For people visiting the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Cottonwood Campground is a great place to stay. Located five miles (5 mi) from the entrance to the South Unit of the park, the campground is open year-round. To make a reservation for the group site please visit this the Cottonwood Group Site (ND ) page.
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🚐027, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 56 × 11 ft · Gravel
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🚐009, Loop: North Loop
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🚐010, Loop: North Loop
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🚐023, Loop: North Loop
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🚐024, Loop: North Loop
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🚐026, Loop: North Loop
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🚐027, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 85 × 13 ft · Gravel
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🚐028, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 40 × 20 ft · Gravel
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🚐029, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 114 × 16 ft · Gravel
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🚐030, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 40 × 20 ft · Gravel
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🚐031, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 125 × 14 ft · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 40 × 20 ft · Gravel
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🚐033, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 41 × 21 ft · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 40 × 20 ft · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 160 × 16 ft · Gravel
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🚐038, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 40 × 20 ft · Gravel
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🚐039, Loop: North Loop
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Pet Friendly · 65 × 14 ft · Gravel
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🚐043, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 57 × 20 ft · Paved
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🚐045, Loop: South Loop
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🚐046, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐047, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐048, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐049, Loop: South Loop
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🚐050, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐051, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 26 × 36 ft · Gravel
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🚐052, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐053, Loop: South Loop
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🚐054, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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⛺055, Loop: South Loop
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⛺056, Loop: South Loop
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⛺057, Loop: South Loop
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⛺058, Loop: South Loop
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⛺062, Loop: South Loop
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⛺064, Loop: South Loop
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⛺066, Loop: South Loop
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🚐067, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 31 × 31 ft · Gravel
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🚐068, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐069, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 28 ft wide · Gravel
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🚐070, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐071, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 36 × 36 ft · Gravel
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🚐072, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐073, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 37 × 17.5 ft · Gravel
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🚐074, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 32 × 21 ft · Gravel
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🚐075, Loop: South Loop
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Pet Friendly · 30 × 40 ft · Gravel
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Cottonwood Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful experience with spacious, well-maintained sites and clean facilities. Many visitors enjoyed the close encounters with bison and the serene natural surroundings, making it a great spot for wildlife enthusiasts. While some noted issues with insects and site leveling, the overall atmosphere and friendly camp hosts contributed to a memorable stay.
We stayed five nights in the Cottonwood Campground. Great camp site along the Little Missouri and so much to do! We hiked the Jones Creek Trail with our 35 year old son and two grandkids ages 12 and 8. Beautiful badlands landscape with bison and feral horse sitings. Went to Medora for dinner and The Medora Musical and had a lot of fun. There’s the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, which is a beautiful building with lots of great interactive displays that kept the kids busy for hours. Really loved this park!
We had room for three 1-3 person tents as well as an 8 person tent. The ground was pretty flat with mostly dry dirt and small rocks. It didn’t affect the comfortability much at all though. We drove a short bus, roughly the size of your average RV and had more than enough space to park. Bathroom and water access were comfortably close, and the site came with a table and grill. There were almost no bugs nearby in late July. It’s a pretty dry site, no swimming opportunities in the river or any surrounding water, however there’s swimming in Medora just outside the park and the drive into the park is beautiful. Saw several bison and a herd of wild horses on the way in. Highly recommend the campground and site.
It was fun to wake up in the morning and find a lone bison feeding <50 yards away. Our campsite, away from the river, had very little shade, but it mattered little as we spent the day exploring the park.
Of all the sites in our loop ours was probably the one that needed the most leveling. On the positive side, the sites were well spaced out and the clean restrooms were within easy walking distance. For entertainment all you need is patience because on several occasions we had bison wandering through our loop and in one case through our campsite.
Cottonwood is a great campsite. The sites are all fairly private, with a great amount of space. The restrooms were very clean and nice and accessible. There aren’t a lot of amenities, but we knew that and it was very peaceful and comfortable. We loved our stay there.
Parking was a little challenging with my 16 ft travel trailer. Host was great to chat with upon arrival. No dump sight but fresh water available. Quiet area with lots of wildlife. Hiking close to campground.
The South Unit entrance is in Medora, ND. Medora is accessible via Interstate 94 Exits 24 and 27 in North Dakota. Please note exit 27 is a westbound exit only.
Medora is 133 mi (133 mi) west of Bismarck, ND and 27 mi (26.7 mi) east of the Montana...
The South Unit entrance is in Medora, ND. Medora is accessible via Interstate 94 Exits 24 and 27 in North Dakota. Please note exit 27 is a westbound exit only.
Medora is 133 mi (133 mi) west of Bismarck, ND and 27 mi (26.7 mi) east of the Montana state line.
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