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Number of accommodations: 70
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (2203)
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful setting, with ample wildlife sightings, including bison and wild horses. The facilities are generally clean, with friendly staff and a convenient location for exploring Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Some reviews mention layout issues and occasional maintenance concerns, but overall, visitors highly recommend this campground for its scenic views and enjoyable atmosphere.
What Guests Are Saying
Cottonwood Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful setting, with ample wildlife sightings, including bison and wild horses. The facilities are generally clean, with friendly staff and a convenient location for exploring Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Some reviews mention layout issues and occasional maintenance concerns, but overall, visitors highly recommend this campground for its scenic views and enjoyable atmosphere.
Review Summary
Ann H
VerifiedJuly 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: South Loop
Quiet, peaceful campground. Foliage gives sites a good amount of privacy. Clean bathrooms. Although they weren’t around when I stayed, there was plenty of evidence that buffalo wander through frequently! My site (49) was just steps from the Little Missouri River and had beautiful views of the wild, open country.
Molly N
VerifiedJuly 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: South Loop
The evening Interpretive program was very good. I was surprised at how nice the bathrooms were!
Cheryl M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: North Loop
Loved the location sites nice. Wish there were fire pits at all sites wonderful park
July 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: North Loop
I really enjoyed our visit to Theodore Roosevelt NP and specifically found the camping experience to be even more pleasant than expected. We just had a simple tent and were at site 33 of the North loop. The site was well-shaded and pretty. There was a sense of privacy even though other campers were nearby. The restroom facilities were clean and reasonably convenient.
It's a lot of fun observing the prairie dogs in the park. My son and I were greatly entertained taking the hike through the prairie dog colony on the way to the Old East Entrance (at times the trail is within ten feet of the critters who often poked out of their holes to see what was going on), and we also found a shady spot just off the road near the visitor center to set up a couple of chairs and just sit and watch them for about an hour. There were dozens and perhaps one hundred or more visible from there.
Medora is a short drive from the campground and we enjoyed eating and playing some pickleball there in the evening.
The Visitor Center had some interesting history displays including an unusual rifle/shotgun combination Teddy Roosevelt had used, something I had no idea existed.
Overall it's a nice park to visit, I highly recommend. The weather in early June was just about perfect.
Cheryl M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: North Loop
Loved the location sites nice. Wish there were fire pits at all sites wonderful park
July 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: North Loop
I really enjoyed our visit to Theodore Roosevelt NP and specifically found the camping experience to be even more pleasant than expected. We just had a simple tent and were at site 33 of the North loop. The site was well-shaded and pretty. There was a sense of privacy even though other campers were nearby. The restroom facilities were clean and reasonably convenient.
It's a lot of fun observing the prairie dogs in the park. My son and I were greatly entertained taking the hike through the prairie dog colony on the way to the Old East Entrance (at times the trail is within ten feet of the critters who often poked out of their holes to see what was going on), and we also found a shady spot just off the road near the visitor center to set up a couple of chairs and just sit and watch them for about an hour. There were dozens and perhaps one hundred or more visible from there.
Medora is a short drive from the campground and we enjoyed eating and playing some pickleball there in the evening.
The Visitor Center had some interesting history displays including an unusual rifle/shotgun combination Teddy Roosevelt had used, something I had no idea existed.
Overall it's a nice park to visit, I highly recommend. The weather in early June was just about perfect.
Cheryl M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: North Loop
Loved the location sites nice. Wish there were fire pits at all sites wonderful park
July 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: North Loop
I really enjoyed our visit to Theodore Roosevelt NP and specifically found the camping experience to be even more pleasant than expected. We just had a simple tent and were at site 33 of the North loop. The site was well-shaded and pretty. There was a sense of privacy even though other campers were nearby. The restroom facilities were clean and reasonably convenient.
It's a lot of fun observing the prairie dogs in the park. My son and I were greatly entertained taking the hike through the prairie dog colony on the way to the Old East Entrance (at times the trail is within ten feet of the critters who often poked out of their holes to see what was going on), and we also found a shady spot just off the road near the visitor center to set up a couple of chairs and just sit and watch them for about an hour. There were dozens and perhaps one hundred or more visible from there.
Medora is a short drive from the campground and we enjoyed eating and playing some pickleball there in the evening.
The Visitor Center had some interesting history displays including an unusual rifle/shotgun combination Teddy Roosevelt had used, something I had no idea existed.
Overall it's a nice park to visit, I highly recommend. The weather in early June was just about perfect.
Cheryl M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: North Loop
Loved the location sites nice. Wish there were fire pits at all sites wonderful park
July 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: North Loop
I really enjoyed our visit to Theodore Roosevelt NP and specifically found the camping experience to be even more pleasant than expected. We just had a simple tent and were at site 33 of the North loop. The site was well-shaded and pretty. There was a sense of privacy even though other campers were nearby. The restroom facilities were clean and reasonably convenient.
It's a lot of fun observing the prairie dogs in the park. My son and I were greatly entertained taking the hike through the prairie dog colony on the way to the Old East Entrance (at times the trail is within ten feet of the critters who often poked out of their holes to see what was going on), and we also found a shady spot just off the road near the visitor center to set up a couple of chairs and just sit and watch them for about an hour. There were dozens and perhaps one hundred or more visible from there.
Medora is a short drive from the campground and we enjoyed eating and playing some pickleball there in the evening.
The Visitor Center had some interesting history displays including an unusual rifle/shotgun combination Teddy Roosevelt had used, something I had no idea existed.
Overall it's a nice park to visit, I highly recommend. The weather in early June was just about perfect.
Location Cottonwood Campground (ND)
Address:
315 2 Nd Ave
Medora, ND, 58645
United States
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 miles (214 km) west of Bismarck, ND and 27 miles (43 km) east of the Montana state line.
Cottonwood Campground is accessible via Interstate 94, with exits 24 and 27 located in Medora, ND.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.95 / -103.532
Elevation: 690 feet
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Last updated: July 11, 2026