Medora

Medora is the county seat of Billings County. It is conveniently near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Badlands of North Dakota.

Get in

• By car from east or west, exit 27 off Interstate 94.

Do

• Medora Musical. 

Buy

• Bandannas & Bows, 345 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4347. 
• Western Edge, 425 Fourth Street, ☏ +1 701 623-4345. For books, artwork, and music. 
• Buffalo Gap, 275 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4393. 
• Butte Antiques, 665 Second Street South, ☏ +1 701 623-4555. 
• Chateau Nuts, 350 Main St, ☏ +1 701 623-4825. 
• Circle C Gallery & Gifts, 150 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4381. 
• Corner Store, 300 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Dacohtah Territories Gifts, 338 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4885. 
• Dakota Cyclery, 275 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4808. 
• Rylee’s Trunk, 350 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4142. 
• The Hitching Post, 410 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4488. 
• The Home Merchant, 225 Broadway, ☏ +1 701 623-2219. 
• James Gang Java, 312 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4242. 
• Lake Country Stitches, 275 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4393. 
• Mary's Cosmetics, 150 East River Road South, ☏ +1 701 623-4378. 
• Medora Convenience Store, 200 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4479. 
• Medora Musical Gift Shop, 170 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Medora's Purrfect Gifts, 455 Broadway, ☏ +1 701 623-4478. 
• Plains Treasures, 378 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-2787. 
• Rough Rider Gift Shop, 320 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4856. 
• Rushmore Mountain Taffy, 346 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4885. 
• Sacajawea Trading Post, 245 Broadway, ☏ +1 701 623-5050. 
• Sharp Shirter, 375 Main St, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Stage Barn, 251 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Stage Stop Leather & Gifts, 320 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4750. 
• Teddy’s Tees and Toys, 330 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4885. 
• Todd's Old Time Photo Parlor, 380 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4339. 
• Touch of Dakota, 265 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• T. R. National Park Bookstore, 201 East River Road North, ☏ +1 701 623-4884. 
• The White House, 235 Broadway, ☏ +1 701 623-5050. 

Eat

• 1 Boots Bar & Grill, 300 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701-623-2668. (updated Feb 2018)
• Badlands Bake Shop, 345 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Chuckwagon, 250 Third Ave, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 
• Fudge & Ice Cream Depot, 201 Broadway, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Ice Cream Parlor, 340 Third Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Iron Horse Saloon & Restaurant, 300 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-9894. 
• Little Missouri Dining Room & Saloon, 440 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4404. 
• Lunch & Munch More, 316 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-2805. 
• Maltese Burgers, 336 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4444. 
• Mel’s Ice Cream & Emporium, 392 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-1311. 
• Pitchfork Fondue, Tjaden Terrace, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 
• The Pizza Parlor, 260 Third St, ☏ +1 701 623-4481. 
• Rough Riders Hotel Dining Room, 301 Third Ave, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 
• The Wurst Shop, 354 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-6384. 

Drink

• The Coffee House, 350 Fourth St, ☏ +1 701 623-4700. 
• Cowboy Cafe, 215 Fourth St, ☏ +1 701 623-4343. 

Sleep

• 1 AmericInn Lodge & Suites Medora, 75 E River Rd S, ☏ +1 701 623-4800, toll-free: +1-800-634-3444. (updated Feb 2018)
• Badlands Motel, 501 Pacific Ave, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 
• Bar X Guest Ranch, West River Rd, ☏ +1 701 623-4300. 
• Buffalo Gap Guest Ranch (Exit 18, West of Medora), ☏ +1 701 623-4200. 
• The Bunkhouse, 400 E. River Rd, ☏ +1 701 623-4422, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 
• Cottonwood Campgrounds (in Theodore Roosevelt National Park). 
• Custers Cottage, 156 East River Road South, ☏ +1 701 623-4378, toll-free: +1-800-783-6366 PIN 0749 (7460749). 
• Dahkotah Lodge Guest Ranch (15 miles south on Exit 23), ☏ +1 701 623-4897. 
• Diamond Bar Bed & Breakfast (Northwest of Medora), ☏ +1 701 623-4913. 
• Eagle Ridge Lodge (Exit 23, 7 miles South of Medora), ☏ +1 701 623-2216, toll-free: +1-866-863-2453. 
• Little Missouri Bed & Corral (2 miles South of Medora), ☏ +1 701 623-4496. 
• Medora Campgrounds (0.5 miles West of Medora), ☏ +1 701 623-4435, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 
• Red Trail Campground, 250 E. River Road South, ☏ +1 701 623-4317, toll-free: +1-800-621-4317. 
• 2 Rough Riders Hotel, 301 3rd Ave, ☏ +1 701 623-4422, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. Named for the volunteer cavalry unit led by the 26th US President, Theodore Roosevelt. Includes a large library. (updated Feb 2018)
• Sully Creek Campground. 3 miles South of Medora 
• T.R. Ranch House, 485 Sixth St, ☏ +1 701 623-4422, toll-free: +1-800-633-6721. 

Go next

• The Maah Daah Hey Trail, 161 21st St. W., Dickinson, Tel: +1 701 225-5151. A 120-mile trail open for biking, hiking and horseback riding. The trail begins at Sully Creek State Park approximately five miles south of historic Medora and meanders north through the south and north units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Biking within TRNP is not allowed; bikers must use alternate routes around park boundaries. The trail is jointly managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department.
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park - The park includes badlands, open prairie, hard wood draws. It is home to bison, prairie dogs and many other wildlife species.

Routes through Medora

Miles City ← Beach ←

W  E

→ Belfield → Dickinson