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What to do and see in Watford City, North Dakota (ND): The Best Things to do
Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush), founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census. and the Census Bureau gave the 2015 estimated population as 6,708, making Watford City the twelfth largest city in North Dakota. Because Watford City is part of the Bakken field, the North Dakota oil boom has significantly increased population and construction since the 2010 census.
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1. River Bend Overlook
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
A scenic area in the North Unit.
Reviewed By M5335WQdans
The views are absolutely stunning. The landscapes, the wildlife was all incredible to see. We got quite a few close up encounters with buffalo. This is definitely worth the trip. If you are in the area, it is a must stop. I highly recommend both the north and south units. They are both incredible.
2. Little Missouri National Grassland
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4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By kathycO85VZ - Ashland, United States
I have to agree after numerous miles of grass lands it gets a little boring. BUT, you have to remember history and this is how our ancestors viewed it and thank you GOD there's still untouched lands in America..!!
3. Longhorn Pullout
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By BeautifulBadlandsND - Wilton, United States
50 pound's of hamburger on a 1000 pound of meanness. That's how cowboys described the cattle they drove up the Long X trail from Texas to North Dakota and Montana. The longhorns were scrounged out of the sage brush after the Civil War and massed in to herds of 5,000 to 10,000, then herded north through open range, following the gradual greening of the rangeland from south to north.
4. Long X Trading Post Visitor Center
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4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By BeautifulBadlandsND - Wilton, United States
Start here, and explore the horizon. And there is plenty of horizon to explore! The Long X Visitor Center is the jumping off point to explore the Theodore Roosevelt National Park with its bison, bighorn sheep, deer and longhorns. It's the northern most point of the world famous Maah Daah Hey trail, a 140-mile long single track trail through the Badlands. Here you get your first tip for finding Native American History of the Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara nation at Fort Berthold. You learn of the rugged vastly unpopulated cowboy country of Western North Dakota. Visitors are encouraged to drive Highway 85, the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway south to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, then 15 miles farther south to Grassy Butte. Here, at Grassy Butte, leave the highway and travel the gravel roads south through petrified forests, stark bluffs, buttes, hills, ledges that form the amazing Badlands of North Dakota. If you choose to stay in the National Park, get out of your car and take a trail. They are rated easy to challenging. Some are only a mile or two. Others are two days long. Wherever you travel in the National Grasslands or the North Dakota Badlands, you will be in historic and well-maintained cowboy county. Ranching here is only slightly more modernized with pickup trucks and four-wheelers -- but cattle herds rule the region. These are not K-mart Cowboys you see. They are the real deal and their families have been ranching here for nearly two centuries. Ready for a return to civilization? Watford City has fine dining and luxury overnight accommodations. Along the eastern edge of the Grasslands, in Dickinson, white-linen tablecloth dining, fine wineries, local breweries, and cozy suites and hotel rooms with whirlpools and saunas are ready to help you revive. To the north, Williston is a bustling oil-town that will welcome you with a glimpse into what it takes to produce American energy independence. This is the Bakken, one of the top oil producing regions in the world. Seasonally, you can kayak or canoe the Little Missouri River, ride horses or mountain bikes on trails in the Badlands, hike, cross-country ski, or be a spectator as you witness an authentic powwow or rodeo.
5. Cannonball Concretions Pullout
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4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By BeautifulBadlandsND - Wilton, United States
Perfectly round rocks as large as a small car, or as small as a volley ball litter the marked trail in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
6. Rough Rider Center
Your full service facility for sports events, meetings, concerts, expos, kid/adult activities, and more!
7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that through Jesus Christ all humankind may enjoy eternal life with their families in God’s kingdom (see John 3:16). We also believe that we lived with God as spirits before we were born (see Romans 8:16) and that according to His plan of happiness we came to earth to receive physical bodies in order to learn and grow. We also believe that, through the work done in temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, family relationships can last forever. In order to receive these blessings, we must seek to know and follow God’s will, as revealed by holy scriptures and living prophets, and live righteously.
8. Watford City Children's Play Park
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
