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Medora Historic Town

Medora · 375 4th St, Medora, ND 58645

🤠 Western🕰️ Period Piece
Medora Historic Town
Free· No rental fee
Available · Permit required to film
Location fee$0 · Free

Free to use · Apply for permit using contact info below

At a glance

Type

Historic Town / Badlands

Setting

Exterior

Parking

Yes

Power

Yes

Prior Filming

Various westerns and nature documentaries

Permit

Required

Visual character

Frontier West, Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt

About

Medora sits in the heart of the North Dakota Badlands—an 1883 frontier town founded by a French nobleman that became Theodore Roosevelt's ranching base and now provides one of the most dramatically situated historic townscapes in the American West. The North Dakota Film Commission promotes Medora for its combination of intact frontier architecture and the Badlands landscape that surrounds it on three sides: painted canyon walls, butte formations, and the Little Missouri River creating a visual environment of extreme geological drama. The Chateau de Morès—the Marquis de Morès's 1883 frontier home—and the Rough Riders Hotel provide period interior options, while the surrounding Theodore Roosevelt National Park offers controlled access to the untrammeled Badlands.

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Where you'll be

Permit Information

✓ Verified
RequiredYes
TypeNorth Dakota Film Commission Permit
FeeVaries

Promoted by ND Film Commission. Theodore Roosevelt's historic town, Badlands backdrop.

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Contact

👤North Dakota Film Commission
📞701-328-2525✉️ndfilm@nd.gov
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