Cottonwood Access
Cottonwood Access
Cottonwood Recreation Site is a developed BLM campground located 2 miles south of Ellis on US Highway 93, offering 13 first-come, first-served campsites, a boat ramp, and trailer parking for Salmon River access.
The site features potable water, vault toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, and a day-use pavilion with amenities, making it the nearest developed upstream boat access to the Salmon River from Deer Gulch Access.
Campsites cost $10 per night with a 14-day stay limit.
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