The Best of Theodore Roosevelt National Park: 17 things to do + Wild Horses & Medora, North Dakota

Welcome to the best of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and its accompanying town, Medora! Theodore Roosevelt National Park is sort of a hidden gem among the National Parks! While not as scenic as many other parks, it has a wonderful blend of scenery, wildlife, history, and peacefulness. To top it off, the town of Medora, North Dakota, is an experience in and of itself. Where else can you see bison, prairie dogs, wild horses, and longhorns?

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Many people who travel to Theodore Roosevelt National Park also visit the Black Hills or they hit it on a road trip to Yellowstone or Glacier National Parks.

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Chapters:
0:12 Preview
0:36 Location, Maps, and Overview
2:18 Painted Canyon
3:35 South Unit Visitor Center
4:17 Maltese Cross Ranch Cabin
5:42 Scenic Loop Drive, Bison, Prairie Dogs, Peaceful Valley Ranch
7:39 Wild Horses
9:00 Wind Canyon
9:48 Buck Hill
10:19 North Unit, Longhorns, Cannonball Concretions
12:50 Medora, North Dakota
14:50 Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
16:17 Medora Musical

Credits:
Some wild horse footage came from the North Dakota Badlands Horse Facebook page.
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[montananerd]

Some guests at my museum were raving about a resort town in Western ND, and i was very confused, as i grew up on the border and never heard of a resort in the area. Turns out they meant Medora! It warms my heart that so many people are going to these remote places & seeing that the prairie can be amazing. When i tell ppl that E MT & W ND have many places where you can see the full 360° of the horizon, many of them get incredibly excited.

[larrydraper]

I, too, had never heard of this NP until I was planning my 2019 trip to South Dakota. I searched the map to see if there was anything interesting in ND. I am so glad I made the trip to TRNP. I loved it. The scenery, wildlife and solitude was worth the effort. Once I read about the Cannonball Concretions I knew I had to visit this strange place. Go west young man, go west, and a bit north.

[johnjacobsen]

I feel that this video is ONE OF THE BEST videos produced with the purpose of informing the public on the Medora Area including the TR National Park. I shall share this with many friends.

[oldtechguy]

Going home to Sentinel Butte in May from San Diego. SB is about 14 miles west of Medora so I have spent many many days in Medora and TRNP. My great Grandfather and now family has the horse/cattle ranch just west of the Elkhorn ranch so would say you need many, many days to see all the sights.

[judywiest]

We come to Medora each summer, just a wonderful historical and western feel

[jameswalker]

We finished a 7 month western trip the 1st of November. We spent a few days in Theodore Roosevelt national park. We stayed in both the north and south units and thoroughly enjoyed both. One of our favorite parks. Thanks. 👍😊👫🙏

[angieegler]

You helped our family plan our Yellowstone/Grand Teton NPs and now we are headed here- thanks for sharing your expertise !

[crystalorb]

I watched all of your Utah videos (many times) before tackling the big 5 and the Grand Canyon a few months ago. They were incredibly useful. I’m happy to see you have videos covering lots of different parks!

[melodydavis]

We are leaving for Roosevelt National Park tomorrow and this was SO helpful! Thanks for taking the time to do this. We feel like we know what to do/where to go now!

[CheckThisOut]

Great video. Great tribute to a great president. We have TR to thank for our National Park System. It is VERY appropriate that he is on Mount Rushmore.

[MaryAmesMitchell]

Heading to the park at the end of the summer. I'll see both, probably all three units. Thanks for this.

[dianetutas]

planning a visit so glad to see everything, including horse's and longhorn seeing all the animals was refreshing compared to other visitors videos

[Charhartman]

I grew up in western ND. Good job! I'm going to send this to my PA boyfriend to get him excited about visiting in July.

[drdave]

Definitely plan on visiting. It's on my bucket list!!!

[ericthies]

I’ll be out there in a couple weeks. Thanks for all the good information.

[scottbecker]

visiting this weekend. I'm looking forward to it very much.

[hightidelowtide]

Nobody does it better than you guys... GREAT VIDEO

[Wilderness-Will]

TR National Park has been on my to-do list for years, and this is maybe the single best overview of the Park I've ever seen. Saved for future reference, and subscribed to your channel. Thank you for sharing!

[coastskyadventures]

Will be there in 2022. Should be fun. Can't wait to see what the night sky looks like out there.

[michaelsonleitner]

We went to TR NP in June 2021 and thoroughly enjoyed it. We’re going again in September 2023.