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Drive the Scenic Loop at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Medora, North Dakota
4.5
Imagine you have been driving for hours through North Dakota. The landscape is uncompromisingly flat and there isn't so much as a tree to obscure the horizon in any direction. Then, with no warning, the topography transforms. The prairie around you crumbles, dropping down into a series of immense ravines, gullies, and hills. What was endless monochromatic grassland becomes a multihued dreamscap...
Hike up Buck Hill, Theodore Roosevelt NP
Belfield, North Dakota
0.2 mi
Buck Hill is a popular stop on Theodore Roosevelt National Park's Scenic Loop Road. The official trail is only a half mile round trip, but the landscape is open and it is worth spending more time in the Buck Hill area wandering around the various hills and lookouts, patching together a 360 degree view of the surrounding park. The south hill will reveal the badlands in all their alien glory and ...
Drive Scenic Route to Oxbow Overlook
Watford City, North Dakota
14 mi
Theodore Roosevelt was undoubtedly the tip of what would become an ever-flying spear of the United States' conservation movement. It is fitting that this buffalo-seeking hero would have a park named after him. The 14-mile drive through the Park's North Unit allows adventurers and historians alike, to come together to appreciate a landscape and human figure that has and will continue to leave an...
Hike to White Butte
Bowman, North Dakota
3.5
4 mi
/ 400 ft gain
Standing at only 3,506 feet on a good day, White Butte in Amidon, North Dakota, isn't going to be the greatest peak you ever conquer, but it will definitely be a memorable one. Located in the Southwest corner of the Badlands of North Dakota, White Butte is simply the highest grassy hill in the plains of the Little Missouri National Grasslands. This trail is still very remote, and offers amazing...
Camp at Cottonwood Campground in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Medora, North Dakota
5.0
Nestled right along the Little Missouri River, Cottonwood Campground offers 76 camp sites (including pull-through, back-in, and walk-in sites).Walk-in sites sit right along the river where buffalo and wild horses are frequently spotted at dusk and dawn. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring.The campground offers flush toilets in-season and pit toilets year-round. Spigots for drinking ...
Petrified Forest Loop
Sentinel Butte, North Dakota
5.0
10.39 mi
/ 679 ft gain
Make sure you swing by the Visitor's Center to get a map and a paper copy of directions to the trailhead as it goes through private property.The trail starts at the parking lot and heads into a wilderness area. After a few hundred feet you will pass through a gate. Make sure to sign the booklet into the wilderness area. After .5 mi and 100 feet of elevation gain, you will rise up to a plateau a...
Bison Plant Trail
Minot, North Dakota
4.0
2.26 mi
/ 180 ft gain
Bison Plant Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Minot, North Dakota.
Caprock Coulee Loop
Grassy Butte, North Dakota
4.1 mi
/ 515 ft gain
Caprock Coulee Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Watford City, North Dakota.
Painted Canyon Trail
Belfield, North Dakota
4.02 mi
/ 407 ft gain
Painted Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Belfield, North Dakota.
Places to stay
Coleharbor, North Dakota
East Totten Trail Campground (Nd)
Overview
East Totten Trail Campground is located on the west banks of Lake Audubon. This is the only campground on the entire lake! Thi...
Coleharbor, North Dakota
Wolf Creek Campground (Nd)
Overview
The Wolf Creek Campground is located along the southern shore of beautiful Lake Sakakawea. The recreation area offers a wide v...
Dazey, North Dakota
West Ashtabula Crossing
Overview
West Ashtabula Crossing Campground is located on 23 developed acres adjacent to Lake Ashtabula in eastern North Dakota. It is ve...
Grassy Butte, North Dakota
Juniper Campground Group Site
Overview
For groups visiting the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Juniper Campground Group Site is a great place to stay. ...
Hazelton, North Dakota
Hazelton Recreation Area
Overview
Hazelton Recreation Area is located on the east bank of the Missouri River on Lake Oahe just south of Bismarck, ND. The lake is ...
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