Special Events

Join us in celebration!

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National Park Museum Tour

Location: South Unit Visitor Center
Dates: June 30 - July 4
Times: 11:30AM MT and 2:30PM MT

Learn more about the park’s history during a museum tour. Explore exhibits highlighting different phases of a historic figure’s life while hearing stories of notable adventures.

 

Discover Painted Canyon!

Location: Painted Canyon Visitor Center
Dates: June 30 - July 4
Times: 9:00AM MT, 11:00AM MT, 1:00PM MT, and 3:00PM MT

Join us for a guided walk along the Painted Canyon Nature Trail, weather permitting.

 

Elkhorn Valley Ranch Excursion

Location: Elkhorn Ranch Unit (get directions at South Unit Visitor Center)
Dates: June 30 - July 4
Times: between 10:00AM MT to 2:00PM MT

The Elkhorn Ranch Unit preserves the place Roosevelt selected to be his "home ranch" after the deaths of his wife and mother. This unit of the park has a special, solemn character. There are no visitor centers, facilities, or scenic roads. (But driving to the unit is quite scenic!)

A 0.7 mile mowed pathway leads from the parking area to the cabin site. Exhibits feature passages written by Roosevelt about his experiences at the ranch. Only the cabin's foundation stones remain, but there, beneath rustling cottonwood leaves, visitors can sense the peace and solace Roosevelt found at this special place in the badlands.

 

Badlands Tour

Location: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

Date/Times:

• July 2nd: 10:30 AM MT - 11:15 AM MT; 12:15 PM MT - 1:00 PM MT; 1:30 PM MT - 2:15 PM MT

• July 3rd: 12:30 PM MT - 1:15 PM MT; 3:30 PM MT - 4:15 PM MT

Park Ranger alongside staff from the presidential library will be presenting guided tours on the area geology.