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Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Medora, ND · North Dakota Badlands

About

Theodore Roosevelt National Park protects the rugged North Dakota badlands that shaped a future president, a sweep of striped buttes and prairie above the Little Missouri River near Medora. Drive the South Unit's 36-mile scenic loop and you will likely meet bison, prairie dog towns, and the park's wild horses right along the road. The quieter North Unit runs its byway out to Oxbow Overlook, where the river bends through the wilderness.

Highlights

36-mile South Unit scenic loop with badlands overlooksFree-roaming bison, wild horses, and prairie dog townsNorth Unit byway ending at Oxbow OverlookPainted Canyon Visitor Center off Interstate 94Roosevelt's restored Maltese Cross Cabin near the visitor center

Getting there

201 East River Road North, Medora, ND 58645

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