
There are many beautiful views in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, but perhaps none are better than the view from the shelter at River Bend Overlook. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps circa 1937, this stone structure stands on the edge of a butte, providing a dramatic view of the Little Missouri River valley below. It also serves as a tangible example of the projects created by the CCC on the land that would eventually become Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
While you enjoy the view from this shelter, reflect on these words from a badlands CCC veteran on the occasion of the CCC’s 50th anniversary: “You learned how to live with other men, you learned self-esteem…you learned about yourself.”
While you enjoy the view from this shelter, reflect on these words from a badlands CCC veteran on the occasion of the CCC’s 50th anniversary: “You learned how to live with other men, you learned self-esteem…you learned about yourself.”
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Itineraries across USA

Acadia

Arches National Park

Badlands

Big Bend

Biscayne

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison

Bryce Canyon

Canyonlands

Capitol Reef

Carlsbad Caverns

Channel Islands

Congaree

Crater Lake

Cuyahoga Valley

Death Valley

Dry Tortugas

Everglades

Gateway Arch

Glacier

Grand Canyon

Grand Teton

Great Basin

Great Smoky Mountains

Guadalupe Mountains

Haleakalā

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

Hot Springs

Indiana Dunes

Isle Royale

Joshua Tree

Kenai Fjords

Kobuk Valley

Lassen Volcanic

Mammoth Cave

Mesa Verde

Mount Rainier

North Cascades

Olympic

Petrified Forest

Pinnacles

Rocky Mountain

Saguaro

Shenandoah

Theodore Roosevelt

Virgin Islands

Voyageurs

White Sands

Wind Cave

Yellowstone

Yosemite

Zion