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Southwest North Dakota Tourism

Southwest North Dakota Tourism on NorthDakotaBeautiful.com. Southwest North Dakota Tourism - your North Dakota Tourist Guide to Vacations, Attractions and Events

Raging Rivers Water Park - Mandan, North Dakota

Raging Rivers Water Park

 When the heat of summer becomes too much to handle, head over to the Raging Rivers Water Park located in Mandan. You can find plenty of great and thrilling water slides, such as the Speed Slides, the Black Hole, and the Raging River Ride. Smaller kids will enjoy the children’s area, which has fun geysers, water cannons, and smaller water slides.

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Western Ranch Experiences - Medora, North Dakota

North Dakota Badlands.jpgWestern Ranch Experiences - Medora, North Dakota

The dreams of many are to be able to "go back in time and live in the Wild West."  Well, you can get a real feel for this adventure at a selection of ranch vacations in the Medora area.  You can go to the Eagle Ridge Lodge and enjoy the biking trails and the beautiful lodge.   Enjoy the views while riding on the famous Maah Daah Hey Trail, take time for a picnic and truly enjoy it.  You can reach them at Phone 701-623-2216.

Perhaps you want to go to the Logging Camp Ranch.  This actual logging ranch has been operational since 1880’s.  At this ranch you can enjoy the beauty and peaceful setting of the Little Missouri River Valley.   You will see the cedars and pines, the abundant wildlife, and the rugged buttes and canyons of the Badlands.  Phone them at 701-279-5501.

Knife River Ranch offers horseback riding on their ranch, canoeing and fishing on the river, family style served dinners and new experiences that you will take with you for years to come.  You can reach them at  (701) 983-4521.

The Naard Creek Ranch has facilities for your horse, great hiking trails, cabins and adventure for you.  You can reach them at 701-764-6911.  Email: lolson@ndsupernet.com The address is 11580 6th St. NW
Killdeer, ND 59640.

Let’s look at Lone Butte Ranch and enjoy the quite or the adventure, your choice.  The hand hewed log cabins make a cozy place for your retreat.  Maybe you want to hunt, or ride your horse (they have facilities for them) or go hunting.  You can reach them at: 701-863-6854 or 800-546-4861.

With all this to choose from you will certainly be able to find that special adventure that you, enjoy the beauty of the North Dakota Badlands.

 

Dakota Dinosaur Museum - Dickinson North Dakota

Dakota Dinosaur Museum - Dickinson North Dakota

The Dakota Dinosaur Museum is located at 200 East Museum Drive in Dickinson, North Dakota. It began when the collections of Alice and Larry League began to exceed their dinosaur collection storage space. They needed more space to preserve and display their specimens which numbered in the thousands.

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park - Medora North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park - Medora North Dakota Badlands

In the midst of the colorful North Dakota badlands stands the Theodore Roosevelt National Park - 70, 447 acres named after the twenty-sixth president of the United States. The park, which is broken into three separate units, includes facilities for camping, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing among other things.

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Cowboy Hall of Fame - Medora, North Dakota

Cowboy Hall of Fame - Medora, North Dakota

Yippy Kiyay! North Dakota now has its own Cowboy Hall of Fame to honor the best there is and was in ranching, rodeo, Native Americans, and just all around Western lifestyle. Included in this 15,000 square foot building are the Hall of Honorees, an interpretive center complete with cultural exhibits, a theatre, multi-purpose meeting center, archives library, gift shop, and a children’s area. Of course, we can’t forget the beautiful view.

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The Enchanted Highway - Regent, North Dakota

The Enchanted Highway - Regent, North Dakota

If you take exit 72 off Interstate 94 near Dickinson, North Dakota, you might just see some amazing sights. This stretch of highway is known as the Enchanted Highway, which stretches for 32 miles, right into the town of Regent, North Dakota. The Enchanted Highway is the artistic creation of local Regent resident, Gary Greff. 

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North Dakota Rodeos - Statewide

calf roping.jpgNorth Dakota Rodeos - Statewide

Everyone loves a rodeo, the skill of the cowboys and cowgirls, the beautiful animals, the clowns, color and excitement.  In North Dakota there are a number of rodeos for you to enjoy.  Here is the listing of the communities and names of the events that you may want to attend.

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