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Start at 1. South Unit Visitor Center and the Maltese Cross Cabin

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Theodore Roosevelt Scenic Loop Drive, North Dakota

The 36-mile South Unit loop, reopened in full in 2025, from the visitor center in Medora around the badlands. Roosevelt's first cabin, a dude ranch, prairie dog towns, Wind Canyon, the bison that came back, a coal seam that burned for decades, and the men who built the old entrance by hand.

31 min of audio · 28 miles · Read the transcript

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at South Unit Visitor Center and the Maltese Cross Cabin. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
    2. Let's hear itSelect this phone as the car's Bluetooth audio source and set a comfortable volume. Download the tour while you still have signal.
    3. Stories meet you thereYour phone's location starts each story automatically. Music flows straight into the narration. Keep this page open; it keeps the screen awake for GPS.
    4. You're ready to explorePark at the South Unit Visitor Center in Medora (I-94 exit 24 or 27), then press Start. Download the tour first: cell signal is patchy on the loop. The tour follows the paved 36-mile Scenic Loop Drive; plan at least 2 hours. Entrance fee per vehicle, cards or digital payment only (no cash). In winter, sections can close for snow or ice: check nps.gov/thro or call 701-623-4466 before you go.

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    Facts from Theodore Roosevelt National Park (NPS) place, history, nature and news pages. Music: Samuel A. Ward, Materna (America the Beautiful), Second Marine Aircraft Wing Band (public domain U.S. government recording, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.