• Illustrated cover in a vintage screen-print style: the Little Missouri River curves through green cottonwood groves below striped badland bluffs under a teal sky. The banner reads Brian Russ's Guide to National Parks; the title reads Theodore Roosevelt National Park, History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures, by Brian D. Russ.
  • Sample page from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park guide, wildlife chapter. Entry: Feral horses, with how to recognize it, where and when to see it, and a photograph.
  • Sample page from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park guide, a day itinerary with times, distances, and a photograph: Boicourt Overlook.
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Brian Russ Guides

Theodore Roosevelt National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

Theodore Roosevelt National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

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The North Dakota badlands made Theodore Roosevelt, and this guide shows you how to see them. It turns the park's three far-flung units, two time zones, and changeable prairie weather into simple one-, two-, and three-day plans, from sunset at Wind Canyon to the long trails of the North Unit.

What's inside

  • Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from the Scenic Loop Drive, Painted Canyon, Buck Hill, and Boicourt Overlook to River Bend and Oxbow overlooks, the Caprock Coulee and Buckhorn trails, the Petrified Forest Loop, and the Elkhorn Ranch, every day with a weather backup
  • The park's history, from the Mandan, Hidatsa, and other Plains nations to the Marquis de Mores, Roosevelt's ranches, the CCC, and the making of the park
  • Sightseeing highlights unit by unit, plus Medora and the sights just outside the park
  • A wildlife chapter profiling 13 commonly seen animals, from bison, feral horses, and prairie dogs to pronghorn, magpies, and rattlesnakes, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
  • Trip planning for seasons, fees, campgrounds, heat, storms, slick clay, river crossings, pets, and accessibility
  • 33 photographs and 4 orientation maps

What you'll receive

  • EPUB ebook (Theodore_Roosevelt_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 13 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
  • PDF (Theodore_Roosevelt_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 91 pages including the cover, about 28 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Road conditions, hours, and services change, so check the park's current alerts before you travel.

Watch the light go gold on the buttes, and give the bison room.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.
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