Cottonwood Cove

Cottonwood Cove is a location in the Mojave Wasteland that acts as a base of operations for Caesar's Legion. It is located along the Colorado River, southeast of Ranger station Echo

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

Layout
To the south, several buildings line the shores and contain random loot. The mess hall is accessible via the docks. A two-story headquarters building can be found in the center of the camp, with some tents to the north. There is a hollowed-out rock to the left of the fast travel point to Cottonwood Cove. The rock will be marked with the phrase "the sun is killing me" and is located in the path between the two crucifixes.

Aurelius of Phoenix commands the location, and 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. Prime legionaries (and later, veteran legionaries) oversee the area near the headquarters. Several patrols, each consisting of a Legion explorer and a Legion mongrel cover all access points.

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 in doing so releases the radioactive contents on the encampment below, killing all inhabitants.

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.
 * Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap - On a shelf inside the women's restroom.

Appearances
Cottonwood Cove appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * Cottonwood Cove is based on the real world location of Cottonwood Cove 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 equivalents.


 * 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.