THEODORE ROOSEVELT NP (Southern Unit)
RUN BY: National Park Service
LOCATION: North Billings, North Dakota
UTILITIES: none
COST: $20
OUR RATING (1-5): I-4.5
NOTES: This is a lovely campground, but you must appreciate the badlands to enjoy it to the fullest. The area is called the Badlands of North Dakota and is just south of Theodore Roosevelt's ranch. We were sitting in front of Willy when one of the dogs started growling quietly. Since we were only able to stay overnight we hadn't unhitched Willy from Moe. When I got up to investigate I found a Bison trying to go between the two. He finally decided to walk around. They spent quite some time grazing just a few yards from our front door. The park is beautiful and you need to drive the 20+ mile loop.
Environment: The campground was in a grove of trees but they were small and few were tall enough to provide much shade. As you can see from the picture it was grassy.
Amenities: there were bath-houses and communal water
Phone Service: none
Location: There are two units to the park. This is the southern one which is on the north side of I-94 just a few miles east of the ND-Montana state line.
Camping Population: NPS has stay limits.
Sites: The sites were large and relatively flat.
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RATING KEY: category - score
Categories:
I - established
campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days
II - boondocking,
dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but
one
might choose to stay for more than a night.
III - over-night
areas
You must remember that we are scoring 1
thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the
environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population,
site, phone service
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