Buffalo Gap Campground (ND)

Nice forest service campground located in the Little Missouri National Grasslands off Exit 18 just west of Medora, ND and Theodore Roosevelt NP. First time there and we enjoyed our 3 night stay for our visit to the NP. There are hiking trails near the campground if you want to stretch your legs. The campground has two loops of campsites (Mandan, Hidatsu) for a total of 35 sites. Each loop has flush toilets (2) one bathhouse with 3 showers (Mandan Loop). Many campsites have trees providing shade. The campground also has vault toilets by the pavilion and the dumpstation. The dumpstation was unavailable do to necessary repairs during our stay. The host informed me the Buffalo Gap Ranch has dumpstation we could use for a minimal fee. The ranch is 2.5 miles past the entrance to the campground. I paid $5 to use their facility when I left. Most sites are first come first serve.

Overall a nice campsite. Many sites for tents, some for campers and trailers. Each had a picnic table and a fire ring. Pretty loud road noise from the highway but a good spot to stop for a night.

We’ve been dispersed camping a majority of our travels but my bride saw that they had free Showers there so we made a change of plans.

The campsite is right off of the highways and easy to find. (Do not recommend buffalo gap rd south of the 94 in wet seasons unless you enjoy putting your white knuckling 4 low to use)

The sites are all asphalt and offer a decent amount of privacy!

Showers were great as well as the flushing toilettes.

Really close to Medora and TRNP

Camp host was incredibly nice/friendly.

Would stay again if ever back up that way.

This campground is easy to find, and right off the Interstate. I never heard any traffic noise during the night. There are flushing toilets and showers.

We stayed here for two nights on our motorcycle trip. The place is paved all the way through, including a pull in spot at each site.

Really nice bathrooms with nice free showers.

There were a lot of spots to choose from. If you pick a spot higher on the hills you can get cell reception at your site.

Every site seemed ideal! The self check-in process was easy, the camp host was friendly, and the showers were clean!

Really loved this campground! It was not full so it was easy to find an open spot on a first come first serve basis. I'd say half the sites were open. Very close to TRNP which is why we picked it. The shower rooms were also heated which was very nice. Camp host was friendly. Can't ask for much more than a quiet, clean, and easy to find/navigate campground.

This campground is small, beautiful, well-maintained, and convenient to TRNP. We are tent campers. There are two small loops. There are two shower rooms in the Mandan loop (appears to be the RV loop) - one requires quarters and one does not and they are side-by-side). Water is hot. Flush toilets and sinks are available in a couple of locations in the loops. Showers and toilets are clean and all are individual rooms. Highly recommend this campground for the scenery (which is why I’m giving it 5-stars), however, although you cannot see the interstate, the campground is super close to I-94 and it’s loud. If you’re a light sleeper, this may not be the place for you. Sites are available on a first-come-first serve basis, but even by nightfall plenty of sites were still available in each loop.

Decent privacy for a highway campground, and great for stargazing while still being surrounded by trees

First of all this campground is not $6 anymore. It is $20. There are no electric hook-ups and some of the parking areas are very unlevel.  Even though no hook-ups there were still a number of motorhomes and towables camping here, dominating the tent campers.  We were lucky enough to find a level site mid-week by arriving around 10 am. Sites were very clean and relatively spacious with asphalt paving. There isn't much to look at here.  Just kind of a prairie with a hill. There is a dump station. There is also a fill station by the picnic area with a threaded hose but we had to back our Class B up onto the sidewalk as we only carry a 25ft hose with us and the spigot was about 30 ft from the parking lot. We could hear traffic noise as you are right off I-94, but it wasn't obnoxious.

Nice campground in the national grassland. Conveniently close to the freeway and to TRNP. Freeway noise is the only detractor. Clean, well space and fairly private campsites. Free showers are a plus! Definitely recommend for your ND experience.

The campground is just off the interstate, but far enough that the noise isn't bad. The scenery is beautiful, and we heard coyotes after we went to bed. No AT&T coverage at our campsite, but a short walk up a dirt road got us high enough for a few bars.

We didn't have time to explore the area, but what we could see of Theodore Roosevelt National Park from the highway was stunning.

NF Campground. Pay $6 per night or less with America the Beautiful pass. First come first serve. Lovely wildflowers to admire. Right on Buffalo Gap Trail which bypasses TRNP for us MTB folk.

Campground was clean and well maintained, camp hosts were friendly and knowledgeable about the area. Easy access, nice parking pads, have picnic tables and fire rings at each camp site.  Offers RV dump and potable water in campground.  Does not have hook ups and have limited times to run a generator. Great option close to Medora (7 miles) without the hustle and bustle of town.  Very beautiful views of the badlands.  Easy access to trails for hiking and biking.

From reading other reviews, this is the best you'll find in the area. Bare bones camp sites, mostly in the open. I found a nice space on a grove of trees, and there were a few others like it. $6 per night! Free showers! The water was a tad sulfuric and had a slimy feel, but I feel refreshed and I don't smell like the road. A little bit of high speed trucker freeway tire noise in the near distance, but overall a great overnight experience. FYI, I pulled in at 2am in the height of summer, and there were plenty of sites to be had.

Bbeautiful and quiet. Super close to Medora ND

Not much privacy. The site or group site that we stay at has no grass, is on top of a hill with no protection or privacy which most of the campground is similar. There is also a bar just around the corner which gets quite noisy if bands are playing on the weekends. There is one restroom facility with showers.

We were thankful to have found Buffalo Gap Campground on our return drive home from Glacier National Park. There are not a lot of options when driving the lonely highways of Northrn Montana. When we arrived at the campsite at Midnight during a thunderstorm, we were surprised to see so many available sites that were level for our small A-frame Popup. While located right off the highway, the noise was not excessive. Due to other reviews we had anticipated paying to take a shower; however the coin slots were taped over and we showered for free with plenty of pressure and hot water. We spoke to the very friendly camp host the next morning and he confirmed the nightly charge of $6 per site. If you have the National Park Senior pass it is only $3!!! Quite the bargain for a night's stay in a very clean and convenient campground. Note: The cost may increase to $10 in the future, but even that is still a bargain!