Wonderful park setting next to the Little Missouri River (not much water right now). Bison walking through our campsite at wake-up time (we kept our distance when out of the camper). Facilities were well maintained and clean. It is off season and with senior pass it cost us $2.50 for the night. Wish we could say that every night. Recommend! We camped here in a Truck Camper.
This national park easily falls into the "DO NOT MISS" category. The scenery and wildlife are as close to what must have been 100 years ago as you can get. The campground has 2 loops, back-in and pull-through. The back-in loops all seemed too small for our 23 ft trailer, so most rigs will need one of the 37 pull-throughs. All of these are very private, many are mindbogglingly long. No hook-ups, but potable water spigots are conveniently placed between sites. Our tour of the scenic loop was interrupted by group of bison that just didn't want to move off the road, so we ate lunch in the truck and stared at each other for a while. Great scenery, hiking and ranger programs. If you go after Labor Day, the nearby town of Medora is starting to shut down a bit, so provision before you come. Worth every minute it takes to get here! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This park was great! We drove around the park in the morning looking for open sites, as they are all first come first serve, and found several nice sites available. The sites were very private; you couldn't see your neighbors while sitting by the grill/firepit area. The other really nice thing about this park is that you can run your generator from 8am-8pm. This was really nice, as you were able to use the power if needed during the day, but it was extremely quiet during the night. Since you were already in the park, it was easy access to get to the scenic route, which allowed us to drive during the best parts of the day and see a lot of wildlife. We would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is just a great Nat'l Park. $10 to enter park and $5 a night (senior) lifts my heart. We had a 30' motorhome and had no problem finding a nice pull through site that was plenty spacious, private, and with a spectacular view. Walking the dog was an absolute pleasure. No water, electric or sewer, but the whole ambiance of the park more than makes up for it. Besides, that's the way Theodore Roosevelt saw it. It was so great to get away from the typical RV parks and really enjoy the outdoors and natural splendor of North Dakota. Can't wait to go back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Come self contained: no services. You can fill up water directly across from camp host site as you come in on the left. Nightly wildlife shows as the bison and wild horse's come through the campground to the river. Great scenic drive in the cg. Would come back again! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Sites are large and shaded and many have beautiful views of the park. Wildlife frequent the campground, including bison and wild horses. Bathrooms were kept fairly clean. Nice place to stay for a night or two in a beautiful area. We camped here in a Truck Camper.
Price quoted is GA, summer. Winter is $5 for everyone, $2.50 GA. Verizon voice and data poor, but usable. Fresh water in park, but no dump station.l Dump in town (private park) is $5. Campground is 5 miles past park entrance. Level, very long pull through sites. Recycling. Lots of Bison & prairie dogs and a few wild horses and deer. Very worthwhile place to stay if you are in the area. No air TV. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a nice, quiet campground with private, roomy sites with a beautiful view of canyon. All sites are wooded. There are no amenities, but that's what we like as we are self-contained. Winter rate was in effect ( $5 instead of $10 ), plus we have the senior pass so it was only $2.50!!! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Rate of $2.50 reflects Golden Age discount. Nice peaceful campground about 5 miles out of town. The bison were in the campground and totally ignored all of the campers. Saw lots of beautiful country on the loop. Drinking water when you enter the park. Otherwise boon-docking. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We camped at Cottowwood Campground in the South Unit. Campsites were large and well spaced but few were Big Rig friendly, as pull throughs were narrow and not very level. No fire rings - only elevated charcoal grates. The 36 mile drive was a beautiful, scenic experience. Loved the wild life. Bison frequently grazed their way through our campsite. Dry camping with flush toilets centrally located in the campground. Price was with Golden Age Pass. We would return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
June 21st was FREE. Rustic, semi-level gravel drive through sites, plenty of trees but landscape could use a little TLC. Many mosquitos. Host was kind and helpful. Friendly staff. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Cottonwood Campground in the South Unit. Nice place, but not really big rig friendly. We camped in a 35' Fifth Wheel, and there were only a few sites that could have accommodated it. We found a nice one (#35), but it was on a weekday real early in the season. The park is really designed for smaller units or tents. Purely dry camping, but sites are fairly level gravel and well spaced. Lots of trees, great scenery, and several wild horses wandered through camp one evening. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I like this park for dry camping. The price is right and I'll pay the extra five dollars to get to travel at my age. To bad there is not a dump station, but I'm not complaining. The spots can handle big rigs and generator time is not a problem. I'll be back if in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Golden Age rate. Only two drawbacks here are the generator hours, 8-8. Waiting until 8 am can put a late start on your day. No dump station, but there is a free one down behind an old gas station in front of the Medora Campground. Water hookups are not threaded, but the one on the left when you first come in has a removable nozzle so you can use a hose there. The picnic area is a loop if you need to turn around to get back into the campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a great place to dry camp. It's a little busier that the campground in the North Unit and has a little more noise and traffic. Many of the sites were suitable for our 40 foot coach. We had a nice site with trees and a view of the hills in the distance. We parked on the other site of the loop from the restrooms. The only trails cutting through the center to the restrooms were in the sites on the inside of the loop, so these trails weren't useable when someone had the site. The campground gets fairly full most days and sees a lot of 1 nighters. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice campground, but no amenities. It was busy when we were here, but we were fortunate enough to find a campsite big enough for our 30' fifth wheel. Lots to do in Roosevelt NP and in Medora. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
As in most national parks, TR is dry camping. They do have a handy potable water spigot as you enter the campground. There is no dump station. The sites are in a wooded area (cottonwood trees) and there are several that would take the largest motorhomes. Most would accept our 30' trailer. The evening Ranger program was excellent. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a very good National Park campground with some of the longest pull through sites ever seen...and in the trees! Be sure to get there mid-day and pick your site. The hosts are very helpful. I was surprised to get Verizon cell service here. Do the loop road; it is okay for motorhomes. Stay a few days or longer. It is quiet and peaceful. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The off season price was a wonderful surprise, and the camp was very nice. We were alone in the camp much of the time. There were no hookups, and the restrooms were closed. Water and dump station were also closed for the season. Still, who can complain at $5 a night? We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We enjoyed this park very much. However, it is a hassle to get water and dump. The water faucets in the campground (Cottonwood at South Unit) are not threaded so you can't get water there. We got water twice at the Medora Campground. The first time, the young man at the front desk let us have it for free. The second time the man at the desk first wanted $10, then came down to $5. There is a dump station right along the main road before you drive under the Medora Campground sign, so we used it without asking, presuming it is for public use. We saw a wild horse in the campground, and evidence of buffalos. Very nice campground hosts, accommodating to our request to stay beyond the regular checkout time of noon. Price paid reflects Golden Age Passport discount of 50%. Would definitely go back, but better prepared. This place is not for the biggest rigs although there were a few smaller 5th wheel rigs there. We camped here in a Motorhome.