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Wednesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 39 of 141 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Wednesday (27.7%), with Thursday (29) and Tuesday (22) next in line.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 11:00 and 12:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 37 of 141 detected openings (26.2%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Mountain Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 4–23 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 029 | 9 | 6.4% |
| 049 | 8 | 5.7% |
| 005 | 8 | 5.7% |
| 007 | 8 | 5.7% |
| 017 | 6 | 4.3% |
Site 029 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 9. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 12,810 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 11,580 open for online reservation · 1,230 reserved.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 6,639 fall on weekdays and 4,941 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
December holds the most room. 2,170 of 2,170 site-nights are still open there.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 70 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 70 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 70 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 70 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 70 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 70 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 70 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 70 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 70 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 70 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 060 | 174 |
| 062 | 174 |
| 004 | 173 |
| 061 | 173 |
| 063 | 173 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
The next bookable night is Sep 19; the first open weekend starts Sep 19. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 124 2-night, 108 3-night, 85 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 19 at site 057.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 255 ft. 64 sites take 25 ft, 46 sites take 35 ft, 28 sites take 40 ft.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 | 25 ft | None | 174 | 174 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +162 more |
| 062 | 25 ft | None | 174 | 173 nights | Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +162 more |
| 004 | 38 ft | None | 173 | 172 nights | Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +161 more |
| 061 | 8 ft | None | 173 | 153 nights | Sep 21, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +161 more |
| 063 | 10 ft | None | 173 | 173 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +161 more |
| 012 | 40 ft | None | 172 | 171 nights | Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +160 more |
| 065 | 9 ft | None | 172 | 169 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +160 more |
| 066 | 25 ft | None | 172 | 172 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +160 more |
| 072 | 255 ft | None | 172 | 160 nights | Sep 19, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +160 more |
| 075 | 25 ft | None | 172 | 171 nights | Sep 25, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +160 more |
| 014 | 38 ft | None | 171 | 171 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +159 more |
| 048 | 255 ft | None | 171 | 165 nights | Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +159 more |
| 055 | 8 ft | None | 171 | 157 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +159 more |
| 064 | 25 ft | None | 171 | 171 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +159 more |
| 070 | 25 ft | None | 171 | 168 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +159 more |
| 076 | 38 ft | None | 171 | 170 nights | Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +159 more |
| 019 | 70 ft | None | 170 | 170 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 029 | 46 ft | None | 170 | 170 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 056 | 25 ft | None | 170 | 165 nights | Sep 23, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 068 | 25 ft | None | 170 | 167 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 069 | 25 ft | None | 170 | 169 nights | Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 074 | 255 ft | None | 170 | 170 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 001 | 38 ft | None | 169 | 164 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 031 | 77 ft | None | 169 | 165 nights | Sep 25, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 036 | 38 ft | None | 169 | 169 nights | Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 038 | 38 ft | None | 169 | 169 nights | Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 046 | 255 ft | None | 169 | 167 nights | Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 073 | 25 ft | None | 169 | 161 nights | Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 016 | 38 ft | None | 168 | 164 nights | Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +156 more |
| 024 | 38 ft | None | 168 | 159 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +156 more |
| 026 | 38 ft | None | 168 | 168 nights | Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +156 more |
| 039 | 65 ft | None | 168 | 167 nights | Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +156 more |
| 057 | 10 ft | None | 168 | 153 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13 +156 more |
| 010 | 41 ft | None | 167 | 167 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +155 more |
| 018 | 68 ft | None | 167 | 153 nights | Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +155 more |
| 027 | 60 ft | None | 167 | 159 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +155 more |
| 059 | 10 ft | None | 167 | 158 nights | Sep 21, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +155 more |
| 002 | 38 ft | None | 166 | 160 nights | Sep 25, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +154 more |
| 050 | 255 ft | None | 166 | 158 nights | Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +154 more |
| 058 | 25 ft | None | 166 | 160 nights | Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +154 more |
| 067 | 25 ft | None | 166 | 159 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +154 more |
| 003 | 40 ft | None | 165 | 160 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +153 more |
| 006 | 38 ft | None | 165 | 161 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +153 more |
| 008 | 40 ft | None | 165 | 162 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +153 more |
| 028 | 38 ft | None | 165 | 163 nights | Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +153 more |
| 030 | 38 ft | None | 164 | 163 nights | Sep 30, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +152 more |
| 045 | 255 ft | None | 164 | 161 nights | Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +152 more |
| 005 | 45 ft | None | 163 | 159 nights | Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 015 | 35 ft | None | 163 | 160 nights | Oct 2, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 022 | 38 ft | None | 163 | 163 nights | Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 032 | 38 ft | None | 163 | 158 nights | Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 034 | 38 ft | None | 163 | 157 nights | Sep 29, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 071 | 25 ft | None | 163 | 160 nights | Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 011 | 25 ft | None | 162 | 146 nights | Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +150 more |
| 043 | 55 ft | None | 162 | 158 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +150 more |
| 013 | 35 ft | None | 161 | 154 nights | Sep 27, Oct 5, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +149 more |
| 033 | 45 ft | None | 161 | 156 nights | Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +149 more |
| 035 | 93 ft | None | 161 | 154 nights | Oct 5, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +149 more |
| 020 | 44 ft | None | 159 | 155 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23 +147 more |
| 054 | 255 ft | None | 159 | 153 nights | Oct 2, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23 +147 more |
For people visiting the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Cottonwood Campground is a great place to stay. Located five miles (8 km) from the entrance to the South Unit of the park, the campground is open year-round. To make a reservation for the group site please visit this the Cottonwood Group Site (ND ) page.
Hikers can access the estimated 70 miles (21 km) of trails within a short distance of the campground. Visit the Hiking and Trail Information page on the park website or stop at a Visitor Center for more details. Located immediately adjacent to the Little Missouri River and filled with Cottonwood trees bird watching in the campground can be a rewarding experience. Watch for Bison that can be seen traveling through the campground on their way to a stop at the river. Just a few miles from the campground is the Peaceful Valley Ranch. A former ranch from Theodore Roosevelt's time, the location also serves as one of the best sites in the park for outstanding night sky viewing.
Toilets, drinking water and picnic tables are provided at this facility. The site can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Sites can accommodate up to six people and two vehicles. There are no hookups or a dump station. A water fill station is available for campers (through October 1 each year). All wheeled vehicles and trailers must remain on roadways or pads. The Group Site (site #25) can accomodate 7-20 people and reservations are available the first business day of March for the upcoming summer season. Go to the Cottonwood Group Site (ND) to make reservations for the group site.
The Little Missouri River is the central, unifying feature of this wild and broken land where, as a young man, Theodore Roosevelt ranched and hunted in the 1880s. The park is part of both the Northern Great Plains and the West, blending a rich natural beauty with diverse human history. The rugged topography, with its flora and fauna, also provides an opportunity to discover the badlands environment as Roosevelt once did. It is a place to experience a land and way of life that helped shape Theodore Roosevelt's attitudes and philosophy regarding conservation. Cottonwood trees surrounding the campsite turn golden in the fall. Although the campground is moderately forested, most of the campsites are in partial to full sun but visitors can cool off in the cold river when temperatures peak during summer.
The town of Medora has shopping, restaurants, amenities and the Medora Musical is located approximately five miles (8 km) to the south. The Little Missouri National Grassland is the largest National Grassland in the nation at 1.03 million acres (416,826 ha). It is located in western North Dakota and is managed by the Medora Ranger District in Dickinson, ND and the McKenzie Ranger District in Watford City, ND. The National Grassland provides additional recreation opportunities in the area.
The South Unit entrance is in Medora, ND. Medora is accessible via Interstate 94 Exits 24 and 27 in North Dakota. Please note exit 27 is a westbound exit only. Medora is 133 miles (214 km) west of Bismarck, ND and 27 miles (43 km) east of the Montana state line.
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Reservations for Cottonwood Campground (ND) are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 11,580 of 12,810 tracked site-nights are open (90.4%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 141 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
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Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 15:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
Campsite Sniper detected 95 site-date openings at Cottonwood Campground (ND) in the last 7 days, 139 over 30 days and 141 over the last 90.
Wednesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 39 of 141 (27.7%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
108 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 26 at site 061. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
46 of the 70 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 255 ft.
December 2026, with 2,170 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 2,170.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 4-23 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sat, Sep 19 and the next open weekend starts Sat, Sep 19. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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