Theodore Roosevelt National Park
National Park · ND
3 noticesfrom the National Park Service
Information · Petrified Forest Trailhead Access Update: Use Approved Route
Directions to the Petrified Forest trailhead have changed. Please use the approved legal route from I-94, Exit 10 toward Camels Hump Lake and follow the clearly marked posts. This update helps maintain good cooperation with neighbors and respect park boundaries. For precise directions, use the link provided.
More informationInformation · South Unit Address for Mobile Maps – Theodore Roosevelt NP
On all maps used on mobile devices, use the following address to reach the South Unit Visitor Center and Entrance Station 201 East River Road N. Medora, ND 58645
Information · Theodore Roosevelt National Park moves to cashless fee collection
Starting May 1, Theodore Roosevelt National Park will accept only credit cards, debit cards, or digital payments for entrance fees, campground fees, and Interagency Passes. Cash and check payments will no longer be accepted.
More information
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.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/thro
- Location
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park (47.178, -103.430)
Track your visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park
NP Tracker keeps a record of every National Park Service unit you visit — all 430-plus of them. Log visits with dates and photos, collect passport stamps, plan trips, and watch your map fill in. It's free.
Passport stamp locations
- North Unit Visitor Center
- Painted Canyon Visitor Center
- South Unit Visitor Center
Hours
Theodore Roosevelt National Parktoday: All Day
- Sat Oct 3All Day
- Sun Oct 4All Day
- Mon Oct 5All Day
- Tue Oct 6All Day
- Wed Oct 7All Day
- Thu Oct 8All Day
- Fri Oct 9All Day
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. This applies to all units of the park; North Unit, South Unit, and Elkhorn Ranch Unit. Even when entrance stations and visitor centers are closed, the park itself remains open. Remember to check current conditions for any weather related closures.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
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- North Unit Visitor Centertoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
- Painted Canyon Visitor Centertoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
- South Unit Visitor Centertoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
Self-guided tours
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Caprock Coulee Nature Trail45–60 minutes · 21 stops
The Caprock Coulee Nature Trail is a 0.8 mile section of the Caprock Coulee Trail. The trail shows the natural and geologic variety of the badlands. It also provides a rare look at a densely wooded area of the park. When you reach the end of the nature trail, turn back for a trip totaling 1.6 miles. Or, if you are prepared for a longer hike, continue on the Caprock Coulee Trail for a hike of 4.1 miles. As you hike, stop at each numbered trail post and read the corresponding text below.
Coal Vein: A Guided Nature Trail30–60 minutes · 17 stops
Take a self-guided stroll through the badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and learn about the constantly changing geology of this unique landscape.
Elkhorn Ranch Walking Tour20–30 minutes · 8 stops
While the Elkhorn Cabin no longer stands, foundation stones indicate where the structure, built of the local cottonwood, was once located. As you walk the half mile trail to where Theodore Roosvelt once sat on his porch watching the sun set over the badlands, learn about Roosevelt's time as a rancher, what his Elkhorn Ranch meant to him, and how his time here shaped the man he would become.
North Unit Scenic Drive Tour
Entrance fees
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- Private Vehicle — $30.00
Valid for 7 days for all persons traveling in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle.
- Motorcycle — $25.00
Valid for 7 days. Admits up to 2 private, non-commercial motorcycles with up to 4 total passengers.
- Per Person — $15.00
Valid for 7 days for a visitor traveling on foot, bicycle, horse, or other non-motorized means of travel.
- Annual Entrance - Park — $55.00
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Annual Park Pass is valid for one year from month of purchase. The pass admits the purchaser and passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle, or the pass holder and his/her immediate family (spouse, children, parents) when entry is by other means (foot, bicycle).
Commercial rates3
- Van — $50.00
Based upon the total capacity of a vehicle that can carry 7-15 passengers, regardless of the actual number of passengers. A commercial tour is defined as consisting of one or more persons traveling on an itinerary that has been packaged, priced, or sold for leisure or recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provision of the service. Pass is good for seven days as long as it's the same passenger group.