Bowman is a town in the Badlands area of North Dakota. It has a population of about 1,600 people. Its elevation is 2,958 feet.

Get in

By car

Exit 42 from I-94, and south on US highway 85, for about 60 miles.

By plane

Bowman Municipal Airport

Do

• Paleontology Digs, ☏ +1 701 523-3625, paleo@ptrm.org. Guided ours of fossil-bearing sites, aged from 30 years to 73 million years. Multiple sites, Bowman. Open June–August, Tu-Sa 8AM-5PM. Reservations required. 

Eat

• Big J's Restaurant, 116 S Main St, ☏ +1 701 523-3311. 
• Eats N Treats, 408 Highway 12 W, ☏ +1 701 523-3162. 
• Gateway Cafe, 506 7 Ave, ☏ +1 701 523-5757. 
• Long Pines Steak House & Lounge, 13 1st Ave, ☏ +1 701 523-5201. 
• Windy's Pizza, 206 S Main, ☏ +1 701 523-5753. 

Drink

• Crystal Bar, 24 South Main, ☏ +1 701 523-5774. 
• Has Beens, 106 S Main St, ☏ +1 701 523-5000. 
• Windy's Bar, 206 S Main, ☏ +1 701 523-3727. 

Sleep

Camping

• Butte View Campground, Hwy 12 East, ☏ +1 701 523-3896. 
• Perma Home Trailer Court (Hwy 12 West & 11th Ave. SW), ☏ +1 701 523-3249. 
• Twin Butte Campground, Hwy 85 North, ☏ +1 701 523-5569. 

Budget

• Budget Host 4-U Motel, 704 Hwy 12 West, ☏ +1 701 523-3243. Right next door to Jabbr, the only diner that's open daily for breakfast in Bowman. (updated Aug 2015)
• El-Vu Motel, 409 Hwy 85 South, ☏ +1 701 523-5224. 
• Trail Motel, 208 Hwy 12 West, ☏ +1 701 523-3291. 

Mid-range

• North Winds Lodge, 503 Hwy 85 South, ☏ +1 701 523-5641. 
• Super 8 Motel, 408 South 3rd Ave SW, ☏ +1 701 523-5613. 

Go next

Routes through Bowman

Helena ← Miles City ←	W  E	→ Selby → Aberdeen
Belfield ← Amidon ←	N  S	→ Belle Fourche → Spearfish