I-94 · Exit 176
Sandstone badlands three miles from town, the Yellowstone River running past it, and a railroad town that’s worth more than a fuel stop.
What to do
3 miles from townDrive out to the Terry Badlands Scenic ViewButtes, spires and sandstone bridges across the river, and an overlook at the end of a dirt road you can drive when it’s dry.How to get there 
Fish the Yellowstone and hunt for moss agatesBoat ramps east and west of town, spring paddlefish, and gravel bars worth walking slowly.
Follow Evelyn Cameron’s photographsThe Prairie County Museum, the Cameron gallery and a main street from the railroad years.
Hunt mule deer, pronghorn and upland birdsBreaks, river bottoms and open prairie, mostly private, so ask first.
Come for fair week or the YippeeSmall-town summer weekends, a fall gala and the Christmas light parade.
Stay the night
Terry is small, but where you sleep has character. Stay over and you get the badlands in the early light and the river all afternoon.
Historic hotel · Spring Street
A frontier hotel that has kept its doors open since June 15, 1902. Rooms upstairs, a bookstore and an antique shop downstairs, free parking out front with room for trucks and trailers, and dogs welcome.
RV park and campground
Fourteen RV sites and six tent sites a quarter mile off I-94, with full hookups, 30 and 50 amp, shade, grass and a shower house. Big rigs fit. Usually open mid-April to mid-November, weather permitting.
The year in Terry
When these come round, rooms in town go early.
All eventsGetting here
Badlands at sunrise, the river by afternoon, and a quiet main street after dark. It’s worth more than a fuel stop.
