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Theodore Roosevelt National Park › North Dakota
› Billings County
› Cottonwood Campground
› Campsite #33
Campsite #33 at Cottonwood Campground, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
$20
Campsite #33
| 6 people | |
| 45 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | good |
4/24
5/2
Campsite #33 Features: Back-In parking, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (15)
3.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 67% |
| 4 star | | 13% |
| 3 star | | 13% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 7% |
@Katherine16020 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #33
Beautiful, quiet, quaint spot with lots of space. Bugs were plentiful, and the cotton was raining down on us. Nice, clean flush toilets short distance from campsite.
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@AdamP2460050 · Camped on Jun 5, 2025 at Campsite #33
Campground and bathroom were super nice and well maintained.
No Service
@456251DD58F943 · Camped on Jun 6, 2024 at Campsite #33
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.
Excellent
@RandyF18340C72 · Camped on May 26, 2024 at Campsite #33
We stayed in the upper loop of the Cottonwoods Campground at TRNP. Large site with picnic table, very private. Walking distance to bathrooms. The campground is quite lovely with large trees. At dusk and dawn you can go down to the little Missouri River and watch the wild horses and Bison. We are definitely coming back!
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@PieterSF2B382F · Camped on May 18, 2024 at Campsite #33
It is an awesome NP. Has most the sites of a small Yellowstone and animals. The sites are quiet and the campground is great location for base camp to the Northern road into the park as well. Buffalo were in the camp ground and we heard a great horned owl as well. Will revisit again sometime.
Some Coverage
@StephenH630534 · Camped on May 15, 2023 at Campsite #33
We were prepared for no shower house and possible pit toilets, but if you go early season they may not even have non potable spigot water set up. The nearest pit toilet we could find was in the picnic area pretty far from our site. Fire rings are not included, you theoretically could have a fire in the charcoal grill 3 feet off the ground, but not what I expected for a site that allowed campfires. Overall we decided not to stay because of these factors, all of which were not too clear when we made the reservation. It does not restroom water may not be on, but to have no other nearby source of any water, even non potable so we could filter, was just too much for us to want to deal with, wish the information before booking was better. We didn’t bother asking for a refund because the one plus is that the sites are quite inexpensive.
Major Issues
@AimeeP2AA9885E · Camped on Jun 9, 2022 at Campsite #33
love this national park! and a really convenient campground to the park. Checking in w/reservations is so easy. the campsite itself was fine, not super special - smallish. the river is really pretty and we saw wild horses there at sunset. didn't see the buffalo herd in the pictures, but did see buffalo droppings in the meadow there.
@MartyW574 · Camped on Sep 30, 2021 at Campsite #33
Despite squatters being in our site upon arrival, campground mgr found us a better site. Enjoyed our stay immensely.
Good
@DouglasG128 · Camped on Sep 25, 2021 at Campsite #33
Wildlife, including bison and deer abounds even in the camping area. Some tight spots to maneuver with some late night I-94 noise.
Major Issues
@AllanS429 · Camped on Aug 22, 2021 at Campsite #33
Very pretty campsite with plenty of shade. Recycling available( difficult to find anywhere other than a national park and even then not always). Some confusion finding our site due to confusing sign requesting “back-up” sites to go to lower loop when we had an upper loop back-in site. Very clean area, nice bathrooms.
@AllanS30ADBB44 · Camped on Aug 22, 2021 at Campsite #33
Very pretty campsite with plenty of shade. Recycling available( difficult to find anywhere other than a national park and even then not always). Some confusion finding our site due to confusing sign requesting back-up sites to go to lower loop when we had an upper loop back-in site. Very clean area, nice bathrooms.
@KentB814 · Camped on Aug 2, 2021 at Campsite #33
Signage is campground is not good. Rvs should be warned about narrow roads
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@JenniferP95895 · Camped on Aug 16, 2019 at Campsite #33
Great campground! Beautiful, wooded sites. Incredible park. Definitely want to visit again.
Major Issues
@JohnG7676070 · Camped on Jul 25, 2019 at Campsite #33
Great campground!
@NATHANLDF92A63 · Camped on Jul 10, 2019 at Campsite #33
Camp sites were clearly marked and we had no trouble finding the one we had reserved. The nearby hike along the vanishing stream was beautiful and well maintained. All in all we had a great time and would definitely come back!
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