Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

Trails in Theodore Roosevelt

All 38 trails, ranked by Parkwolf, with length, time, and difficulty.

Trails
38
Easy
11
Moderate
21
Hard
6

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River Bend Overlook and the Stone Shelter

All Theodore Roosevelt trails

38 trails

1Moderate4.3 mi · 2.5 hrAudioCaprock Coulee TrailA wooded coulee climbs to a narrow ridge over the Little Missouri.2Moderate0.5 mi · 24 minAudioWind Canyon TrailA quick rim loop for a big Little Missouri River view3Moderate10.3 mi · 5.5 hrAudioPetrified Forest LoopA long, exposed loop linking two petrified wood fields.4Moderate0.9 mi · 45 minAudioPainted Canyon Nature TrailStep down for layered badlands, then climb back up to the rim.5Moderate5.4 mi · 2.5 hrAudioBig Plateau and Ekblom Trail LoopA high plateau loop with two river crossings and badlands views.6Easy0.8 mi · 30 minAudioBoicourt Overlook TrailA paved start, then a narrow ridge with a panoramic payoff.7Moderate0.4 mi · 20 minAudioBuck Hill TrailA short, steep climb opens the South Unit’s broad Badlands view.8Moderate2.1 mi · 1 hrAudioSperati Point via the Achenbach TrailOpen prairie leads to a close view over the Little Missouri.9Moderate3 mi · 2.5 hrAudioNorth Petrified Forest TrailThree miles of rough badlands to a valley of petrified wood.10Moderate4.5 mi · 2.5 hrAudioJones Creek TrailA creek-valley traverse through the South Unit badlands11Easy1.6 mi · 1.3 hrAudioCaprock Coulee Nature TrailA short badlands walk where water has drawn the walls into folds.12Easy1.5 mi · 1 hrAudioPrairie Dog Town via the Buckhorn TrailA short Buckhorn walk to a prairie dog town.13Moderate3 mi · 2.5 hrAudioSouth Petrified Forest TrailThree miles out and back to a valley of petrified stumps.14Moderate4.3 mi · 1.8 hrAudioPainted Canyon TrailDrop from the rim to petrified wood and red clinker.15Moderate0.6 mi · 30 minAudioRidgeline Nature TrailA quick climb into a maze of ridges, grasses, and juniper.16Easy0.7 mi · 36 minAudioLittle Mo Trail — Paved Inner LoopA short paved loop beneath the cottonwoods, with a creek footbridge.17Easy1.4 mi · 30 minAudioElkhorn Ranch Unit TrailA short cottonwood walk to Roosevelt’s riverbank ranch site.18Challenging11.4 mi · 7 hrAudioBuckhorn TrailA full-day loop through prairie dog towns and difficult open prairie.19Challenging18 mi · 11 hrAudioAchenbach TrailA full-day loop with two Little Missouri crossings.20Moderate5.2 mi · 3 hrAudioPetrified Forest to OverlookTwo fossil valleys and a wide-open prairie, without the full-loop grind.21Easy0.8 mi · 39 minAudioCoal Vein TrailA short badlands loop through the remains of an underground coal fire.22Challenging9.1 mi · 5.5 hrAudioLone Tree LoopA steep loop to a spring basin and broad badlands views.23Moderate3.6 mi · 2 hrAudioLower Paddock Creek TrailWalk through a prairie-dog town and follow Paddock Creek upstream.24Easy0.3 mi · 10 minAudioSkyline Vista TrailA short paved walk to a seated badlands overlook.25Easy1.1 mi · 38 minAudioLittle Mo Trail — Unpaved Outer LoopThe unpaved 1.1-mile loop pairs river-bottom woods with open badlands.26Easy1 mi · 24 minAudioOld East Entrance Station TrailA short prairie walk to the South Unit’s old stone gateway.27Moderate8.4 mi · 4.5 hrMaah Daah Hey Trail — South UnitA one-way crossing through the South Unit's Big Plateau Wilderness.28Moderate11.4 mi · 7 hrJones/Lower Talkington/Lower Paddock LoopThree creek-country trails make an 11.4-mile Badlands loop.29Challenging5.5 mi · 4.5 hrAudioNorth Achenbach TrailA one-way badlands crossing to Oxbow's river overlook.30Challenging1.8 mi · 1.5 hrAudioBig Plateau TrailA short, strenuous climb opens onto a wide grassland plateau.31Challenging15.4 mi · 9 hrUpper Paddock/Talkington LoopA 15.4-mile circuit over prairie, rim, and creek country.32Moderate4.1 mi · 2.5 hrAudioLower Talkington TrailA dirt traverse into pale badlands above the Jones Creek junction.33Moderate7.7 mi · 4.5 hrUpper Paddock Creek TrailCreek-side badlands give way to open prairie at the rim.34Moderate7.6 mi · 3.5 hrAudioUpper Talkington TrailA long, exposed walk through a prairie dog town35Easy1.7 mi · 54 minBadlands Spur TrailA short walk to the Lower Talkington junction and badlands views.36Moderate3.1 mi · 2 hrMike Auney TrailA remote Big Plateau crossing with an unbridged river ford.37Moderate3.3 mi · 2.5 hrRoundup TrailA rolling badlands crossing with a faint, tricky finish.38Easy0.9 mi · 30 minAudioCCC TrailA flat grassland path to the Jones Creek junction.
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Theodore Roosevelt Tour Guide

Theodore Roosevelt, narrated.

Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Theodore Roosevelt National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.

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River Bend Overlook and the Stone Shelter
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“You're approaching River Bend Overlook, where a stone shelter sits above a wide curve of the Little Missouri River.”

Plays as you drive up to River Bend Overlook in the Parkwolf Theodore Roosevelt Tour Guide.

More stories near here in the app

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  • The Meadowlark's Song and Supper
  • Juniper Campground and a Little Mo Walk
  • 45 audio storiesacross Theodore Roosevelt’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
  • Wildlife heatmapsfor Bison, Wild Horse, Wapiti, and 13 more
  • Works offlinemaps, 38 trails, 35 places, and audio download before you lose signal
  • CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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