Campsite #29 at Cottonwood Campground, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

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Campsite #29

17 reviews

	6 people
45 ft	Pull-Through
2	fair

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Campsite #29 Features: Pull-Through parking, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (17)

5.0 out of 5

5 star		71%
4 star		18%
3 star		0%
2 star		6%
1 star		6%

@NancyD82C02E16 · Camped on Sep 4, 2025 at Campsite #29

I would definitely stay here again. The campground was full but our site felt private.

@MorganC08CD9BF · Camped on Jul 5, 2025 at Campsite #29

This campground was perfect! We were woken up around 5am to a bison loudly munching on some grass outside our tent which was incredible. The amenities were clean and easy to access. Highly recommend this spot!

@KathleenH93864 · Camped on May 11, 2024 at Campsite #29

Cottonwood Campground has got to be the best National Park campground I have been to in a long time! The sites were nice, plus the wildlife coming and going thru was amazing. The morning Turkey alarm gobble was fun. Take the time to drive up to the North unit, I'm glad I did, there was so much more to see geologically. TRNP is a true hidden gem that is passed by. Glad I decided to make it part of my Spring trip! Only one "problem" during my stay was someone that obviously didn't know what time zone they were in and stared the generator and hour early. I got a good laugh!

@CurtisO2FA4B96 · Camped on Jul 24, 2023 at Campsite #29

It was so incredibly hot and buggy when we visited at the end of July that we left our site early. Having no electricity and it being extremely hot in the camper through the night, we headed out. But! We loved walking to the river to enjoy the beautiful badlands. If the weather was cooler we would stay here again.

@JenniferC92685 · Camped on Jun 17, 2023 at Campsite #29

We loved our stay. Our girls wanted to be part of the junior ranger program so the amazing camp host, former ranger, came and helped them through their field journal and then led them through the oath and pinning ceremony. The girls were and still are so proud. The wildlife is amazing, seeing wild horses, bison and prairie dogs. We highly recommend!!!

@MaraCE73270B55 · Camped on Aug 18, 2022 at Campsite #29

Wonderful and accommodating camp hosts. Amazing sites. Beautiful park . My absolute favorite place...can't wait to return!

@MarissaR581474 · Camped on Jul 23, 2022 at Campsite #29

Very pretty campground, but lots of bugs! When at site 29 we were quite far from the restrooms. The campground map on the park website has a bathroom in the upper half of the north loop, but that is under construction and not yet accessible. If proximity to restrooms is important to you, choose a site in the lower half of the north loop.

@SamuelS9419161 · Camped on Jul 17, 2022 at Campsite #29

We visited when the temperatures were 98 to 100 so the limited generator hours didn't cool our rig down before the cut off time. We really enjoyed driving and seeing the beautiful scenery in both the south and north units. Be aware for site 29 even though it's a pull through the branches on both sides limit where you can park to open your slides. We parked near the end of the site so we could open ours. The notes say the picnic table is on the right and grill on the left. The picnic table was beside the grill on the left. The right side is where the next site puts their tent. Be sure to fill your fresh tank at the entrance to the campground next to the dumpsters. The dump station at the Medora Campground was easy to get to and use.

@AnneMariED174D · Camped on May 26, 2022 at Campsite #29

Love this campground!

@DouglasM892285 · Camped on May 17, 2022 at Campsite #29

Absolutely disgusting. We had made our reservation for Cottonwood two months earlier, but were not informed that the restrooms were being renovated. Under normal circumstances, that wouldn't have been a big problem, but management of this park made no effort to satisfy the needs of a full campground. There was only one small pit toilet to service the entire campground and it was horribly overfilled. Regular servicing would have been nice, as would some temporary port-a-potties. But no, that simple idea seems to have been too much to ask. Surely by now the new restrooms will be complete, so we are hopeful that arriving guests will have a better experience. Somebody should have been held accountable.

@AlexisM9701354 · Camped on Sep 26, 2021 at Campsite #29

absolutely beautiful. we had bison show up at our site a couple times. staff was very friendly. 10/10 would go back.

@JonH8691770 · Camped on Jul 20, 2021 at Campsite #29

Clean bathrooms clean campsites.Drive the loop and hiking was awesome

@JonH881 · Camped on Jul 20, 2021 at Campsite #29

Clean bathrooms clean campsites.
Drive the loop and hiking was awesome

@KarenT563 · Camped on Sep 23, 2019 at Campsite #29

This was a wonderful campground to stay at, clean, well kept, and there was a resident buffalo wondering thru the campground! We kept our distance and took lots of photographs. Hope to go back sometime.

@KarenT7749653 · Camped on Sep 23, 2019 at Campsite #29

@LENNELLW97160C · Camped on Sep 8, 2019 at Campsite #29

Quiet & relaxing

@LisaH3162185 · Camped on Aug 2, 2019 at Campsite #29

We really enjoyed Cottonwood campground. We got VERY lucky and got to experience the buffalo herd coming THROUGH the campground and into our sites. It was amazing to see them up close and personal while safely observing from our camper. The campsites seem to vary in size, but we were happy with ours. The camp host was very kind and welcoming. The bathrooms were clean and had running water. No pit toilets ;)

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Campsite #29 at Cottonwood Campground, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

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