We have compiled a list of dozens of hotels and lodges near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota.
In Park Options:
There are no hotels or lodges inside Theodore National Park. The closest hotel options are located in Medora (for the South Unit) or Watford City (for the North Unit). Dickinson is the largest nearby city.
South Unit
This is the most popular section of the national park. Visitors to the South Unit can stay in hotels in Medora, Belfield or Dickinson to be within 45 minutes of the entrance to the park.
Medora Hotels
Medora is a historic town in western North Dakota that serves as the gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The Badlands serve as the backdrop to this town with a population of around 100 that was founded in 1883 due to its location along the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railway.
Here are some of the hotel and lodging options in Medora:
Rough Riders Hotel – This hotel changed its name to Rough Riders the same year that President Roosevelt came to visit in 1903 as part of a presidential tour of the Western United States. Since 1986, it has been run by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. Harold Shafer and his family, which started the Foundation, began work on the hotel in the 1960s.
AmericInn
Amble Inn
Badlands Motel
Belfield Hotels
Belfield lies at the intersection of I-94 and US-85. It is about a 20 minute drive along I-94 to Medford and the entrance to the South Unit of the park. It is roughly one hour north on US-85 to the North Unit Visitor Center.
Trapper’s Inn
801 Highway 85 N., Belfield, ND
67 air conditioned rooms that have refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, cable TV, and high speed internet.
Cowboy Inn
406 Hwy 10 E, Belfield, ND 58622
Dickinson Hotels
Dickinson ND is the largest city in the area with a population of approximately 20,000 people. It is located 35 minutes east of the entrance to the South Unit of the national park along I-94. It is also one of the fastest growing cities in the United States due to the North Dakota oil boom. There are more than a dozen hotel and lodging options in the area. They include:
TownePlace
AmericInn
Ramada
Quality Inn
Comfort Inn
Woodspring Suites
Holiday Inn Express
Hampton Inn
Hawthorn Suites
Candlewood Suites
Astoria Hotel
Motel 6
La Quinta Inn
Microtel
Red Roof Inn
Rodeway Inn
North Unit – Watford City Hotels
Watford City is about twenty minutes north of the North Unit Visitor Center. It has a population of about 6,500 people and was recently part of the epicenter of the energy boom in North Dakota. Other nearby activities include the Fairview Lift Bridge and Cartright Tunnel, Fort Union Trading Post and Fort Buford. Watford City is about 90 minutes from the entrance to the South Unit through Medora.
Here is a list of some hotels and lodging in the area:
WoodSpring Suites
Teddy’s Residential Suites
Little Missouri Inn
The Watford
Comfort Inn
MainStay Suites
Roosevelt Inn
Black Gold Suites
We hope you have found what you are looking for among this list of Theodore National Park hotels.