Continuing our May 2021 visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we drove west on Scenic Drive in the North Unit to mile marker eight and the paved pullout for the River Bend Trail. There is paved parking for two handicap placarded vehicles, two RVs, and about a dozen other vehicles. A 220-foot ADA compliant trail leads from the parking area to a wood decked overlook. Leaving the overlook, a non-compliant trail descends a series of wooden steps and follows a gravel path for another 250 feet to the CCC-constructed shelter.
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| Trailhead information sign |
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| Typical trail conditions |
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| ADA-compliant viewing platform |
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| View downstream from the platform |
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| View upstream including the CCC shelter |
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| Looking back at the viewing platform |
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| The CCC "boys" built this shelter in 1937 |
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| Interior of the shelter |
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| The Little Missouri River from the shelter |
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| The view downstream from the shelter |
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| The view upstream from the shelter |
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| Upstream badlands from the shelter |
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| Downstream badlands from the shelter |
An entry fee of $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, or $15 per person is valid for seven consecutive days at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. 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.
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