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Pro
Remote, few visitors especially in the North Unit
Con
A long way for visitors to go in order to enjoy limited activities
In a nutshell
It is always good to preserve unique landscapes for future generations
Roosevelt Nat'l Park's Wild Horses
Ewingjr98 Says: Roosevelt National Park has wild horses that can occasionally be seen along the roads. The park attempts to keep 70 to 110 to show visitors the historical character of the land when Roosevelt lived here. After being introduced to North America by Europeans in the 16h...
Basaic Says: At one point the Little Missouri River located here flowed north. Broad and gentle warping of the terrain sometime before the Ice Age caused the rivers east of here to erode more quickly than the Little Missouri. The rivers then cut into this valley altering the course of...
Basaic Says: Here you can see some scattered boulders called “erratics” because they are out of place. These boulders were ripped from layers of bedrock 400 miles north in Canada and brought here by a great glacier that covered almost all of North America north and east of here. When the...
Basaic Says: Grasslands like this have historically attracted man and cattle. A vast grassland like this caused cattlemen to bring herds of cattle to the badlands. Overgrazing damaged these grasslands and brought a quick decline to then open range cattle industry. Protection today has...
Basaic Says: The blue-black gravelly soil you see here is Bentonitic Clay formed from the Bentonite from the ash of ancient volcanic eruptions. Bentonitic Clay flows when wet. These deposits can be traced for miles up and down the riverbed.
Basaic Says: Another interesting geological feature in the badlands is a phenomena called caprocks. Caprocks occur when the softer material around a hard flat rock formation erodes away leaving a rock that looks like a cap on top of the remaining soft formations.
Basaic Says: This is a part of the Long X Cattle Trail. The trail started in Texas then went by the area where the current town of New England is, west of Dickinson and the Killdeer Mountains. It then crossed the Little Missouri River and led by the Squaw Creek Valley to the Long X Ranch...
Basaic Says: These round rocks are called Cannonball Concretions and were formed when minerals in the groundwater cemented sand grains together. Erosion later exposed the round rocks as the surrounding soft sandstone washed away.
Basaic Says: This terrain consists of a series of slump blocks, that is huge sections of bluff that slid intact to the valley floor. This is not uncommon in the badlands where the steep cliffs cannot support the top-heavy formations. Continued erosion has moved the face of the parent...
Basaic Says: In 1884, after most of the bison living in the badlands were killed off 4000 head of longhorn cattle were driven to the badlands from Texas. The tough cattle made the walk from Texas fine and several other cattle drives were undertaken. Unfortunately, by the early 1900s most...
Basaic Says: Your first stop at the North Unit will be the Visitors Center. Here you will pay your entrance fee if you did not pay at the entrance station, and you can obtain brochures and other information to enhance your visit. There is also a gift shop on site for your souvenir needs....
Boots Bar & Grill: Prime Time or Winters
KimberlyAnn Says: Boots Bar and Grill was formally The Iron Horse Saloon and Restaurant. It has changed hands, but I was unable to update my photos, as it was too dark at the time. The building looks the same, however, except the outside sign has been changed. This restaurant was, and still...
Marquis de Mores Ice Cream: The perfect cold treat
HasTowelWillTravel Says: After a long hike on the trail or canoe down the river, come into town and enjoy a nice cold treat. The Marquis de Mores Ice Cream Parlor is a pretty little place in the historic downtown area. Sit back and enjoy the ice cream which is made right in the town. The cookies &...
Helpfulness
If you are visiting the South Unit, and are not staying within the park, you will probably be staying in the very small town of Medora. This town is, mainly composed of tourist shops, a few restaurants, and bars. In the off-season of fall and winter, however, most of these are closed.
There is no real grocery store in the town, so if you are camping, come well supplied. The Medora Convenience and Liquor store is about your only option, and this is a very small business. You will find drinks, a few snack foods, a small selection of produce, some dairy products, and a few other groceries, along with some camping supplies. If you are planning on spending a number of days in the park, do not expect to use this store to stock up on all your food needs.
There are also a number of gift stores and specialty shops in Medora, that carry various types of clothing, crafts, artwork, leather items, handmade candies, and other items.
Updated Feb 20, 2009
Address: Medora Convenience & Liquors, 200 Pacific Avenue
Basaic Says: Please obey all warning signs, they are there to protect you and to preserve the park for future visitors. Warnings: Animals: All animals in the park are wild. Enjoy them from a distance. Do not feed them, eating items outside their usual diet may make them sick or even...
Know Your Campground Regulations
KimberlyAnn Says: If you are staying in one of the main RV and tent established campgrounds, be prepared to obey the following rules.1) It is illegal to dump any gray or black water on the ground. If you have a camper that drains to the aground, you must have a pail or other container to...
Basaic Says: The self-guided portion of this trail is ¾ mile each way. You can stop there or continue on another 2 ½ miles to the overlook shelter where your friends can meet you with a car. I walked about ½ mile past the end of the self-guided portion then retraced my steps. Good...
HasTowelWillTravel Says: The Little Missouri river cuts through the park, as it winds its way north (before making a sudden u-turn to become the river we know in the midwest). It is a gentle current, with no major rapids, typical of rivers east of the Rockies. You wind down the river, moving at a...
KimberlyAnn Says: One of my outings that I really enjoyed, was my off trail hike from the Cottonwood Campground. Here I spotted a number of buffalo wallows. Bison clean their hides by rolling in the dust. This activity creates shallow, saucer like depressions, called Buffalo Wallows. These...
Basaic Says: I thought about driving out to the Elkhorn Ranch Site until I talked to one of the rangers. He said there is really not much to see there; just a few remains of the foundation. The road out there is also long and very rough. The road conditions were even worse than normal...
Basaic Theodore Roosevelt NMP Page
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park is divided into three sections. There is a South Unit, a less visited North Unit and the Elkhorn Ranch Unit. The photo here is from the Oxbow Outlook in the North...
The Little Known Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is neither the most interesting, or the most beautiful national park we have visited, yet it has its own stark beauty. Much of the park, except for the areas along the...
There are two distinct units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The South Unit lies along interstate 94 and many cross-country travelors stop to stretch their legs, take a whiz in the visitor center...
Off the beaten track - and all the better for it!
Theodore Roosevelt National Park - the only park to date named after a person - is one of the lesser-visited Parks in the NPS system, especially when you discount the many visitors who stop only at......
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
In October of 2008, we were planning on heading to the southeast. Unfortunately, days before our trip, a major gas shortage drove a change in plans. One of the few states I had never been to was North...
Build your own Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park page
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