South Unit Visitor Center - Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Unlike the other visitor centers in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the South Unit Visitor Center is open year round. It houses the usual information desk, bookstore/giftshop, a museum, restrooms, and a theater with seating for about fifty. The excellent 17-minute production Refuge of the American Spirit is replayed every half hour. It tells the story of Roosevelt's time of mourning in the Dakota Territory after the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day. Narrated by Terry Tempest Williams, it weaves the future president's story of resiliency into that of the of the land and its flora and fauna through the seasons. The museum includes exhibits on history, nature, geology, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Visitor center entrance

Stephen Mather memorial plaque

Interactive wall

Digital link to the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University

Hiking informational kiosk

Plants of interest

What to do, when to do it

Bookstore and giftshop

Mugs, bottles, and books

More books and souvenirs

Postcards and clothing

Petrified bald cypress stump

Hands on geology

Fossils

"Mako shika" - no good land

From Rough Rider to President

Sculpture by Lloyd Lillie of Boston University

Political campaign memorabilia

Bison: Innumerable...Threatened...Revived...

Cattlemen

Wildlife

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

American bison (Bison bison)

An entrance fee of $25 admits all the passengers of a single vehicle for seven days to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Other entrance fee options include a Theodore Roosevelt National Park Annual Park Pass for $50, an Every Kid in a Park 4th Grade Pass for free and a variety of America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes providing access to most national park, national forest, and BLM fee areas

• Annual Pass for $80
• Military Pass for free
• Lifetime Senior Pass for $80 or $20 annually for those age 62 and older
• Access Pass for free for visitors with a permanent disability

An entrance fee is not collected at the Painted Canyon Visitor Center.

The park website is https://www.nps.gov/thro.