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Theodore Roosevelt National ParkRiver Bend Overlook in North Unit
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park provides the opportunity to learn about the legacy of our nation's 26th President.
At Theodore Roosevelt National Park one can learn about the legacy of our 26th President, hike, ride horses, camp, explore the wilderness, discover prairie plants, find Northern Great Plains birds and see wildlife such as bison, elk, pronghorn, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep and prairie dogs.
The Little Missouri River has carved the badlands over the last 600,000 years.  

Did You Know?
The Little Missouri River began to carve the badlands about 600,000 years ago during Pleistocene time after the river was diverted by glaciers from its once northerly route to Hudson Bay.

Last Updated: August 23, 2006 at 21:56 EST