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Theodore Roosevelt National Park ND

Lat, Long: 47.17777274, -103.4300083

Designation: National Park

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.

Weather:

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

Directions:

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.

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Address/Contact:

315 Second Avenue

Medora, US, 58645

Phone: 7016234466

Email: thro_interpretation@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

A colorfully striped butte in the foreground overlooks a dark green badlands landscapethe Little Missouri River under blue skiesA muddy river bank lined with cottonwood trees and steep buttestwo bull bison collide heads in a dusty battle for dominancethe swirling, dusty looking milky way runs vertically though a starry night skya string of bison are silhouetted against the backdrop of hazy blue and yellow badlandsa green prairie hilltop overlooks the badlands, shrouded in shadowsA bugling bull elk and his harem of cows stand on the edge of a butte as the sunlight fadesa strange looking sand and rock formation stands in a prairie of brown grassThe rising sun casts light on Roosevelt's snow-covered cabin.