Painted Canyon Visitor Center - Theodore Roosevelt National Park

On our first full day at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we stopped at the Painted Canyon Visitor Center. The visitor center doubles as a rest area for travelers on I-94 at exit 32 in North Dakota. We stopped in mid-May 2021. The visitor center was open with a limit on the number of people allowed inside at one time, so I didn't take any pictures on this visit. It still houses an information desk, exhibits, and a gift shop. Restrooms with running water are housed next door. Interior pictures can be found here from our previous visit in 2017.

Front of visitor center from the flagpole

The rear of the visitor center with large viewing windows

Painted Canyon from the parking lot sidewalk

Badlands

More of the badlands

An unnamed, but unique butte

The sidewalk along the canyon rim leading to a nature trail and picnic area

Bison grazing near the picnic area

Visitor center from the picnic area

A Theodore Roosevelt National Park entry fee of $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, or $15 per person is valid for seven consecutive days. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($80 for a lifetime), Access Pass (free with a documented disability), and Military Annual Pass (free for active-duty personnel). Also available is a Theodore Roosevelt National Park Annual Park Pass for $55.

The Theodore Roosevelt National Park website is https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm.