Cottonwood Cove

Cottonwood Cove is a location in Fallout: New Vegas, and acts as one of the bases of operations for Caesar's Legion.

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

Layout
To the south are several buildings with random loot, with the mess hall on the docks in the river. In the center of camp there is a two-story headquarters, with tents just north of this building. Prime Legionaries (and later into the game, Veteran Legionaries) patrol near the Headquarters, with several patrols each consisting of a Legion explorer and a Legion mongrel covering all access points. Aurelius of Phoenix can be found in the second story of the headquarters building, outside of his office. Decanus Severus can be found in or next to a tent beside the building.

To the south there is the Cottonwood Overlook, where you can easily pick off legionaries with a scoped weapon. This is highly recommended for those wishing to avoid an all-out brawl; the legionaries will usually remain cautious at most but not attack, allowing for multiple deadly sneak attack criticals. On the cliff by Cottonwood Overlook is an abandoned truck from San Onofre with copious amounts of nuclear waste. A Lockpick skill of 50 will open the back and release the radioactive contents on the encampment, killing all the inhabitants. Although the legionaries and everyone else in the area are killed instantly, the actual radiation level in the area is very low and does not prevent the player from entering the area afterwards.

Buildings

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

Inhabitants

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

Notable loot

 * Grognak the Barbarian on the nightstand in Aurelius of Phoenix's office.
 * Legion raid plans in one of the filing cabinets in Cottonwood Cove HQ.
 * Recompense of the Fallen and Legion patrol notes in the desk in Aurelius of Phoenix's office.
 * Stealth Boy may be found in a locker in the storage room.
 * Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap on a shelf inside the ladies bathroom.

Related quests

 * Aba Daba Honeymoon - Anders, a Great Khans gang member can be found crucified on the road into the cove. Free him to complete the objective "Find Jack and Diane's missing drug runner."
 * Eye for an Eye - The camp must be destroyed and/or bugged for a reward by Astor, the NCR sergeant located at Camp Searchlight.
 * Left My Heart - Free Mrs. Weathers, Kenny Weathers, and Sammy Weathers from enslavement.
 * Render Unto Caesar - You must go through Cottonwood Cove to take the barge to The Fort.
 * Arizona Scavenger - Collect NCR dogtags for Aurelius of Phoenix or Alexus.
 * Caching in at the Cove - Attack Legion enemies to gain Legion Fame.
 * The Apocalypse - (Lonesome Road (add-on)) If the Courier 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 an actual camping area and marina on Lake Mojave, 40 miles, roughly an hour, south of Las Vegas. It is home to the Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina on Lake Mohave.


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