South Unit Visitor Center is open daily, year-round.

SOUTH UNIT

South Unit Visitor Center

Location: South Unit entrance in Medora.

Hours: Daily, year-round, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Mountain Time. Summer hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mountain Time. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Features: 

• Museum including Theodore Roosevelt collections, exhibits on history, natural history, and geology 
• Maltese Cross Cabin
• Free, 13-minute park film, "T.R. Country" 
• Staffed information desk
• Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association Bookstore
• Restrooms
• Drinking fountain
• Park rangers present a variety of programs June through mid-September. Check at the visitor center or on park bulletin boards for dates, times, and more information.
• Visitor Center, Maltese Cross Cabin, and restroom facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Painted Canyon Visitor Center is not your average interstate rest stop.  Be alert for bison grazing in the area.

Painted Canyon Visitor Center

Location: South Unit. Exit 32 on I-94, seven miles east of Medora.

Hours: Daily April 1 - November 11, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Mountain Time. Extended evening hours in summer as staffing allows. Overlook is accessible in winter by foot.

Features:

• Panoramic views
• Wildlife viewing
• Nature Trail (1 mile)
• Trail access to Upper Paddock Creek Trail (2 miles one-way)
• Staffed information desk
• Exhibits and displays
• Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association Bookstore
• Picnic shelters
• Restrooms
• Drinking fountain
• Vending machines
• Public telephone 
• Visitor Center, overlook, picnic area, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible

North Unit Visitor Center

NORTH UNIT

North Unit Visitor Center

Location: North Unit entrance, 10 miles south of Watford City along US Hwy. 85.

Hours: Daily, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time in summer season.
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM Central Time in winter season - Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and other days as staffing permits. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Features:

• Natural history exhibits and displays
• Short film, "An Ever-Changing Land" on the unusual geology of the badlands.
• Staffed information desk
• Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association Bookstore
• Restrooms
• Drinking fountain
• Vending machines
• Public telephone 
• Park rangers present a variety of programs during summer months. Check at the visitor center or on park bulletin boards for dates, times, and more information.
• Wildlife including bison may be present near the visitor center.
• Visitor Center and restrooms are wheelchair accessible