Exploring the hidden gems of Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Vlog 67
Location: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Tags: #northdakota #theodoreroosevelt #rooseveltNP #nationalpark #TRNP #fallroadtrip #badlands #wildlife #prairie

Welcome to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. This park is comprised of 3 sections: South Unit, North Unit and Elk Horn Ranch Unit. It’s about 80 miles between these units. We get into the Notth Unit later in the afternoon, it’s actually in a different time zone so we were too late for the visitor center, but we were able to enjoy the scenic loop drive. We head out and run into lots of bison along the way. We make it all the way to the end of the drive, to the Oxbow overlook. Then we head back and stop at some scenic areas along the way including the riverbed overlook. We continue through the park and then head out to our harvest host for the night, Phat Fish Brewing in Dickinson, ND. They were a very easy spot to reserve, taking same day reservations. We enjoyed some delicious beer and pizza before going to bed for the night.

The next morning, we grab some coffee and get on the way. We stop at the Painted Canyon visitor center and enjoy some scenic views of the badlands while taking the dogs out for a walk. Then it’s into the South Unit of the park. We stop by the visitor center and check out the Maltese Cross Cabin, which is the original cabin where Theodore Roosevelt spent a lot of his time in his early days, prior to building the Elk Horn Ranch later in life. We were told that the cabin should be open to check out, but it was unfortunately, locked. We’ve heard stories of the cabin being haunted by Teddy, so maybe he wasn’t wanting visitors that morning. Oh well, it’s time for the scenic drive. This is the most popular part of the park and there are lots of great hikes and tons of animals, including bison, prairie dogs and wild horses. The scenic loop was under construction so we made it out to the endpoint at the Boicourt viewpoint. Then it’s back to hike at the Old East Entrance, where you hike through a huge prairie dog town. Then we stopped by Buck Hill and found the wild horses, including a colt! Absolutely magical. We continue back at some more viewpoints and his, including the wind canyon trail. After exploring the park, we find some BLM land to park for the night where we make dinner and plan the next part of our trip.

Time stamp:
0:00 - Park entrance
0:26 - Intro
0:46 - North Unit
3:18 - River Bend Overlook
4:07 - Phat Fish Brewing
4:49 - Painted Canyon
5:48 - South Unit
7:10 - Maltese Cross Cabin
8:05 - scenic drive
9:07 - Old East Entrance hike
10:31 - wild horses
11:01 - Wind Canyon Trail
12:37 - dinner & planning
14:49 - outtakes

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