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  3. Cottonwood Point

Camping at Cottonwood Point near Marion

Public campground · Marion · 164 campsites · 2 group

A forested campground near fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 500 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 70 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

55 available sites

55 open of 164 sites
Site 013
RV or tent · Up to 30 ft · Up to 5 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$32 for 2 nights
$16/night · before taxes & fees
Site 023
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$32 for 2 nights
$16/night · before taxes & fees
Site 045
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$38 for 2 nights
$19/night · before taxes & fees
Site 029
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$32 for 2 nights
$16/night · before taxes & fees
Site 043
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 10 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$38 for 2 nights
$19/night · before taxes & fees
Site 002
RV or tent · Up to 40 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$38 for 2 nights
$19/night · before taxes & fees
Site 003
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$38 for 2 nights
$19/night · before taxes & fees
Site 004
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 10 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$38 for 2 nights
$19/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 166 sites.

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022
standard electric
✓✓$16
010
standard electric
✓✓$16
061
standard electric
✓✓$16
019
standard electric
✓✓$16
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standard electric
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standard electric
✓✓$16
024
standard electric
✓✓$16
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standard electric
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060
standard electric
From $32 for 2 nights
$16/night · Before taxes & fees
55 sites available for your entire stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

55 openSites from $16/night
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Accessible Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Drinking Water
  • Accessible Grills
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Trails
  • Campfire Rings
  • Day Use Area
  • Dock
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Entrance Station
  • Fishing
Check-in
6:00 PM
Checkout
4:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 153 electric, 11 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 electric).

Location

2105 N. PAWNEE
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Cottonwood Point: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Cottonwood Point?
Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (95 of 168 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Cottonwood Point have RV hookups?
153 electric, 11 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 electric) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Cottonwood Point?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Cottonwood Point?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (95 of 168 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 153 electric, 11 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 electric)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 11 pull-through, 157 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 170 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (270 reports), AT&T 3 (68 reports), T-Mobile 3 (44 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 122 sites
Shade
Listing 145 of 166 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $10/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 2105 N. PAWNEE (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (500 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“They mowed everything up the day after we arrived, looked real nice. ”

Donna M 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Navigating through the website was reasonably easy once I got the hang of it. The campsite was now crowded and for that reason our stay was a very nice stay.”

Johnny M 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Cottonwood Point is such an amazing campground. It is one of my absolute favorite places to camp. The sites are such a great size that you can see the reservoir and just relax. Can’t wait to camp there again!”

Nicole P 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights26 sites open for every night

Hillsboro Cove

1.9 mi from Cottonwood Point (straight-line) 4.0 · 132 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · Full-hookup RV sites
Sites from $16/night
$32 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Battlehill RV Park

22.6 mi from Cottonwood Point (straight-line)
Sites from $28/night
$56 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Cottonwood Grove RV Campground

24.4 mi from Cottonwood Point (straight-line)
Sites from $15/night
$30 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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standard electric
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standard electric
✓✓$16
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standard electric
✓✓$16
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standard electric
✓✓$16
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standard electric
✓✓$16
063
standard electric
✓✓$16
012
standard electric
✓✓$16
020
standard electric
✓✓$16
007
standard electric
✓✓$16
026
standard electric
✓✓$16
018
standard electric
✓✓$16
067
standard electric
✓✓$16
013
standard electric
✓✓$16
028
standard electric
✓✓$16
065
standard electric
✓✓$16
015
standard electric
✓✓$16
029
standard electric
✓✓$16
016
standard electric
✓✓$16
021
standard electric
✓✓$16
042
standard electric
✓✓$19
035
standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
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standard electric
✓✓$19
082
standard electric
✓✓$19
081
standard electric
✓✓$19

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • go fishing (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Night Ghost Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri Missouri area · 1.5 hr · from $20/person
    • Awareness Tour Missouri area · 45 min · from $35/person
  3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

    • History Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri Missouri area · 1 hr · from $13/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 164 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 153 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 70 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Keystone Bullet Ultra Lite, two a/c and 1.5 bath, perfect for families
2022 Keystone Bullet Ultra Lite, two a/c and 1.5 bath, perfect for families

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 8 · 51 mi from campground

$129/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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20' V-Cross Vibe, EZ Pullin' Lux Tent on Wheels!
20' V-Cross Vibe, EZ Pullin' Lux Tent on Wheels!

Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 4 · 159 mi from campground

$80/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

View rental
2018 Coachmen Apex Family Getaway Bunkhouse Travel Trailer!
2018 Coachmen Apex Family Getaway Bunkhouse Travel Trailer!

Travel trailer · 34 ft · sleeps 8 · 159 mi from campground

$109/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Cottonwood Point

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Night Ghost Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri
Night Ghost Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri

Missouri area · 1.5 hr · from $20/person

Awareness Tour
Awareness Tour

Missouri area · 45 min · from $35/person

History Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri
History Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri

Missouri area · 1 hr · from $13/person

See 5 more bookable tours
Tour The Ozarks Private Springfield Brewery Tour
Tour The Ozarks Private Springfield Brewery Tour

Missouri area · 4 hr · from $214/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak Nov 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $0–$90 per night
  • Off-peak Jan 1–Mar 31: RV & Tent $0–$90 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 202650%2%48%
Dec 202650%0%50%
Jan 202751%0%49%
Feb 202751%0%49%
Mar 202751%0%49%
Apr 202795%3%2%

Seasonal loop closures in this window: LOOP I (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027); LOOP H (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Cottonwood Point

For May weekends, book about 117 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 33 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
March3 days ahead13 days ahead5 days ahead20 days ahead
April15 days ahead63 days ahead13 days ahead63 days ahead
May33 days ahead117 days ahead26 days ahead119 days ahead
June24 days ahead88 days ahead23 days ahead95 days ahead
July18 days ahead69 days ahead20 days ahead81 days ahead
August12 days ahead62 days ahead11 days ahead66 days ahead
September18 days ahead58 days ahead13 days ahead56 days ahead
October4 days ahead16 days ahead4 days ahead19 days ahead
November4 days ahead14 days ahead3 days ahead11 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (28,101 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Kansas City Limestone Mine Underground Drive Tour
Kansas City Limestone Mine Underground Drive Tour

Missouri area · 1 hr · from $60/person

Mark Twains Hannibal Smartphone Walking Tour Plays as you walk
Mark Twains Hannibal Smartphone Walking Tour Plays as you walk

Missouri area · 50 min–1 hr · from $8/person

Murder Mystery Detective Experience in Joplin MO
Murder Mystery Detective Experience in Joplin MO

Missouri area · 2.5 hr · from $15/person

Ticket Pass to Emmaus Asylum Ghost Hunt in Missouri
Ticket Pass to Emmaus Asylum Ghost Hunt in Missouri

Missouri area · 9 hr · from $129/person

Compare site types

164 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 2 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

153 sites · $16–$18, $19–$21/night

Loops: LOOP I (21), LOOP H (14)

55 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

11 sites · $0, $16/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard electric (group)

2 sites · $70–$80, $90–$100/night

2 open Nov 13–Nov 15