Bowman
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Countryside and towns · North Dakota · 10k people
Bowman
Locals say Missouri Slope · “The Slope”
Where the prairie meets the badlands, and the sky goes on forever.
Badlands CopperPrairie GreenHigh Sky Slate
Welcome to the Missouri Slope, where the prairie meets the badlands and the wind is always a topic. Come for the hunting, stay for the small-town hospitality and a slice of kuchen.
Clubs for Bowman
No clubs for Bowman yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Bowman. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Bowman. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Enchanted Highway Giant scrap-metal sculptures along a 32-mile stretch near Regent.
- White Butte Highest point in North Dakota, a hike to the summit.
- Bowman-Haley Lake Reservoir with fishing, boating, and camping.
- Little Missouri National Grassland Vast prairie and badlands for hiking and wildlife.
- Fort Dilts Historic Site Remains of a 19th-century trading post.
- Pioneer Trails Museum Local history museum in Bowman.
- Outdoors Hike White Butte
- Outdoors Fish at Bowman-Haley Lake
- With kids Visit the Enchanted Highway sculptures
- With kids Attend a county fair
- Evenings Small-town bars
- Evenings County fair dances
- Locals love Small-town cafes
- Locals love Local bars
Through the year
- Czech Days in New England June Celebrates Czech heritage with food, music, and dancing.
- Bowman County Fair July Livestock shows, carnival rides, and local exhibits.
- Adams County Fair (Hettinger) July/August County fair with rodeo, 4-H, and community gatherings.
- Hettinger Rodeo June/July Rodeo events and social gathering for the region.
- Mott Pioneer Days July Parade, street fair, and local history celebration.
Semi-arid with cold, windy winters and hot, dry summers. The wind is a constant companion. Best: Late spring to early fall
Talk like a local
- “coulee”
- A ravine or small valley
- “butte”
- A flat-topped hill
- “gumbo”
- Sticky clay mud after rain
- “chokecherry”
- A tart native berry used for jelly
Getaways
- Dickinson Larger town with shopping, dining, and the Dakota Dinosaur Museum.
- Watford City Gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Maah Daah Hey Trail.
- Spearfish Black Hills scenery, Spearfish Canyon, and outdoor recreation.
- Bismarck State capital with the North Dakota Heritage Center and riverfront.
Local flavour
Rooting for North Dakota State Bison (college football), University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (college hockey), Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
Eat and drink
- Knoephla soup German-Russian dumpling soup, a cold-weather staple
- Kuchen German-Russian fruit or custard coffee cake
- Fleischkuechle Fried meat pie brought by German-Russian settlers
- Chokecherry jelly Wild berry preserve, often on homemade bread
- Bison burgers Lean local meat from ranches and the nearby prairie
Where people go
- Badlands buttes Colorful rock formations and steep slopes
- Prairie grasslands Rolling native range, often with cattle
- Small-town diners Coffee-and-pie stops in Bowman, Hettinger, Mott
- Grain elevators The towering landmarks of every prairie town
- Ranchland Working cattle operations and open fences
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Nearby
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Bowman, Hettinger, Grant, Adams and Slope counties, ND. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.