CCC Campground

Entrance is just south of the bridge of the Little Missouri River near the north unit of TRNP. Access is down a mile dirt road that was in good shape.

The first loop on the left had huge level pull though sites, any sized rig can fit as well as the loop to the right after the signage. The campground roads were dirt/gravel as were all the spurs. Virtually no shade, perfect for our fall visit. Picnic tables, fire pits and mowed grass.

Outhouses were clean and stocked. Trail access at the end of the first loop to the left and straight ahead of the signage is trail head parking.

Well worth $5 with the senior pass.

Nice big sites across the Little Missouri River from the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (5 minute drive to park entrance). We much preferred it to the park campground. If you have a big rig you'll likely need to stay here. It is not very heavily used. On a July weekend there were 3 other campers in the campground, which must have 40+ sites. One thing to be cognizant of is that there is no shade. One nice feature is that there are some trailheads leaving from the campground that can create a few loop trails. While it is beside the Little Missouri River, there isn't any convenient river access. Once you see the river, you won't consider this a loss. Water in the campground is from a hand pump and tasted fine. Be aware that there is no garbage service or dump station here. Both of those are available in the National Park. I do not know the policy on non-campers using the dump station. While this is a remote area, Watford City is only a 20minute drive to the north and has all the amenities you need. (Propane at the Cenex, not the Tractor Supply)

Located one road south from the North Unit entrance on Hwy 85 and is situated back a mile or so. Traffic noise is minimal with most of the bugs and birds tuning it out. This is a really peaceful spot. You can see over the river into the North Unit and you can access 3 different trailheads. I stayed in the B loop for 2 nights and it was only slightly buggy. One coil took care of the mosquitos. Nice and deep fire rings along with nicely mowed spots for tent setup. Vault toilets appear to be cleaner and restocked once a week per the cleaning sheet. That’s more than a lot of boondocking sites I’ve stayed at. The only downside is that I didn’t have cell coverage but I know other guests in my loop did have it and were able to make calls. No cell service is not a big deal for me but may be for others. If I ever return to THRO, I will stay at CCC.

As others have said this is a wonderful campground that must be a well kept secret. The A and C loops are equestrian, the B loop does not allow horses. That being said there were only four other campers in the 43 site campground and no horses on a June weekend. It is very convenient to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt NP. Good Verizon. Dry camping. No trash dumpster. Hand pump water. Vault toilets. Large picnic pavilion. Friendly host. Self pay. It is $5 with pass.

We camped at site 31 which has great views and big horn sheep can be seen with binoculars on the mountains behind your camper at sunset. The sites are spread out and most sites will accommodate any size rig. If there was a lot of rain the campground would be muddy.

There are several trailheads at the campground including the Maah Daah Hey, Sunset, and Long X Trails.

The Little Missouri River which separates the campground from the national park is apparently the line for Central and Mountain Time zones. The North Unit of the TRNP is Central, but everything south including the South Unit of TRNP is Mountain Time. Your phones will be confused.

Beautiful spot. Clean and mostly level. The roads were great. Far enough off highway that we had no road noise. Quiet. No hosts when we were there. Self pay. Couldn’t get ATT, but had 4 bars Verizon with booster: 1.7 downloads and 1.8 uploads. Bring your flyswatter. Flies were annoying and many would get in the rv. There are picnic tables and fire rings at many of the sites, but not all of them. Buy firewood before you come. We did hear coyotes down by the river in the evening. Overall, a beautiful place to stay.

Easy acces. We stayed at site 10 in our class c. No leveling was needed. 😁👍👍👍
It's the equestrian allowed area, so there will be horses. Some showed up at midnight next to us. But, they really are great to watch. This area has the best views of TRNP.
Clean grounds. Pack it in, pack it out. Well kept, clean vault toilets and a hand pump for water. We carry a couple 6 gallon jugs as we primarily boondock. So, this wasn't an issue. We did fill one day in the park at the picnic area.
We'd come back here in a heartbeat. $5 day with our National Parks Access Pass. The USDA does come through a few times a day.
ATT doesn't work. You have a few bars of roaming but, it doesn't allow for anything. Including calls. Our Verizon hotspot worked fine. ATT will get signal out of the valley.

First, I don’t know how other reviewers arrived at $3 nightly rate. It’s posted on website as $10, but our interagency pass gets us 1/2 off.
Wonderful location just outside of TRNP north unit. Campsites well dispersed and described as others have written.
It’s windy here! Ranger said this is a calm year! Wow, would not want to go through a windy season then.
Water pump not conducive to filling an RV water tank. To do so, go to Juniper campground and use the spigot in picnic area. We called TRNP and ranger advised us to do so. Ranger even stopped by while we were filling and said it was fine.
Dump station at Juniper is closed so find alternative.
TRNP, this campground, and Sully State Park have some of the cleanest vault toilets around!