Overview
Belfield is a city located on the eastern edge of the North Dakota Badlands.
1 sights · 1 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés · 2 places to stay
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Initial Rock Historic Site
Initial Rock is the site of an overnight camp on May 28, 1876 of George Armstrong Custer's men, on their way to the Battle of Little Big Horn, which happened on June 25, 1876. Two soldiers, W.C. Williams and F. Neely, ca…
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- DIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, Dickinson — 20 mi away. Directions
- SDY Sidney - Richland Regional Airport, Sidney — 73 mi away. Directions
Belfield is located at the intersection of Interstate 94 and US Highway 85. I-94 is a major interstate highway that runs east-west across the state, use exit 42.
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Belfield (population 800) is a small city in Stark County, North Dakota and only 15 minutes from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Belfield boasts hotels and restaurants and multiple city parks for residents and tourists to enjoy. Belfield was founded in 1883, and has seen many boom and busts in this oil rich part of North Dakota.
Get in
Belfield is located at the intersection of Interstate 94 and US Highway 85. I-94 is a major interstate highway that runs east-west across the state, use exit 42.
Get around
A private car is a necessity.
See
See Initial Rock Historic Site
Initial Rock is the site of an overnight camp on May 28, 1876 of George Armstrong Custer's men, on their way to the Battle of Little Big Horn, which happened on June 25, 1876. Two soldiers, W.C. Williams and F. Neely, carved their names in a rock still present at the site. Williams and Neely, under the command of Marcus Reno, survived the battle.
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Drink
Drink Burly's Roughrider Bar and Steakhouse
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Go next
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park – The South Unit is 18 miles west of Belfield on I-94 in Medora, while the North Unit is 50 miles north of Belfield on US 85.
- Dickinson – The main service centre in the area, Dickinson is 20 miles east of Belfield on I-94.
Nearby
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Park · 20 listings · 13 mi away
Medora
City / town · 33 listings · 16 mi away
Dickinson
City / town · 30 listings · 19 mi away
Little Missouri National Grasslands
Park · 1 listings · 22 mi away
Amidon
City / town · 5 listings · 28 mi away
Beach
City / town · 11 listings · 38 mi away
Regent
City / town · 13 listings · 44 mi away
Bowman
City / town · 17 listings · 50 mi away
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