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Camping near

Medora, North Dakota

4 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Medora in Billings County: 3 Park Service, 1 Forest Service.

4
federal places to camp
3 Park Service, 1 Forest Service
2.7 mi
to the nearest one
Cottonwood Campground
2,593 ft
at the highest of them
Buffalo Gap Campground. The lowest, Cottonwood Campground, sits at 2,254 ft
108
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 68 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Base map
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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Medora, nearest first

4 places

  1. Cottonwood Campground Park Service · Theodore Roosevelt National Park · Billings County 2.7 miaway 2,254 ftelevation 70sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cottonwood Group Site group campground Park Service · Theodore Roosevelt National Park · Billings County 2.9 miaway 2,252 ftelevation 1site 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Roundup Group Horse Camp group campground Park Service · Theodore Roosevelt National Park · Billings County 6.7 miaway 2,366 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Buffalo Gap Campground Forest Service · Dakota Prairie National Grasslands · Golden Valley County 7.6 miaway 2,593 ftelevation 36sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov