Eating & Sleeping

Is it safe to travel to campgrounds/go camping?

CDC recommends you stay home as much as possible and avoid close contact, especially if you are at higher risk of severe illness. Going camping at a time when much of the United States is experiencing community spread of COVID-19 can pose a risk to you if you come in close contact with others or share public facilities at campsites or along the trails. This is because it is possible for someone to have COVID-19 and spread it to others, even if they have no symptoms. Exposure may be especially unsafe if you are at higher risk for severe complications from COVID-19 and are planning to be in remote areas, far away from medical care.

South Unit

Camping in the park is found at Cottonwood Campground. For camping with horses, see Roundup Group Horse Campground.

North Unit

Camping in the park is found at Juniper Campground.

 

Nearby Camping, Lodging, and Dining
COVID-19 may change the below information.

Lodging and dining are not available inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park but restaurants, hotels, motels, and other lodging accommodations can be found in nearby communities.

South Unit
Medora, ND, located right at the South Unit's entrance, has campgrounds, lodging, dining, gas, and very limited groceries. Services are more limited in winter.
Belfield, ND (15 miles east) has gas and limited groceries, lodging, and dining.
Beach, ND (25 miles west) has a small grocery store, gas, and limited lodging and dining.
Dickinson, ND (35 miles east) is the largest nearby city with many restaurants, lodging options, grocery stores, and a hospital and walk-in clinic.

North Unit
Watford City, ND, is the North Unit's nearest community, about 15 miles north of the North Unit's entrance on Highway 85. Watford City has lodging, dining, gas, groceries, and healthcare services.
There is a travel center (gas, food, very limited groceries) at the junction of Highway 85 and ND 200, about 20 miles south of the North Unit's entrance.

 

Last updated: November 19, 2020

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Medora, ND 58645

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