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When Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883, he was a skinny, young, spectacled dude from New York. He could not have imagined how his adventure in this remote and unfamiliar place would forever alter the course of the nation. The rugged landscape and strenuous life that TR experienced here would help shape a conservation policy that we still benefit from today.

the Little Missouri River under blue skies

NPS Photo / Laura Thomas

Where it is

National Park, ND.

A muddy river bank lined with cottonwood trees and steep buttes

NPS Photo / Laura Thomas

What people do there

  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Astronomy
  • Stargazing
  • Biking
  • Road Biking
  • Camping
  • Backcountry Camping
  • Car or Front Country Camping
  • Horse Camping (see also Horse/Stock Use)
  • Group Camping
  • Food

two bull bison collide heads in a dusty battle for dominance

NPS Photo / Teresina Wheaten

Getting there

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in the Badlands of western North Dakota. There are three units to the park. The South Unit entrance is in the town of Medora, ND off of Interstate 94 exits 24 and 27. The North Unit entrance is on Highway 85 approximately 14 miles south of Watford City, ND. The remote Elkhorn Ranch Unit sits roughly in the middle of the North and South Units and is accessed via gravel roads. Consult park staff for directions to the Elkhorn Ranch Unit.

the swirling, dusty looking milky way runs vertically though a starry night sky

NPS Photo / Jeff Zylland

Weather

In winter, some or all park roads may be closed due to snow.

a string of bison are silhouetted against the backdrop of hazy blue and yellow badlands

NPS Photo / Roland and Lisa Honeyman

More pictures

a green prairie hilltop overlooks the badlands, shrouded in shadows

NPS Photo / Laura Thomas

A bugling bull elk and his harem of cows stand on the edge of a butte as the sunlight fades

NPS Photo / Rolan and Lisa Honeyman

a strange looking sand and rock formation stands in a prairie of brown grass

NPS Photo / Laura Thomas

The rising sun casts light on Roosevelt's snow-covered cabin.

NPS Photo

Where this page came from

This page was imported from U.S. National Park Service. Material produced by the National Park Service is in the public domain.

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