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Cottonwood Cabin River ViewCOTTONWOOD CABIN
USFSOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

Cottonwood Cabin

Overview Cottonwood Cabin is located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Entiat Ranger District in central Washington's Entiat Valley, on the banks of the Entiat River at an elevation of 3,100
Sites1all reservable
Elev.3,156ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig30 ft
Electricnonesites
From Yakima3h57real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 3,156 ft, Cottonwood Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 7 named hiking routes, 34 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Aug
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
86%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 9.
51°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Yakima
155 mi
3h57
02
Seattle
197 mi
4h45
03
Spokane
225 mi
5h10
By drive time
Yakima · 3h57Seattle · 4h45Spokane · 5h10Camp

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
7
Trail segments
21
Peaks
34

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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