Summary at a glance
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is listed as National Park in ND in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. When Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883, he was a skinny, young, spectacled dude from New York. He could not have imagined how his adventure in this remote and unfamiliar place would forever alter the course of the nation. The rugged landscape and strenuous life that TR experienced here would help shape a conservation policy that we still benefit from today. Official NPS page Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is listed as a National Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 5 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: July, August, and September.
Month-by-month
Month windows on this page: July, August, and September listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; September, October, and May listed as lower-crowd months.
Primary Window
Listed primary window: July, August, and September.
Peak months
Listed peak months: July, August, and June.
Lower-crowd months
Listed lower-crowd months: September, October, and May.
Getting there
Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in the Badlands of western North Dakota. There are three units to the park. The South Unit entrance is in the town of Medora, ND off of Interstate 94 exits 24 and 27. The North Unit entrance is on Highway 85 approximately 14 miles south of Watford City, ND. The remote Elkhorn Ranch Unit sits roughly in the middle of the North and South Units and is accessed via gravel roads. Consult park staff for directions to the Elkhorn Ranch Unit.
SERPRadio origin links provide flight-research entry points without replacing local route planning.
Clock, compare, and listen
Season and now
Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.
- Current hand
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Three listening lanes
Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.
Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.
Jamcorder: Shared station.
| Month | Visitability | Crowd pressure |
|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 12 |
| February | 43 | 12 |
| March | 48 | 16 |
| April | 53 | 28 |
| May | 57 | 46 |
| June | 57 | 72 |
| July | 60 | 90 |
| August | 60 | 86 |
| September | 59 | 70 |
| October | 57 | 38 |
| November | 50 | 18 |
| December | 43 | 12 |
The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.
Methodology
This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the 5 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.
- Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
- Source cards: 5
Data Behind This Reading
Source provenance
NPS identity
highTheodore Roosevelt National Park is identified as National Park with NPS code thro.
SourceNPS operations and access
highOfficial NPS page for Theodore Roosevelt, Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm.
SourceWeather signal
mediumTheodore Roosevelt coordinates 47.17777274, -103.4300083 map to the NWS points URL. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
SourceActivities and visit modes
mediumTheodore Roosevelt NPS snapshot lists activities including Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Astronomy, and Stargazing.
SourceHow this page is assembled
highplace page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.
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