Medora, North Dakota

Camping and the town of Medora
Our first stay was in North Dakota, our 28th state! We camped at Medora Campground. This was the perfect location for a one day and night stop. The campground is located right next to the entrance of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We were lucky to get a nice pull through, full hook-up, shaded campsite. The campground is small and quiet and gives good views of the badlands. It is right along the Missouri River and families were enjoying swimming in the heat of the day. The water level was low and allowed for a little beach area at the campground. There is a city pool right next to the campground as well for a small fee.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park
This is our 13th National Park visited! We enjoyed the views from the Painted Rock Canyon Visitor Center. We also drove the scenic loop on the North Side. 

Rock Formations
This park provides a lot of cool rock formations. My favorite was the capped rocks which looked like mushrooms. Driving through the badlands makes you feel like you are on a different planet. It is just so vast and you can see for miles and miles.

Wild Animals
We saw a lot of bison and were even stuck in a jam on our way to our sunset spot, almost missed sunset! The prairie dog towns were everywhere and they were fun to watch as well. Antelope, elk, and wild horses were also spotted on our drives.

Sunsets
Wind Cave Nature trail offered a spectacular sunset! The views of the badlands with the Missouri River and bison in the background was unbelievable! Thankfully, we were able to get out of the bison jam in time to run up the trail to see the sunset!