Cottonwood Cove

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

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 is the two story head quarters 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.

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.

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.
 * Kenny Weathers, slave and son to Mrs. Weathers.
 * Mrs. Weathers, slave.
 * Sammy Weathers, slave and daughter to Mrs. Weathers.

Notable loot

 * Recompense of the Fallen, a Lad's Life and Legion patrol notes in the desk in Aurelius of Phoenix's office.
 * Legion Raid Plans in one of the filing cabinets in Cottonwood Cove HQ.
 * Grognak the Barbarian on the nightstand in Aurelius of Phoenix's office.
 * Inside the ladies bathroom there is a bobby pin and Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap on a shelf.
 * Inside the men's bathroom there is a random skill magazine on the floor.
 * There is a hollowed out rock on the paved road that leads into town, marked with the words "The Sun is Killing Me".

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

Appearances
appears 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" is painted on the side of the Cottonwood Cove HQ, a reference to Monty Python's The Life of Brian.

Bugs

 * If you have a barter of 35 you can ask Aurelius of Phoenix "How much for your helmet". He will then tell you to ask Decanus Severus about the dog tag prices. Upon asking Decanus Severus, he will not have an option for it. Also Aurelius of Phoenix will still have the option for speech 35 "How much for your helmet". This glitch allows the player to gain unlimited experience at the loss of not gaining fame from Caesar's legion or gaining the Centurion helmet.
 * In the river flowing from the Hoover Dam, if you follow the river to about cottonwood cove, Deathclaws may spawn in the river. They will walk on "ground" just below the water level. They may also walk on the bottom of the river. Note, they will not attack you, but they will appear hostile. This only has occurred to me, after visiting the Deathclaw "home' containing several suits of armor and weapons. Though Deathclaws may not be able to swim, the game may have spawned them there to compensate for the lack of following in water.

Gallery
Коттонвуд-Коув