Belfield, ND Road Trips
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Longest Drive
360.4 mi
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Quickest Drive
5h 53m
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Belfield, ND at a Glance
Founded
1883
Elevation
2,585 ft
Area
1 mi²
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Traveler Guide to Belfield, ND
Belfield is a city located on the eastern edge of the North Dakota Badlands.
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.
1 Initial Rock Historic Site (12 miles SW of Belfield), ☏ +1 701-227-7800. 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. (updated Dec 2021)
Trapper's Kettle Restaurant, 803 Highway 85 N, ☏ +1 701-575-8585. Summer: Daily 6AM-10PM; Winter: Daily 6AM-9PM. (updated Dec 2021)
Burly's Roughrider Bar and Steakhouse, 125 Main St N, ☏ +1 701-575-4129. (updated Dec 2021)
Cowboy Inn, 406 Hwy 10 East, ☏ +1 701-575-4245, toll-free: +1-866-901-4245. (updated Dec 2021) Trapper's Kettle Motel, 803 Highway 85 N, ☏ +1 701-575-4261, toll-free: +1-800-284-1855. (updated Dec 2021)
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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