Camp at Cottonwood Campground (Grand Canyon), Arizona

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Cottonwood Campground (CCG) is a small campground 6.8 miles below the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Cottonwood Campground is 13.6 miles (21.9 km) and 4200 ft (1280m) from North Kaibab Trailhead. Day hike destinations include Roaring Springs, Ribbon Falls, and Manzanita Canyon. Every campsite at Cottonwood Campground has a picnic table, pack pole, and metal food storage can. All food, toiletries, and plastics must be placed inside the food storage can. Bright Angel Creek nearby offers a cool and refreshing place to get wet. Seasonally (mid-May to mid-Oct) potable drinking water is available at the campground. During other times of the year you should be prepared to filter/treat water obtained from the creek. There are deer, ringtail cats, and squirrels in the area. The historic Cottonwood Ranger Station is no longer in use, but there is an emergency phone, and toilets. To camp in this campground you must obtain a backcountry permit. www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry-permit.htm

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