What is the maximum RV length at Cottonwood Campground (Nd)?

Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (26 of 29 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)

Does Cottonwood Campground (Nd) have RV hookups?

58 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Cottonwood Campground (Nd)?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

Camping at Cottonwood Campground (Nd) near Medora

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
038 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
014 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
024 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
002 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
004 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
012 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
010 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
016 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
032 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$10
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Site

Fr
13

Sa
14

Price

038

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

014

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

024

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

002

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

004

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

012

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

010

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

016

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

032

standard nonelectric

✓

$10

036

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights17 sites open for every night

Rough Rider State Park

4 mi from Cottonwood Campground (Nd) (straight-line)

Sites from $30/night

$60 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

Rates & availability from North Dakota Parks and Recreation · you book on their site

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Boots Campground

4.2 mi from Cottonwood Campground (Nd) (straight-line)

Sites from $45/night

$90 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

The Crossings Campground

16.1 mi from Cottonwood Campground (Nd) (straight-line)

Sites from $38/night

$76 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site

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Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 58 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 70 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Crosswinds Volante

Fifth wheel · 27 ft · sleeps 8 · 89 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2023 Grand Design Momentum

Toy hauler · 44 ft · sleeps 6 · 137 mi from campground

$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Make Black Hills Family Memories

Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 198 mi from campground

$160/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Off-peak Oct 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $10–$60, Tent $10 per night

Off-peak Jan 1–Apr 30: RV & Tent $10–$60, Tent $10 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

Month	Open	Booked	Closed
Nov 2026	52%	1%	47%
Dec 2026	53%	0%	47%
Jan 2027	53%	0%	47%
Feb 2027	53%	0%	47%
Mar 2027	53%	0%	47%
Apr 2027	52%	0%	47%
May 2027	51%	2%	47%

Month

Open

Booked

Closed

Nov 2026

52%

47%

Dec 2026

53%

47%

Jan 2027

53%

47%

Feb 2027

53%

47%

Mar 2027

53%

47%

Apr 2027

52%

47%

May 2027

51%

47%

Seasonal loop closures in this window: South Loop (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027).

How far ahead to book Cottonwood Campground (Nd)

For July weekends, book about 178 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 145 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

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Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
May	68 days ahead	122 days ahead	67 days ahead	118 days ahead
June	121 days ahead	165 days ahead	110 days ahead	159 days ahead
July	145 days ahead	178 days ahead	126 days ahead	173 days ahead
August	131 days ahead	177 days ahead	106 days ahead	171 days ahead
September	75 days ahead	150 days ahead	75 days ahead	163 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (26,276 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Camping at Cottonwood Campground (Nd) near Medora

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