Roosevelt Lodge

Quick Facts

Location:

Tower-Roosevelt

Designation:

Part of the Roosevelt Lodge Historic District

MANAGED BY:

Yellowstone National Park Lodges

Amenities

5 listed

Accessible Rooms, Food/Drink - Restaurant/Table Service, Gifts/Souvenirs/Books, Restroom, Toilet - Flush

Built in 1920 near Tower Falls, Roosevelt Lodge Cabins is named for President Theodore Roosevelt, a strong supporter of Yellowstone. The rustic lodge and cabins offer simple accommodations and family-style dining. Horseback rides, stagecoach trips, and cookouts are available through the on-site corral. This reservable lodging facility is operated by Yellowstone National Park Lodges, an authorized National Park Service concessioner.

Amenities & Operating Dates

Specific offerings are typically open daily from early-June through early-September:

• Cabins: simple, rustic accommodations with double beds, electricity, heat (including wood stoves in Roughrider Cabins), and basic amenities. Frontier Cabins include a private bathroom with shower, while Roughrider Cabins use centrally located communal bathrooms and showers. Rooms do not have WiFi, air conditioning, or TVs, and in-room cooking and smoking/vaping are not permitted. Pets are allowed in select cabins.
• Dining Room: open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (first-come, first-served). A tribute to the Old West, the dining room offers hearty American fare in a charming lodge setting. Grab a seat before or after your meal in front of the cozy fireplace or on the rocking chair-lined porch.
• Roosevelt Saloon: just steps from the dining room, sit back and enjoy signature whiskey cocktails, local spirits, beers, and wine.
• Old West Dinner Cookout: an evening Wild West experience where you travel by horseback, stagecoach, or wagon from Roosevelt Corrals to a scenic site in Pleasant Valley for a hearty cowboy meal with steak, beans, sides, and campfire-brewed coffee, often with cowboy music and wildlife viewing. The full event lasts several hours, and reservations are required.

See the website for current season dates. Hours and dates are subject to change.

Accessibility

Two ADA-accessible cabins are available. The lodge offers wheelchair-accessible services, designated accessible parking in front, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance on the left side of the building.

Reservations

Make reservations online or by calling 307-344-7311 (307-344-5395 for TDD).

A Lodge With a Storied History

People have camped in this area for centuries, including Indigenous travelers along the Bannock Trail. President Chester Arthur camped here in 1883. In 1906, a tent camp called “Camp Roosevelt” was built here (though Theodore Roosevelt never camped at the site). The tents were replaced with a lodge and cabins in the 1920s as more visitors began arriving by automobile. These lodges offered a simpler, less expensive alternative to the park’s large hotels.

In the early 1900s, Camp Roosevelt served as a base for fishing trips, horseback outings, and educational programs. Naturalists led field trips and lectures for visitors. Scientists also conducted wildlife research nearby. From 1921 to 1923, the lodge was used as a boys’ summer camp headquarters.

The Roosevelt Lodge Historic District includes 130 buildings and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The original log lodge was completed in 1920, and the first cabins were added in 1922. Over time, additional cabins were moved here from other areas of the park.

Today, the area remains rustic, with unpaved roads and simple cabins. The historic character of the main lodge is preserved in its front lounge and dining room.