Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota (ND), United States

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Place Name	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Place Status (Type)	national park
Location	Billings County, North Dakota (ND), United States, North America
Latitude	47°14'N
Longitude	103°37'W

Theodore Roosevelt National Park , W N.Dak., in the N.Dak. Badlands; 47°14'N 103°37'W. Covers 110 sq mi/285 sq km; wilderness 47 sq mi/122 sq km. There are three units—the North Unit, the Elkhorn Ranch Unit (both in Billings co.), and the South Unit (McKenzie co.)—all three units are on the Little Missouri R. Roosevelt first came to the area in 1883 to hunt bison and other big game. In 1884 he established the Elkhorn Ranch, and for several years after that he returned to the ranch for short periods. The ranch house and other bldgs. have been accurately reconstructed. The landscape of the park is marked by tablelands, buttes, canyons, and rugged hills; animal life is diverse. Among the attractions are petrified forests. Authorized 1947 as the Theodore Roosevelt Natl. Memorial Park; redesignated 1978.