Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

The colorful Little Missouri Badlands provide the scenic backdrop to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  The park memorializes the 26th President of the United States for his enduring contributions to the conservation of our nation's natural resources.

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 Theodore Roosevelt  experienced would help shape a conservation policy that we still benefit from today.

Cannonball concretions can be found along the North Unit Scenic Drive. They were formed by the selective precipitation of mineral-rich groundwater and are nearly spherical because the sandstone in which sand grains were cemented together was of uniform permeability.

A wide diversity of animals make their home in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. An abundance of native grasses provide sustenance for grazing animals both large and small while the tapestry of different habitats attracts a great number of birds. Large grazing animals including bison, feral horses, elk, white-tail and mule deer, pronghorn, and small grazers such as prairie dogs share the range in the park. Bison freely roam the North and South Units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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