Theodore Roosevelt National Park

NORTH DAKOTA ROAD TRIP

Miles of wide open spaces Theodore Roosevelt dotted with scenery, cultural National Park heritage and numerous places to sleep under the stars make Campground fees are a perfect road $14 per night, $7 in the trip destination. Our scenic offseason. byways and diverse state, Cottonwood Campground — local and national parks stir South Unit. Open year-round Lake Metigoshe State Park adventurous spirits. Explore the and located six miles from the very landscape young Theodore park entrance. Half of the sites Roosevelt gazed upon inspiring are by reservation with the rest his legacy of conservation. first-come, first-serve. Sites: 76 Find legendary adventure in pull-through, back-in and walk-in hundreds of areas to hike, sites. perhaps a petrified forest or Juniper Campground — North trails inspired by pioneers and Unit. Located five miles from the Native Americans. Follow historic park entrance. Campsites are Audubon waterways that were traveled by available year-round on a first- explorers Lewis & Clark or kayak come, first-served basis. Sites: 50 the waterways that steamboats pull-through and back-in sites. once used to supply the frontier. www.recreation.gov

Scenic Byways and Backways Looking to get off the beaten path, perhaps explore the Lake Sakakawea road less traveled? North Dakota’s Scenic Byway’s and Backways are a great way to slow down and take in history, culture and natural beauty while exploring the state. Maah Daah Hey Trail State Parks Our 13 state parks off er modern and primitive campsites, unique accommodations in yurts and cabins and equipment rentals like kayaks and fat tire bikes. Many of the parks have detailed the history, geography, geology and fl ora and fauna in the area. National Wildlife Refuges North Dakota is key to the production and migration of birds in the U.S. Explore the 63 National Wildlife Refuges, encompassing more than 200,000 acres, and the over 263,000 acres of waterfowl production areas, considered to be birding hot spots. Lake Sakakawea and Riverdale National Grasslands Lake Sakakawea State Park provides the perfect lake The North Dakota badlands are home to recreation destination, situated just above Garrison the largest in the nation, dam, which forms Lake Sakakawea. The Downstream the Little Missouri National Grasslands. Find Campground lies on the east bank of the Missouri River over a million acres to hike, camp, bike or among shady hardwood trees. The area off ers a wide horseback ride. The Maah Daah Hey Trail variety of recreational activities including boating, fi shing boasts 144 miles of non-motorized, single and hunting. track trail in some of the most unique and breathtaking terrain. Campgrounds are Bottineau located along the trail and with a little Lake Metigoshe State Park: Nestled in the scenic Turtle planning, you can really get away. Mountains along the U.S. and Canadian border, Lake Metigoshe is one of the most popular year-round Bismarck-Mandan vacation spots in North Dakota. Visitors accustomed to State Park: Immerse North Dakota’s expansive prairies will be surprised by the yourself into Native American and military woodlands and wetlands habitats of this park. history along the confl uence of the Missouri and Heart rivers. On-A-Slant Indian Village Cavalier depicts the lifestyle of the Mandan Indians with recreated earthlodges. Lt. Col. George : Located on the north shore of Lake Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry lived Renwick, with a beautiful beach and the fi rst dedicated at this post before heading out to the Battle state nature preserve. Glimpse early homesteading life of Little Big Horn. with a number of restored historic buildings. Medora Grand Forks Theodore Roosevelt National Park — : Located in a beautiful wooded South Unit: Find scenic splendor in the valley along the Turtle River west of Grand Forks, it North Dakota Badlands with picturesque features trails carved through its forested hills and along drives, wildlife viewing, hiking, camping and the river for mountain biking, nature walks and hiking. ranger activities. A museum visitor’s center welcomes park guests with artifacts and Valley City displays telling the story of Roosevelt’s time : Located just 40 minutes South in the badlands. of Valley City in the scenic and heavily wooded Sheyenne River Valley, Fort Ransom provides abundant opportunities Watford City for canoeing, fi shing and bird watching. Hike a short Theodore Roosevelt National Park — segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail and North Unit: This more remote unit is the drive the Sheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway ideal location to seek solitude and observe along the wooded valley fl oor, one of the best fall color nature. The park is home to a wide variety of drives in the state. wildlife including bison, elk, bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer and mule deer, prairie dogs, and at least 186 species of birds. The scenic drive provides the sweeping vistas of the one of the last remnants of wilderness in the Northern Great Plains.