EV Charging
Plug In at the Badlands
Medora's first EV charging station is here — and it's at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
A hundred and forty years ago, a young Theodore Roosevelt stepped off a train into these Badlands and found the country that would shape the rest of his life. Today, the trip is easier to make — no cattle drive required. Just point the car toward Medora, and when the battery runs low, the Library has you covered.
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is now home to the first electric vehicle charging station in Medora. Roll in, plug in, and let the car top off while you explore the place that turned an asthmatic New Yorker into the conservation president.
Every EV is welcome. The station features Tesla Destination Chargers. Tesla drivers can plug right in. Driving a non-Tesla EV? These use a NACS connector, so bring an adapter and you're good to go.
Charging is free for Library visitors. No app, no membership, no meter running. Pull up, connect, and go see the Badlands.
Make it a stop worth the charge
A charging session is the perfect length for a proper look around while the car powers up.
Take in the Badlands
Walk the Library grounds and take in the same buttes and big sky that stopped Roosevelt in his tracks.
Explore the Exhibits
Step inside and walk through Roosevelt's story: the New York kid who came west heartbroken, and the conservation president who left the country wilder and better protected than he found it.
Grab a table at Salt+Scoria
A meal rooted in this ground: native botanicals and ethically sourced game, sourced through Native growers and local ranchers — food shaped by the Badlands, not imposed on it.
Coming from farther out? Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the town of Medora make an easy day, and the Library sits right in the middle of it all.
Roosevelt believed the best of this country was worth protecting for the people who came after. A clean, quiet place to charge up in the heart of the Badlands feels like a fitting way to carry that idea forward.