered cement pic... more
Site 20 was one of the best sites in the campground. Plenty of very large cottonwood trees for shade and neighbors were not right on top of you. Exceptional views too.
PROs:
1) Site was level (half circle) and long enough for our 30 foot travel trailer.
2) Outstanding views out our door and windows, site had a covered cement picnic table. The cottonwood trees were outstanding!
3) Good power and water at site and reasonable dump on the way out of the park.
4) poor to fair hiking trails down to San Juan River. The river is close to the campground so easy access to view - paradise for trout fishers. Good birding, I heard at least 10 different varities.
5) bathrooms were only toilets and fairly clean (cleaned by State Park officers).
6) took about 30 minutes to get into the fair size town of Farmington. Great downtown area and places to eat and shop.
CONs:
7) out in the middle of nowhere and the last 2 miles into the CG are on a dirt and/or gravel road. However, if you go slow, no issues.
8) The park service does no hiking trail maintenance so some bush whacking was required.
9) no where to really ride bicycles outside of the small campground (44 sites).
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MikeandJoy would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Very Nice Campground Nestled In the Cottonwoods ”
Reviewed 10/11/2023
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Class B) |
Overall Rating
The campground is 1.5 miles off the main road along a washboarded dirt road. Just travel slowly. Solid surface. In the campground, the road is paved. Sites vary in length but can accommodate larger rigs. Road through campground is wide and supports 2 way traffic. Each site without heavy shade has a mini pavilion over the picnic table. ... more
The campground is 1.5 miles off the main road along a washboarded dirt road. Just travel slowly. Solid surface. In the campground, the road is paved. Sites vary in length but can accommodate larger rigs. Road through campground is wide and supports 2 way traffic. Each site without heavy shade has a mini pavilion over the picnic table. Each site has water and electric with paved pads, but not necessarily level.
Washrooms have running water. There are no showers. Easy access to San Juan River. Enjoy the peace and quiet. Camp WiFi is expensive. AT&T has the advantage in this canyon with line of site to the cell tower. No T-Mobile, sketchy Verizon.
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Chris Angel would stay here again
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“Bad road ”
Reviewed 7/8/2023
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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Went to look at sites to make reservation and as have been stated it is a great campground but after driving 2 to 5 mph decided would not want to to tear my rv up in getting to campground
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Verizon 4G
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“Clean, Quiet (weekdays), Mostly Fishermen. ”
Reviewed 8/9/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 01 |
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Awesome Campground, Very Nice. But If You Are a T-Mobile Customer, There Is NO Cell or Internet Service.
There are a few pull through spots if you need one, 5,10, 11 20-24 were the nicest, but some have restrictions.
camper-642508 would stay here again
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“Nice camping on the San Juan River.”
Reviewed 5/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 22 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
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The last mile and a half of the road is dirt and rough in some spots. The campground is paved and very nice. Be sure to walk down along the river, it is beautiful.
pedalpaddlehoof would stay here again
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“Nice 2 day layover”
Reviewed 4/24/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 31' (Travel Trailer) |
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We landed here for 2 days while traveling west. This gave us a full day to see the Aztec Ruins and to kick back a bit. Well spaced level sites. Camp ground is paved but the access was a 1.6 mile dirt. Great locations for fishermen.
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Bluebeard would stay here again
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“One of my new favorites”
Reviewed 4/14/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| Site Number: | 38 |
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This campground is nestled in a small canyon. The rock cliffs surrounding it are amazing. It's quiet and well spaced out. Only thing lacking is a shower. Got good internet connection through my Verizon hot spot but I see signs around for a $$ internet you can join. I've enjoyed a short walk to the river to watch the river otters? ... more
This campground is nestled in a small canyon. The rock cliffs surrounding it are amazing. It's quiet and well spaced out. Only thing lacking is a shower. Got good internet connection through my Verizon hot spot but I see signs around for a $$ internet you can join. I've enjoyed a short walk to the river to watch the river otters? and birds of all sort. I wish they didn't have a14 day limit -- I would definitely extend my stay.
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Nina would stay here again
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“Great location for the fisherman.”
Reviewed 6/25/2021
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 45' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Arrival - super easy when booked online. Better experience - if your rig is smaller and you're there to fish, stay at the lake in one of their campgrounds. If you are a fly fisherman, couldn't ask for a better location. Favorite thing - Location Least favorite - overall condition of the campground, lots of trash and utilities... more
Arrival - super easy when booked online.
Better experience - if your rig is smaller and you're there to fish, stay at the lake in one of their campgrounds. If you are a fly fisherman, couldn't ask for a better location.
Favorite thing - Location
Least favorite - overall condition of the campground, lots of trash and utilities need repairing.
Super great location for the fisherman for sure. We were right off the river so, river access was easy. Took us about 20 minutes to get to the lake for lake fishing. The fishing was good for small mouth at the lake, never caught anything on the river but, they are gold medal waters.
One small gas station and fishing equipment store was open.
Very hot, day time temps in the high 90's to low 100's. 30 amp service but, we were able to run both of our AC's. Water at site, dump station at entrance. Day use fees of $5 required for each day of fishing; the Rangers were thick! Wi-fi available at campground for purchase.
Lakeside, lots of trash and water level is down which allowed for access to deeper holes that wouldn't be able to be accessed regularly.
Great site to take the kids for simple lake fishing. The stars were amazing as well.
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Haznavy would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“outstanding ”
Reviewed 6/23/2021
| Nightly rate: | $4 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 42 |
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easy back in sites - 5 min walk to river - take 173 out of Aztec to avoid white knuckle cliff drive on 539 - dirt road coming in washboard not bad just take your time - at&t streaming 3 bar
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bluff rat would stay here again
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“Quiet”
Reviewed 3/7/2021
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 39 |
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Clean, nice, campground. Easy walking to the River. The only ding would be no showers in the restrooms. Do not expect WiFi or good cell service for data. Comes with the territory. Really rough dirt road for about 1.5 miles to access this campground.
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JPhelps would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- restrooms: flush
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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