Cottonwood Campground
Billings County · ND
Source: National Park Service · imported Aug 15, 2026
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Vehicle & access
2WD vehicle: Yes
Access roads: Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
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The essentials
Key campground facts
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Price
$20/night
Type
Campground
Camping status
Official campsite
Land manager
National Park Service
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No conditions or restrictions are recorded for this location yet. Check the managing agency before you go.
Can you camp here?
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Getting there
Access and vehicle suitability
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RV and trailer guidance
Maximum vehicle length among pull-through sites varies. Many sites are quite larger (over 50 feet). Back-in sites accommodate vehicles between 20 to 40 feet in length. Most of the RV and trailer sites are fairly level, which can be navigated by wheelchair users.
Source: National Park Service
Official access warning
Each camp site has a picnic table, raised grill for campfires and for cooking with wood or charcoal, and a cleared, flat area for a tent. Cottonwood Campground does not have a dump station. Commercial dump stations in Medora charge fees for use.
Source: National Park Service
Will my vehicle fit?
2WD vehicle
Yes
Source: National Park Service
Roads and route
Access roads
Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
Source: National Park Service
Road surface
Paved
Source: National Park Service
Accessibility
Campground classification
Developed Campground
Source: National Park Service
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Where it is
Location
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State
ND
County
Billings County
Elevation
2,255 ft
Coordinates
46.94993, -103.53127
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Amenities
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Setting & surroundings
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Weather
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Staying reachable
Connectivity
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Agency fire orders
Fire conditions
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Nearby services
Fuel, water, dump, supplies and more
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Solar
Off-grid power
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Is this place right for you?
Experience & practicality
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Experience
Published recreation and setting.
—/ 10
Not enough data. Only 0 relevant facts have been published for this record, so no score is shown rather than an invented one.
Practicality
Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.
8.6/ 10
86% of the 11 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (100% of the 16-weight target). Partial data coverage · 16 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Camping is published as allowed
- 2WD passable
- Paved or gravel access road
- Restroom
- Drinking water
- Cost is published
- $25 or less per night
- Trash service
Published as not available
- Dump station
- Shower
- Laundry
Partially supported: only one of the two dimensions has enough published evidence, so this record is not presented or ranked as the equal of a fully documented one.
Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.
Overview
Why this place?
- Campground managed by National Park Service.
- Camping status: Official campsite.
- Located in Billings County, ND at 2,255 ft.
- Nightly price: $20.
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Data & trust
Source confidence
High
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Source
National Park Service
Last source update
Aug 15, 2026
Source record
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