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Cottonwood Campground 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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