We will be closed Nov. 28. Happy Thanksgiving!
The Chateau de Mores - 1/8 mile west and 1/8 miles south of Medora
Chimney Park - west edge of Medora
De Mores Memorial Park - downtown Medora
INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Winter (Tuesday of Labor Day Weekend-Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend):
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MT (last tickets sold at 4 p.m.)
Summer (Friday of Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day):
Daily, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. MT
CHATEAU
Winter (Oct. 15-Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend):
CLOSED
Summer (Friday of Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day):
Daily, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. MT
Fall (Tuesday of Labor Day Weekend-Oct. 14):
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MT (last tickets sold at 4 p.m.)
Weather permitting, please call to verify.
CHIMNEY PARK AND DEMORES MEMORIAL PARK
Open year-round
Chateau historic house museum
Interpretive Center Exhibits
Modern Facilities
Restroom (limited ADA and open hours only)
Ramps into both buildings
Tourist information
Meeting rooms, Outdoor facilities such as Chimney Park, Chateau Porch, Interpretive Center patio are available. Contact the Interpretive Center at 701.623.4355.
Prices May 1-Oct. 14
Adults: $10
Children (age 6 -15): $3
Preschool: Free
Tour Bus $4 per person for groups of 20 or more.
School Bus Tours $1 per student, school chaperones get free admission.
Prices Oct. 15-April 30
Adults: $5
Children (ages 6-15): $1.50
Medora ND
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Guide
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Cowboy Hall of Fame, Medora ND
Medora Chamber of Commerce
Friends of the Chateau
Rails, Ranching and Riches: The Marquis de Mores in Dakota
Permanent Exhibit
This exhibit at the site’s interpretive center tells the story of the Marquis de Mores (1858-1896), a French nobleman and entrepreneur who, from 1883 to 1886, ran a cutting-edge meatpacking plant and other businesses in the town he named after his wife, Medora. His family’s 26-room summer home includes thousands of original artifacts. Featured is a smaller-scale refrigerator car, along with the Deadwood, an original stagecoach from the Marquis’s Deadwood and Medora Stage and Forwarding Company.
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Prototype Experience
Temporary Exhibit
The exhibit includes an interactive experience, titled the Cabinet of Curiosities, which is placed alongside a Roosevelt Family portrait wall with photographs that come to life to share Theodore Roosevelt's family story. The exhibit also features a replica train car platform, donated by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, from the likes of which T.R. gave many "whistle stop" political speeches across the nation.
This prototype was built to test how storytelling and experience can work together. This exhibit explores TR's childhood and should take
approximately 12 minutes.
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site Orientation Film
Take this opportunity to get a brief glimpse of the historic 26-room hunting cabin that is now known as the Chateau de Mores. Built on a bluff overlooking the town of Medora, find out more about why it was built and the grand visions that the Marquis de Mores had for Dakota Territory.
Address:
3426 Chateau Road
Medora, ND 58645
Get Directions
Interpretive Center Hours:
Winter (Tuesday of Labor Day Weekend-Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend):
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MT (last tickets sold at 4 p.m.)
Summer (Friday of Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day):
Daily, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. MT
Chateau Hours:
Winter (Oct. 15-Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend):
CLOSED
Summer (Friday of Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day):
Daily, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. MT
Fall (Tuesday of Labor Day Weekend-Oct. 14):
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MT (last tickets sold at 4 p.m.)
Weather permitting, please call to verify.
Chimney Park and DeMores Memorial Park Hours:
Open year-round
Contact Chateau de Mores:
phone: 701.623.4355
email: shschateau@nd.gov
Contact SHSND:
phone: 701.328.2666
email: history@nd.gov
