| With gas prices so high now days and all, | | | | prairies spreading out over the plains. |
| more people are staying closer to home when | | | | Agricultural rich farmland as far as the eye |
| it comes to vacations. Our national park | | | | can see. |
| system is in the middle of a real dilemma | | | | |
| today. To many visitors, (overcrowding) is | | | | There is nothing like it anywhere, wildlife |
| putting a burden on our park system and those | | | | is in abundance all over North Dakota. |
| maintaining and managing. | | | | Buffalo roaming on the plains and rugged |
| | | | Badlands. Mule deer, whitetail deer, |
| No overcrowding problem here in North Dakota. | | | | antelope, elk and moose live here today like |
| Our National and State Park System is ready | | | | they did many years ago roaming free. |
| for all the people who want to come visit. | | | | |
| Make this vacation the best of all, visit | | | | Camping is available everywhere in North |
| North Dakota today! | | | | Dakota. You don't have to travel far to find |
| | | | some of the greatest camping anywhere. State |
| North Dakota offers so much to the family | | | | parks offer some fine campgrounds with |
| vacationers. North Dakota has a population | | | | reasonable rates. Hiking and biking trails |
| of approx. 640,000, being the least populated | | | | also available in most state parks. |
| state in the country. Keeping this in mind , | | | | |
| fellow North Dakotans are staying right in | | | | If your looking for a motel you won't have to |
| their own backyards when it comes to family | | | | look far. Motels are offered in most every |
| vacations. | | | | community state wide. Our bigger cities have |
| | | | the chain motels that everyone love to stay |
| North Dakota has one national park, that | | | | at with all the amenities, water parks, |
| being Theodore Roosevelt National Park, | | | | jacuzzi's, and saunas to name just a few. |
| located in the Badlands of Western North | | | | |
| Dakota. Many state parks are scattered | | | | Our state capitol, Bismark, is centrally |
| through out the state with interpretive | | | | located in the state. When ever you are in |
| centers nearby for an educational experience | | | | North Dakota traveling, visiting, or |
| not soon to be forgot. | | | | vacationing, this is a must stop. The |
| | | | capitol of North Dakota and the Heritrage |
| North Dakota has a fascinating history and a | | | | Center are locate here. Lots off culture and |
| diverse culture. Follow the trails of the | | | | history here in the Bismark - Mandan area. |
| famous explorers of the early 1800's, Lewis | | | | |
| and Clark. Their adventure can be relived | | | | Most of of communities big and small have |
| in the great outdoors of North Dakota. | | | | shing - ding's at least once a year. |
| | | | Parades, games, flea markets, auctions, |
| Nowhere comes closer than North Dakota when | | | | street dances and so much more. Food vendors |
| it comes to reliving the "Old West Days". | | | | are out in force at many street fairs and |
| Medora, North Dakota is a great little | | | | community events, offering all the favorites. |
| western town in the western part of the | | | | |
| state, offering nightly stage shows, of the | | | | So why not pack up the family come vacation |
| way it was in the days of the wild west. | | | | time and head to North Dakota for a great |
| | | | vacation. Come live the adventure past |
| Also in Medora you can fine many shops to | | | | settlers and ranchers and Indians experienced |
| find the right souvenirs for memories of your | | | | in years past in the rugged Old West of North |
| trip. Great places to eat, museums, and the | | | | Dakota. |
| North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. | | | | |
| | | | Come discover what North Dakota has to offer. |
| Maybe the serenity of the river valleys is | | | | Everything imaginable for any season of the |
| what you are looking for. Giant cottonwood | | | | year. A Four - Season - Playground for |
| trees lining the river banks and vast | | | | everyone to enjoy. |