Discover the best summer camping across North Dakota. Experience the best of outdoor camping during the warmest months. Long days, starry nights, and endless adventure await.
Handpicked destinations that define the region
Summer brings endless daylight to explore the legendary Maah Daah Hey Trail right from your tent, with horseback riding and hiking through the same badlands that captivated Theodore Roosevelt.
Summer brings the Badlands to life with 150 miles of the Maah Daah Hey Trail accessible right from camp, where horseback riders and hikers can traverse dramatic buttes under endless prairie skies.
Summer brings long daylight hours to explore the Maah Daah Hey Trail's rugged terrain by bike or horseback, returning to spacious, secluded sites under star-filled prairie skies.
Summer camping in North Dakota unveils a landscape of dramatic contrasts, where the rugged badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park meet endless prairie grasslands and the serene waters of Lake Sakakawea. This often-overlooked destination offers campers authentic wilderness experiences without the crowds found in more popular western states.
The prime summer camping season in North Dakota runs from late May through early September, with peak conditions occurring during June and July when wildflowers blanket the prairie and wildlife activity reaches its zenith. June offers the advantage of longer daylight hours, lush green landscapes, and moderate temperatures in the 70s and low 80s, though occasional spring storms can still occur.
Showing top 15 campgrounds near Summer Camping in North Dakota
The most popular campgrounds for summer camping in north dakota book up months in advance. Here are the tools to help you get a site.
The best summer camping in North Dakota book up quickly. Set up free alerts to catch cancellations.
Outdoorithm
Just now
🎉 Site opened up!
Elkhorn Campground
Your preferred dates
Quick! This site typically books within hours.
Create your free account to save favorites, set availability alerts, and get personalized recommendations.
No credit card required. Every feature is free to use.
Discover 12 additional top-rated summer camping in North Dakota
Summer brings endless prairie sunsets and direct access to an eight-mile loop trail where you can hike, bike, or ride horseback through wildflower-dotted grasslands.
Summer brings the prairie to life with wildflowers carpeting the grasslands and songbirds filling the oak canopy, while miles of trails wind through landscapes that shift from golden meadows to shaded groves.
Summer brings extended daylight hours to explore the dramatic badlands trails that wind through ancient rock formations, with bison often wandering right through camp at dawn.
Summer brings long daylight hours to explore the nearby Maah Daah Hey Trail, where sweeping badlands vistas unfold in every direction under endless prairie skies.
Summer brings endless daylight for hiking, biking, and horseback riding across rolling prairie grasslands that stretch to the horizon. Five intimate sites serve as your launching point into Dakota's backcountry, where wildflowers bloom and the landscape opens up under cloudless skies.
Summer brings long daylight hours to explore the Maah Daah Hey Trail right from your campsite, with badlands scenery glowing in golden evening light. The seclusion means cooler mornings under ponderosa pines and uninterrupted stargazing after warm days hiking through dramatic grassland terrain.
Summer brings long days of fishing for walleye and northern pike from your lakeside campsite, followed by refreshing swims in Lake Ashtabula's clear waters. Towering trees shade each site from the Dakota sun while keeping you steps away from boat launches and sandy shores.
Lake Oahe's expansive waters stretch before 30 campsites where summer days unfold with fishing, boating, and swimming just steps from your tent or RV. The eastern shoreline catches morning sun over the water while providing easy boat launch access to one of the Dakotas' most productive...
Summer brings prime walleye and northern pike fishing where the Missouri River runs cold and clear below Garrison Dam, with boat launches ready for morning anglers and afternoon paddlers.