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National Park Service · Death Valley National Park · CA

Cottonwood Canyon Road · Site C5.

at Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
22 ftLongest rig
7515 ftRoom
1,740 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
9.3 miWater · to an unnamed pond
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

7515 ftto the nearest other site, against 2502 ft typical here
Roomiest of 26site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesC6 7515 ftC7 8878 ftC4 9525 ftC8 12076 ftM4 12619 ftM3 13596 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopCottonwood Canyon Road
Max vehicle length22 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryPull-through
Driveway GradeSlight
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingGroup
Max Num of People12
Max Num of Vehicles2
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingBasic
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Off-Road Vehicle TrailsYes
Proximity to WaterN/A
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 20
ShadeNo
Water HookupNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Caravan/Camper Vanno length limit listed
Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed
Vehicleno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site C5 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping →

Most private sites hereC5 7515 ftC4 5961 ftC10 3851 ftC8 3111 ftC9 3111 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index