Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Dickinson, ND

Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Dickinson, ND

340 Reviews of 33 Dickinson Campgrounds

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  James W.

  Guide

  Aug. 25, 2025

  Dispersed Site - Grassland Boondocking

  Spectacular

  This is one of my favorite campsites to date. It’s totally dispersed camping, and there’s a lot of dirt road dust, however our site was super quiet and dark for beautiful stargazing. The other five star reviews are in my opinion legitimate. It was easy to come from Medora, North Dakota to the site, but it appears that you only get an entrance and exit on the Medora side. We almost went here for a second night, but got a first come first serve site inside the park for the next night.

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  Amber W.

  Ranger

  Jul. 22, 2025

  Medora Campground

  Medora the Beautiful

  This is our first time staying at a public campground, so I was thinking, maybe it wouldn’t be that great… This place has everything you need and more! Convenient location for exploring Medora. It has a city pool right on site that is heated, a dog park beautiful grounds with huge trees. Great playground, It has a little store connected to the office that has little goodies that you might need for your stay. While in Medora, you must get a caramel roll from Country Cafe (I think that’s the name, cash only and right behind the Badlands motel) best caramel roll I have ever had in my life!

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  GoWhereYouAreDraw N.

  Legend

  Apr. 30, 2021

  Heart Butte Reservoir (Lake Tschida)

  Busy boat launch but friendly and respectful campers

  Five primitive campgrounds with wells and vault toilets. The two stars are for how this place is taken care of. Not well kept.

  Decent fishing for North Dakota. Try your hand at catching crappie, walleye, catfish, perch, white bass, pike, bluegill, large and smallmouth bass. Bait store nearby!

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  Jackie F.

  Legend

  Aug. 11, 2022

  Medora Campground

  Best Choice for the Area

  Tried to stay inside TRNP next door but learned quickly there weren’t any hookups. This place had some harsh reviews on Campendium app however we found it delightful. The biggest woe here is that the sites are extremely tight. Our site was a pull in from one road, and the neighbors sites was a pull in from the parallel road, leaving us to share space - literally two picnic tables next to one another. Other than that though, gorgeous scenery well maintained sidewalks that you can hike or bike right into town. A public dog park at the end of the street. And our section was brand new. The electric poles were new. The sewer hookup at our site seemed a bit big but we have an adapter. Overall would highly recommend if in Medora!

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  Bradley H.

  Ranger

  Jul. 31, 2020

  Camp On The Heart

  Nice park for a short stay

  $30.00 a night gets you full hook up and a nice place to park your rig. Nomad campers have a separate section apart from the long term campers. Short term have the best view of Heart River. My only complaint would be the very rough gravel entrance road. Just go slow and all will be fine!

  Medora, North Dakota, 40 minutes west, is Home to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Medora Musical Theatre. I highly recommend both and the Musical will renew your passion for our great country!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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  Whistle P.

  Guide

  Aug. 7, 2022

  Cabins of Amidon

  Loved this place! ❤️

  We’d been staying in State parks the last few weeks, with deep toilets and showers that require quarters. Here we had flushable toilets, HOT showers with good pressure and free laundry! We also liked having the bar on site to grab snacks, drinks, food etc. Also there was cool stuff to see! There’s a one room schoolhouse exhibit across the road at the fairgrounds. White Butte (tallest point in North Dakota) is a great hike super close. You can also get to Medora for TRNP or Regent for the Enchanted Highway in about an hour. Very centrally located.

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  Shari M.

  Guide

  Aug. 29, 2021

  Cabins of Amidon

  Great Little Hideaway

  Fun little spot in the middle of the Great Plains of western North Dakota.

  Just off Highway 85 at Amidon, ND. Population 25!

  Great one nighter or a very quiet longer stay. Come prepared! No groceries except in small store in Bowman 21 miles away.

  No trains no trucks!

  We had a couple beers and a good pizza in Mo’s Bunker Bar just steps away from our trailer.

  Nine average to small size spaces with water, electric, and sewer! $35

  A younger couple bought this in 2006 and have done some hard work to renovate a basement into a bar . It is a sight to see and play darts or pool and have pizza or root beer floats!

  Nice clean bathrooms and private showers with wonderful hot water. Laundry was available.

  We just happened to show up on the first day of the Slope County 101 Annual Fair and rodeo. Got to mix with local people. Corn hole games, FFA auction, exhibits and games!

  There was a demonstration of a 100 year old steam power engine and a combine working as kids threw wheat shafts on the conveyor.

  White Butte, the high point of ND is very close! A mile or so hike to the top!

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  David P.

  Guide

  May. 23, 2021

  Cottonwood Campground — Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  Where the buffalo roam

  Camped late April for 5 days, so it was offseason one pit toilet open one water spigot open in the campground.  There are two loops, the south look which is tenting and smaller sized trailer sites but it was not yet open while we were there,  The North Loop is mainly pull through sites and can handle larger sized RV's.  This is dry camping, there are no hookups.  You can experience some nice hiking and opportunities for wildlife viewing.  Buffalo were common visitors while having coffee in the morning.   Elk, deer, wild horses were common as well as hawks and prairie dogs.  Currently Western North Dakota is experiencing a drought, and being early in the season for the campground, it was dry and dusty but did not prevent us from hiking and exploring the park.  There is a convenience store in Medora ND right outside the park entrance that you can purchase basics but there was no grocery store.  Part of the scenic loop drive is closed due to road erosion but you can still travel most of it though its an out and back with turnarounds for larger vehicles. We would defiantly camp there again, but if you need the luxuries of an RV "park", you will not find that here.  The campground is well maintained and clean.

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  Stephanie Z.

  Legend

  Aug. 18, 2016

  Cottonwood Campground — Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  Nice NP Campground Convenient to I-94

  I visited this campground for 1 night while driving across North Dakota. It's super easy to access from I-94, but you feel like you're a million miles away from the interstate. Arriving at the Teddy Roosevelt NP main entrance late in the day, the booth was closed and the "Campground Full" sign was up. I decided to check for myself and I'm glad I did. They sometimes put the campground full site up when the ranger leaves for the night- always check for yourself.

  The campsites were basic- picnic table, fire ring, and close proximity to some basic bathrooms. My site was grassy and easy for a tent. The campground didn't allow hammocks or anything attached to trees. The rangers were very friendly and actively patroling the campground. There were NP events at the campground each night.

  The cost for a site was $16 (and 20$ to enter the park if you don't have a pass). You cannot get change from the ranger and you cannot use a credit card to register. The closest place to get change, firewood, gas, etc. is Medora which is about 7 miles away. The convenience store there has anything you might want.

  There are lots of great hikes accessible in the park, but the park is not crowded like other National Parks, so be sure to get a trail map and directions for hiking as all trails are not well marked.

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