Cottonwood Campground (ND)

There may be a few nice sites here, but the majority are awful and packed one on top of the other. Very few sites had any kind of view of the Little Missouri River. We took one look at the pull-through site we had reserved, and hightailed it out. It was like an overgrown strip of sidewalk right next to the road. No trees, shrubs for any kind of noise reduction or privacy. See the park, then camp somewhere else.

There may be a few nice sites here, but the majority are awful and packed one on top of the other. Very few sites had any kind of view of the Little Missouri River. We took one look at the pull-through site we had reserved, and hightailed it out. It was like an overgrown strip of sidewalk right next to the road. No trees, shrubs for any kind of noise reduction or privacy. See the park, then camp somewhere else.

There may be a few nice sites here, but the majority are awful and packed one on top of the other. Very few sites had any kind of view of the Little Missouri River. We took one look at the pull-through site we had reserved, and hightailed it out. It was like an overgrown strip of sidewalk right next to the road. No trees, shrubs for any kind of noise reduction or privacy. See the park, then camp somewhere else.

There may be a few nice sites here, but the majority are awful and packed one on top of the other. Very few sites had any kind of view of the Little Missouri River. We took one look at the pull-through site we had reserved, and hightailed it out. It was like an overgrown strip of sidewalk right next to the road. No trees, shrubs for any kind of noise reduction or privacy. See the park, then camp somewhere else.

The campground is in a great location to experience the beautiful setting of the park. We were serenaded by coyotes every night, and wild horses visited daily, along with wild turkeys. The bathrooms were kept super clean (thanks hosts!) and we really enjoyed the stay. Water spigots were also plentiful. That said, the water was VERY chlorinated, so you may want to consider a charcoal filter or Brita type pitcher to help improve the flavor.

We stayed at tent campsite 63. The path that leads to site 63 continues on to site 62 for some reason, which should be changed, as there is already an alternate route to site 62, and the only flat spot in site 63 is right next to that path - so those using site 62 would tend to walk right by our tent. The situation would be better if there was only one path to site 62 and it was better marked.

The only other bummer was that although were were in the tent only part of the park, each night truck/van campers would find unreserved spots and spend their overnights camping in their vehicles. They wouldn't set up a tent, which in a way was a bonus, but they'd do their camping in the parking lot. Not the end of the world, but the noise and exhaust of the truck/van campers in the tent parking area was something I could live without. The tent area parking is very near to most of the tent sites.

All in all it's a great campground!

Spots are tight for big rigs so do your research but this location is absolutely beautiful. Bathrooms are modern and new with hot water and flush toilets but NO Showers.

Book in advance as it fills up quick. We stayed on spot 31 with a 33’ TT and it fit fine.

We were at site 47 in the cottonwood campground. Nice site backing up to the wilderness and river. No fire pits. Nice bathroom but no showers.

The campground is in a great location to experience the beautiful setting of the park. We were serenaded by coyotes every night, and wild horses visited daily, along with wild turkeys. The bathrooms were kept super clean (thanks hosts!) and we really enjoyed the stay. Water spigots were also plentiful. That said, the water was VERY chlorinated, so you may want to consider a charcoal filter or Brita type pitcher to help improve the flavor.

We stayed at tent campsite 63. The path that leads to site 63 continues on to site 62 for some reason, which should be changed, as there is already an alternate route to site 62, and the only flat spot in site 63 is right next to that path - so those using site 62 would tend to walk right by our tent. The situation would be better if there was only one path to site 62 and it was better marked.

The only other bummer was that although were were in the tent only part of the park, each night truck/van campers would find unreserved spots and spend their overnights camping in their vehicles. They wouldn't set up a tent, which in a way was a bonus, but they'd do their camping in the parking lot. Not the end of the world, but the noise and exhaust of the truck/van campers in the tent parking area was something I could live without. The tent area parking is very near to most of the tent sites.

All in all it's a great campground!

Spots are tight for big rigs so do your research but this location is absolutely beautiful. Bathrooms are modern and new with hot water and flush toilets but NO Showers.

Book in advance as it fills up quick. We stayed on spot 31 with a 33’ TT and it fit fine.

We were at site 47 in the cottonwood campground. Nice site backing up to the wilderness and river. No fire pits. Nice bathroom but no showers.