All Theodore Roosevelt trails
38 trails
1Caprock Coulee TrailA wooded coulee climbs to a narrow ridge over the Little Missouri.
2Wind Canyon TrailA quick rim loop for a big Little Missouri River view
3Petrified Forest LoopA long, exposed loop linking two petrified wood fields.
4Painted Canyon Nature TrailStep down for layered badlands, then climb back up to the rim.
5Big Plateau and Ekblom Trail LoopA high plateau loop with two river crossings and badlands views.
6Boicourt Overlook TrailA paved start, then a narrow ridge with a panoramic payoff.
7Buck Hill TrailA short, steep climb opens the South Unit’s broad Badlands view.8Sperati Point via the Achenbach TrailOpen prairie leads to a close view over the Little Missouri.
9North Petrified Forest TrailThree miles of rough badlands to a valley of petrified wood.
10Jones Creek TrailA creek-valley traverse through the South Unit badlands
11Caprock Coulee Nature TrailA short badlands walk where water has drawn the walls into folds.12Prairie Dog Town via the Buckhorn TrailA short Buckhorn walk to a prairie dog town.
13South Petrified Forest TrailThree miles out and back to a valley of petrified stumps.
14Painted Canyon TrailDrop from the rim to petrified wood and red clinker.
15Ridgeline Nature TrailA quick climb into a maze of ridges, grasses, and juniper.
16Little Mo Trail — Paved Inner LoopA short paved loop beneath the cottonwoods, with a creek footbridge.
17Elkhorn Ranch Unit TrailA short cottonwood walk to Roosevelt’s riverbank ranch site.
18Buckhorn TrailA full-day loop through prairie dog towns and difficult open prairie.
19Achenbach TrailA full-day loop with two Little Missouri crossings.20Petrified Forest to OverlookTwo fossil valleys and a wide-open prairie, without the full-loop grind.
21Coal Vein TrailA short badlands loop through the remains of an underground coal fire.
22Lone Tree LoopA steep loop to a spring basin and broad badlands views.
23Lower Paddock Creek TrailWalk through a prairie-dog town and follow Paddock Creek upstream.
24Skyline Vista TrailA short paved walk to a seated badlands overlook.
25Little Mo Trail — Unpaved Outer LoopThe unpaved 1.1-mile loop pairs river-bottom woods with open badlands.
26Old East Entrance Station TrailA short prairie walk to the South Unit’s old stone gateway.
27Maah Daah Hey Trail — South UnitA one-way crossing through the South Unit's Big Plateau Wilderness.
28Jones/Lower Talkington/Lower Paddock LoopThree creek-country trails make an 11.4-mile Badlands loop.
29North Achenbach TrailA one-way badlands crossing to Oxbow's river overlook.
30Big Plateau TrailA short, strenuous climb opens onto a wide grassland plateau.
31Upper Paddock/Talkington LoopA 15.4-mile circuit over prairie, rim, and creek country.
32Lower Talkington TrailA dirt traverse into pale badlands above the Jones Creek junction.
33Upper Paddock Creek TrailCreek-side badlands give way to open prairie at the rim.
34Upper Talkington TrailA long, exposed walk through a prairie dog town
35Badlands Spur TrailA short walk to the Lower Talkington junction and badlands views.
36Mike Auney TrailA remote Big Plateau crossing with an unbridged river ford.
37Roundup TrailA rolling badlands crossing with a faint, tricky finish.
38CCC TrailA flat grassland path to the Jones Creek junction.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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 Shelter0:00 / 0:31
“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.
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