a large part of cotton tree is used for camping and is now known as the cotton tree caravan park. today camping still takes place on 8.7ha of the total 90-110ha. the land size changes significantly based on the sand movement and development of river mouth. cotton tree includes 2 caravan parks which maybe heritage listed. also includes 2 rugby union fields, 6 tennis courts, 3 bowling greens, 50m swimming pool, 2x0.5 basketball courts, 2 ping pong tables and 2 waterfront parks, 1 on the river, 1 on the beach. surf breaks include pipes/seabreeze, poofters dunnies/abdul's, carpark, pinnies, the mouth and north shore. (pipes was named after the location of the old sewer effluent pipe, poofters after a derelict toilet block, abdul's after death of local surfer ryan abdy)