State Park / State Forest · North Dakota campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$20–$35/night
Season open
May through October
RV size limit
Up to 45 ft
Reservation window
12 months ahead via ND Parks & Rec portal
The insider read
One of last free-flowing Missouri River stretches. Bison herd on adjacent preserve. Closest state park to Bismarck (45 min).
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Williston
StateInsider tip · Northwest end of Lake Sakakawea. Closest state park to Williston oil patch (40 min) — book ahead in oil-boom periods. Open-prairie sites; trees rare.
Near Pick City
StateInsider tip · Garrison Dam base — tailwater trout fishing. Largest marina on the lake. Sites in the East loop near the marina.
Near Medora
PrivateInsider tip · Walk-to-town camp — Medora Musical 5 min. Closest full-hookup camp to TR NP. Pitchfork Steak Fondue tickets bundled with campground stays.
Near Medora
NPSInsider tip · Bison herd grazes the campground regularly — wake to muzzles 10 ft from your tent. Loop B has the prairie-dog town next door. The 36-mile loop drive starts here.
Your next step
Cross Ranch State Park Campground takes rigs up to 45 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in North Dakota.
Nothing in North Dakota is bookable today. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of North Dakota trip planning.
Before you go
North Dakota rules
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