Medora Campground

Best part of this park was the location to Theodore Roosevelt National park. The sites were on top of each other with black hoses set up to were when the got out of your trailer your neighbors black hose hook up was pretty much on your site. This is the first site where I am going to complain about dogs Theodore Roosevelt National park is not a dog friendly park dogs are not allowed out of your car in the national park so many people while I was there left their dogs in the trailers including our neighbors every time we walked around we had dogs barking thru trailer windows at us and dogs were barking everywhere. I am sure most day dogs are not a problem but while I was there it was

If you want a campground close to downtown Medora, Theodore Roosevelt NP and Medora Musical, this is your park. We were in site 160 which is a level long full-hookup site with gravel pads. Unfortunately, the sites are extremely close together and our hookups were right next to the neighbor’s picnic table - yuck! No OTA signal/channels. With AT&T, we had 3 bars with good speed and our hotspot provided reliable strength for streaming. There are multiple trains that travel the tracks just outside the campground, but they don’t blow their horns (white noise)! It was expensive for being a city park.

We made reservations in advance because we wanted to ensure we had a spot while exploring TRNP. Unfortunately it was not a pleasant stay. Full hookup but we only used electric. Sites were right on top of each other ( we have a small 13 ft camper so you know it’s bad when we feel squeezed). Guys in office not terribly helpful. Note: there is NO camp host so if you have issues after office hours like we did-you are on your own because they don’t answer the phone!! Bathrooms were adequate. Showers flooded-gross. Dirt roads and pads. Quiet hours posted but not enforced. You don’t reserve a particular site; they tell you when checking in what site you have. Easy walk to town. Views are good if in first 2 rows. Will not return.

Access is good. Check-in is good. Location/access to Teddy Roosevelt NP and Enchanted Hwy and other Medora attractions is good. In 95+ degree heat, 50A service was solid. No brownouts or tripped breakers.
Yes, we would camp here again but would be very selective on our site. We had 142 which is a pull-thru FHU. The sites are TIGHT!!! Out of basic human courtesy to my neighbors I did not connect my dump hose until the very last minute. For the same reason, we chose not to sit outside our site at all. The image I am attaching says it all. My dump connection in relation to our neighbors picnic table. If we return we will call and ask 1st about site selection/availability.

We’ve stayed here several times, and it’s always good enough for our purposes. Yes, the sites are super small and campers can feel crammed on top of each other. But if you’re spending your day in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and just using this as a base camp, it should be fine.

Many people use this as an overnight stopping point while crossing the Dakotas, and it works well for that, too, as it has easy access to I-94.

Bathrooms are decent. Some ok amenities, but again, the real benefit of this park is its proximity to the entrance of TRNP, which is probably a half mile from the campground.

The only issue we’ve ever had here is we booked our vacation with another family and called twice to confirm that we were reserved in spots next to each other. Both calls confirmed we were and of course when we arrived, we were two rows apart from each other. The camp office blamed it on the reservation staff (the city of Medora and local hotel) which books over the phone and “doesn’t know how things work here at the campground.” Be diligent about that if it’s important to you.

All in all, would recommend this campground.

If you go camping so you can spend the days at the campground, don’t stay here. The sites are right on top of each other. We actually had to ask our neighbors to move their picnic table further into their tiny site just so we could get our slide out, and our sewer was right in the middle of their site.

But, if like us, you use the camper more like a hotel - a place to sleep and unwind, but not spend much time, it’s great. It’s walking distance to everything. The property is gorgeous, nestled among the buttes, along the river. The sites are tiny, but we don’t need a big yard.