MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Theodore Roosevelt North Unit Scenic Drive
Watford City to Oxbow Overlook
- Distance
- 29 mi
- Riding Time
- 55 min
- Climb
- 1,535 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May to October.
- Closures
- A park entrance fee applies.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Watford City. None in the park.
- Watch For
- Bison and longhorn cattle, heavy oilfield truck traffic on US 85 and cars stopping at overlooks.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
US 85 runs south from Watford City to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, where the Scenic Drive follows the Little Missouri River badlands west past overlooks to Oxbow Overlook.
Stops
- StartWatford City
- FinishOxbow Overlook
Comments
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- Time
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- Climb
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