Watford City, N.D.

The closest town to the North Unit entrance has lodging, food, and lots of historic charm.

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Watford City, N.D. Details

Watford City, N.D., is the closest town with lodging options and amenities to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Accommodations range from hotels and motels to rustic inns and campgrounds. Watford City also provides traveler-friendly services like restaurants, grocery stores, laundromats, churches, and shopping. The Long X Visitor Center and Pioneer Museum provides information about Theodore Roosevelt National Park and other local attractions such as the Little Missouri Grasslands, the Fort Union Trading Post, the Lewis & Clark Trail Homestead Museum, the Wild West Water Park, and the Watford City Event Center. Go to the [McKenzie County Visitor's Guide](http://tourism.mckenziecounty.net/usrfiles/guides/WebBrochure.pdf), the [Watford City site](http://www.4eyes.net/Accommodations&Cat=HotelsandMotels) or the [North Unit Service Guide](https://www.nps.gov/thro/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=3131702) for a list of lodging options and regional information. Watford City is located off of I-84 about 14 miles north of the park's North Unit and about 67 miles north of the I-94 junction, which leads west to the South Unit entrance. As of the 2010 census, the population of Watford City was 1,744.

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