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Joshua Tree National Park

Cottonwood Visitor Center

A road leads to a tan building sits in an open desert landscape
Cottonwood Visitor Center Photo: NPS/Preston Jordan Jr.
Type Visitor Center
Facilities Drinking water

Cottonwood Visitor Center is a visitor center in Joshua Tree National Park.

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Places

  • Cottonwood Vc Drinking Water · right here
  • Cottonwood Ranger Station · right here
  • Cottonwood Drinking Water · 0.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground · 0.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area · 0.7 mi

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4 trails1 place to see4 visitor services

Facts on this page draw on the National Park Service: Orientation (Cottonwood Visitor Center) (nps.gov)

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