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Cottonwood Visitor Center

About Cottonwood Visitor Center

Located on Pinto Basin Road, approximately 7 miles north of Interstate 10 (exit 168), the Cottonwood Visitor Center is a convenient stop for those entering and exiting the park from the south. It has educational exhibits, a bookstore, visitor resources, and restroom facilities. You can grab a park map, buy an entrance pass, fill up your water bottle, and chat with a park ranger to get all your questions answered. The flush toilets are currently out of service.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

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Photos of Cottonwood Visitor Center

  1. Cottonwood Visitor Center, Riverside County01Riverside CountyFloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Ranger Keith Flood Helps Visitors at Cottonwood Visitor Center02Ranger Keith Flood Helps Visitors at Cottonwood Visitor CenterJoshua Tree National Park · Public domain
  3. Ranger Beth Hudick Greets a Visitor at Cottonwood Visitor Center03Ranger Beth Hudick Greets a Visitor at Cottonwood Visitor CenterJoshua Tree National Park · Public domain
  4. GOV'T SHUTDOWN AREA CLOSED04GOV'T SHUTDOWN AREA CLOSEDdaveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0
  5. No service to take trash out during gov't shutdown05No service to take trash out during gov't shutdowndaveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0
  6. Cottonwood Visitor Center06Cottonwood Visitor CenterJoshua Tree National Park · Public domain

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 21 miles of Cottonwood Visitor Center; the closest, General George S. Patton Memorial Museum, is about 8.4 miles away.