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Cottonwood Campground permit

Cottonwood lottery dates

Next season's Cottonwood application dates aren't published yet. We read the agency's schedule every day and this page carries them the moment they post.

How the Cottonwood draw works

Cost
$10 per permit or lottery application, plus $15 per person per night below the rim. Park entrance fees are paid separately on arrival.
Max group size
11 people

Applications are filed through National Park Service. Open the official Cottonwood page

Apply as a crew

Most lotteries let every member of a party apply, and only one entry has to win. A pool keeps the applications, the dates and the result in one place so nobody in the crew misses the deadline.

Start a pool for Cottonwood

Cottonwood lottery questions

When does the Cottonwood lottery open?

The managing agency has not published the next Cottonwood application window yet. PermitSnag reads the official schedule every day, and this page carries the dates the day they post.

Will PermitSnag remind me about the Cottonwood lottery?

Yes. Track Cottonwood and you get an email when applications open, another before the deadline, and one when results post. You apply once and stop watching the calendar.