Restroom · Theodore Roosevelt National Park
An accessible restroom midway around the South Unit loop.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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Chorus Frogs at Coal Vein“Coal Vein Trail has a springtime sound worth listening for: chorus frogs calling from seasonal pools. Low spots along the trail fill with water in spring and after summer rain.”
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This is the standalone restroom at a roadside pullout near mile marker 19 of the South Unit Scenic Loop. On the 36-mile round-trip drive, it is a handy break near the middle; it is a service stop, not a reason to detour if you are not already driving the loop.
The restroom is accessible and unisex, with a pit toilet. A short concrete path leads from the pullout to the building.
The pullout is near the road to Buck Hill, just before the Coal Vein Trail turnoff. It is a practical pause while continuing around the loop.
Wildlife
1,082 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
346 sightingsWild HorseMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
27 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
45 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
87 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
162 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Theodore Roosevelt. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyCoal Vein Trail0.8 mi · 39 min · 0.7 mi awayA short badlands loop through the remains of an underground coal fire.
ModerateBuck Hill Trail0.4 mi · 20 min · 0.9 mi awayA short, steep climb opens the South Unit’s broad Badlands view.
EasyBadlands Spur Trail1.7 mi · 54 min · 0.9 mi awayA short walk to the Lower Talkington junction and badlands views.
ModerateUpper Talkington Trail7.6 mi · 3.5 hr · 1.1 mi awayA long, exposed walk through a prairie dog town
ModerateLower Talkington Trail4.1 mi · 2.5 hr · 1.1 mi awayA dirt traverse into pale badlands above the Jones Creek junction.
ModerateJones/Lower Talkington/Lower Paddock Loop11.4 mi · 7 hr · 1.2 mi awayThree creek-country trails make an 11.4-mile Badlands loop.
ChallengingUpper Paddock/Talkington Loop15.4 mi · 9 hr · 1.2 mi awayA 15.4-mile circuit over prairie, rim, and creek country.
ModerateUpper Paddock Creek Trail7.7 mi · 4.5 hr · 1.4 mi awayCreek-side badlands give way to open prairie at the rim.Sight · 0.9 mi awayBuck HillA steep 15-minute climb opens to a full Badlands panorama.
Sight · 1.9 mi awayBoicourt OverlookA short paved walk opens onto rolling badlands and distant buttes.
Sight · 2 mi awayOld East Entrance StationThe park's original stone gateway sits in an active prairie dog town.
Sight · 2.5 mi awayBadlands OverlookLayered buttes make this the South Unit's panoramic finale.
Sight · 2.9 mi awayPainted Canyon Overlook and Visitor CenterA rim-top badlands panorama, with bison sometimes grazing nearby.
Sight · 3.9 mi awayScoria Point OverlookAn easy first look at the South Unit's red badlands.Parkwolf’s Theodore Roosevelt ranking
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