Cottonwood Cove

Cottonwood Cove is a location in the Mojave Wasteland and acts as a base of operations for Caesar's Legion.

Background
The largest single encampment of Legion forces on the western side of the Colorado River, these Arizonan, Legion slavers have a major foothold in the Nevada and use the position to bring in troops and supplies from Caesar's main base on Fortification Hill.

Layout
To the south are several buildings containing random loot, with the mess hall on the docks in the river. The two-story headquarters can be found in the center of the camp, with some tents just north of it. Prime legionaries (and later into the game, veteran legionaries) patrol the area near the headquarters, with several patrols, which each consisting of a Legion explorer and a Legion mongrel covering all access points. Aurelius of Phoenix can be found inside the second story of the headquarters building, or outside of his office on the balcony. Decanus Severus can be found in or next to a tent beside the building.

To the south is the Cottonwood overlook, where Legionaries can be targeted with a scoped weapon. Hanging precariously off a cliff by the Cottonwood overlook is an abandoned truck from San Onofre, the cargo of which contains nuclear waste. A Lockpick skill of 50 is required to open up the back and doing so releases the radioactive contents on the encampment below, killing the inhabitants.

Buildings

 * Cottonwood Cove HQ
 * Cottonwood Cove mess hall
 * Cottonwood Cove storage
 * Cottonwood Cove restroom
 * Cottonwood Cove shack

Inhabitants

 * Anders, a crucified Great Khan member
 * Aurelius of Phoenix, centurion leader
 * Decanus Severus, second in command
 * Canyon Runner, slave master
 * Cursor Lucullus, ferryman
 * Mrs. Weathers, Legion slave and wife to Frank Weathers
 * Sammy Weathers, Legion slave and daughter to Mrs. Weathers
 * Kenny Weathers, Legion slave and son to Mrs. Weathers

Related quests

 * Aba Daba Honeymoon: Anders, a Great Khans gang member, can be found crucified on the road into the cove.
 * Left My Heart: Free Mrs. Weathers, Kenny Weathers, and Sammy Weathers from enslavement.
 * Eye for an Eye: Legion intel must be stolen, the command HQ bugged, and the camp must be destroyed for a reward by Astor, the NCR sergeant located at Camp Searchlight.
 * I Forgot to Remember to Forget: Completing Eye for an Eye with Craig Boone as a follower will earn history points towards triggering Boone's companion quest.
 * Render Unto Caesar: Go through Cottonwood Cove to take the barge to The Fort.
 * Arizona Scavenger: Collect NCR dogtags for Aurelius of Phoenix or Decanus Severus.
 * Caching in at the Cove: After gaining Fame with the Legion, a Legionary will approach with information about supplies available at the Cove.
 * The Apocalypse: If the player character elects to fire Ulysses' missiles at the Legion, the boat to Dry Wells is located here.

Appearances
Cottonwood Cove appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * Cottonwood Cove is based on the real world location Cottonwood Resort and Marina, located on the Colorado River in Clark County, Nevada. The resort features a similar layout with features that mirror the in-game equivalent.


 * Romanes Eunt Domus (translated in-film as "People called Romanes, they go, the house") is painted on the side of the Cottonwood Cove HQ, a reference to Monty Python's The Life of Brian.