Coming from the east, Theodore Roosevelt National Park rises from the plains and gives you the first glimpse of the west. Towering cliffs and endless badlands swallow the prarie while high numbers of raptors soar above the rocky outcroppings and dusty valley floors. Mule deer enter the mix, as well as elk and pronghorn. Theodore Roosevelt National Park was inititally created in 1945 as "Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park", but that was changed to the more prestigious full blown national park status in 1978. This new law also protected 29,000 acres in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness.

Park facts:

Total acreage: 70,448
Drive-In campgrounds: 3
Trails: 100+ miles
Visitation in 2006: 435,359

Contacts:

By Mail
Box 7
Medora, ND 58645-0007

By Phone
South Unit Information
701 623-4466
North Unit Information
701 842-2333