Theodore Roosevelt National Park Travel Guide
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Across the open plains of North Dakota, you can travel for miles without seeing a house or business. Then you spy craggy ravines, tablelands, and gorges, and know at once you're in the badlands. The terrain has remained virtually unchanged since Theodore Roosevelt stepped off the train here in 1883, eager to shoot his first bison. Within two weeks, the future 26th president purchased an open-range cattle ranch, and the following year he returned to establish a second, which is part of the 110-square-mi national park that bears his name.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Hotels
If you're set on sleeping within the park, be sure to pack your tent. Outside the park are mostly small chain hotels catering to interstate travelers—largely...read more
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park Restaurants
One does not visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park for the fine dining. In fact, the only venues within park are the picnic areas, and provided you've...read more
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Things To Do in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Travel Deals in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- $86.00 & up : 3-star hotels in Dickinson Hotwire
- Starting Fr $139: Great Dickinson Price Save with Hotels.com, $10/night less
- Dickinson Savings! Book at Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge Fr $141+/Nt — $141 Expedia
- Book in Dickinson Fr $103+/Nt — $103 Hotels.com
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Experiences
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The "Granddaddy Trail": Hike the Maah Daah Hey Trail, which means "grandfather" or "been here long." It's one of the most popular and well-maintained... Read more
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The park's landscape is one of prairies marked by cliffs and rock chasms made of alternating layers of sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, and bentonite... Read more
News & Features
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News, Airlines
Earlier this week, Consumer Reports released their annual study of the best and worst domestic airlines.... Read more
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News, Hotels
From the steamed cider aromas that hit you in the lobby to the local ingredients served in the restaurant,... Read more
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Trip Ideas
You might not expect to find yourself amongst wine grapes a mere 75 miles outside of New York City.... Read more
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This was a quick road trip from the East Coast to the center of America to see and revisit some of the places in the center of this great country: Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota. Read more
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