Cottonwood Road

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Cottonwood Road lies between the Book Cliffs and I-70. The Bureau of Land Management classifies it as a B road, and it will receive maintenance from time to time, making it suitable for any vehicle during dry conditions. You can drive it in any direction, depending on your chosen routes. Traveling from the south to the north, you will have incredible views of the beginning of the Book Cliffs and cross an area called "The Grassies," which is aptly named with most of the vegetation being high desert grasses and brush. Towards the northern end, Cottonwood trees will come into view, and eventually, the road will intersect at a sheep ranch, which is on private land. While plenty of spots exist to pull over and camp, nothing is pre-disturbed.