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Cottingham is a very popular park for picnicking and swimming. It is part of a 56-acre property owned by Wadena County with trails for walking. A through trail from Cottingham Park to Bullard’s Bluff Park provides approximately 2.5 miles of nature walking, horseback riding, ATV riding, and hiking. Cottingham is also unique in that it has campsites available for accommodating horse enthusiasts.
I enjoyed accessing a relatively shallow area on the river here; however, it was a super sunny day, and my friend's campsite had no trees near by. We were sizzling in the heat. Other campsites were completely covered by trees, and we watched as they comfortably camped under the canopy.
Depending on which site you end up with when the park is full, it is a very nice and clean park to camp at. Each site I saw had a table, bench, fire ring, and I didn't look for an electric outlet so I can't say if they had electricity or not. The bathroom is a large stone outhouse with sanitizer & a toilet roll (which were both empty, but I had brought my own as I had anticipated this), labeled as male or female. The doors do lock, thankfully.
An overall pleasant experience. We found an empty site, with a bench and shade to play board games on! Parking is located at each individual's campsite. I didn't stay the evening, so I don't know how the payment for each site works.
Love this park. The park ranger Glen is so nice and friendly. Always has a smile and a hello. Park is well maintained. Love it
We love to camp here every May and July we camp here for our kids birthdays 🎂
Best week of the summer spent with the Roamers 4x4 Lions club of Fargo ND
