About this campground
Features: Panoramic views, wildlife viewing, hiking trails, staffed information desk, exhibits and displays, gift shop, picnic shelters, drinking fountain, vending machines, public telephone, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
Getting there
Take exit 32 from Interstate 94. The rest stop off of the highway includes two buildings. One is a visitor center and one includes restrooms, as well as a scenic overlook.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- South Unit Visitor CenterTheodore Roosevelt National Park7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground (ND)Theodore Roosevelt National Park8 mi
- Roundup Group Horse CampTheodore Roosevelt National Park10 mi
- Buffalo Gap Campground (ND)Dakota Prairie National Grasslands14 mi
- CCC Campground (ND)Dakota Prairie National Grasslands48 mi
- Juniper Campground Group Site (ND)Theodore Roosevelt National Park48 mi
Explore more North Dakota camping
Painted Canyon Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby North Dakota campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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