Explore Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Gateway Towns
Compare the towns that can serve as a base for your visit, then open a guide for drive times, services, lodging and local planning details.
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Explore Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Compare the towns that can serve as a base for your visit, then open a guide for drive times, services, lodging and local planning details.
The park’s free-roaming horse herd is in the South Unit. Look from appropriate public viewing areas around the South Unit loop, such as the Coal Vein Trailhead area; sightings are never guaranteed.
The interactive graphic illustrates the movements of 15 female horses (represented by different colors) every two hours during February and March 2026 within the boundaries of the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. These individuals were selected for their social associations, and thus their movements represent collective movements of approximately 137 out of 198 (70%) horses in the park. The paths of travel for individuals are shown as gray lines. Collared individuals frequented varying locations including Coal Vein Trailhead, the Southeast corner of the park, the old East entrance, the North central park boundary, Wind Canyon road junction, Upper Plateau on the MDH trail, North Little Missouri river boundary, Johnson's Plateau, and Jones Creek.source
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