Stretching across 70,416 acres, the park is a haven for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. Today, Theodore Roosevelt National Park features a beautiful rugged landscape and picturesque view of the life that Roosevelt experienced in North Dakota – a life that would help shape a conservation policy that the U.S. Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883. Follow in footsteps of American explorers Lewis and Clark, the duo that helped shape American history and blazed the Lewis and Clark Trail that opened the gateway to the West.