Wow! It’s the Greening of the Badlands – and June is Full of Badlands Events Like These

Formations along West River road, south of I-94 are quite impressive.

Green Time

June means green in the Badlands and the National Grasslands. And with a full calendar of Badlands events, now is the time to enjoy what we’ve been missing.

A camper starts to set up at the Little Missouri Recreation Area on the upper reaches of Lake Sakakawea.

The other day, sitting on a hillside looking at the mouth of the Little Missouri River, we were taken with all the varieties of green.

Family Events

And with Badlands events like these in June, there’s plenty of reason to head out to see and enjoy kites, buckskinners, food trucks and powwows.

Make it a weekend – there are plenty of rooms – some 700 rooms available up north around Watford City, and an international variety of restaurants too!.

Our Plans

We plan to get to our favorite events in June:

June 3 – 5. Food Truck Rodeo at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds

June 3 – 5. Kite Festival at Tobacco Gardens

June 16 – 18. McKenzie County Fair

June 16 – 19. Fort Union Rendezvous

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

And of course we never spend a weekend or an afternoon in McKenzie County without taking at least a drive through the Theodore Roosevelt National Park or at best, a hike! Especially when it is green.

Never get closer than this if you want a selfie with a bison in it. We are about 500 yards from the beast at the Oxbow Overlook in the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Then when July happens, there are even more Badlands events. It’s Rodeo time like at the famous Killdeer Mountain Roundup, or Powwow Time such as at the Little Shell Powwow on the Four Bears Peninsula.

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Mike Kopp

Love to tell stories -- romantic, nostalgic stories of our explorations in the Northern Plains. 15 years a television reporter/anchor, 12 years radio news director, 3 years newspaper editor, 6 years documentary producer -- a lifetime of communication.