Bear Country USA

  • 13820 South Highway 16, Rapid City, South Dakota
3.5
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+1 605 343 2290

Website:

bearcountryusa.com

This family owned, and operated drive-through wildlife park was established in 1972, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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53 reviews

90% of guests recommend this place.

Top Reviews from Around the Web:

Loved everything about it Can't wait to go back! more on Yahoo! Travel

I hope to go back soon. more on Yahoo! Travel

If you want a real experience, go visit the park. more on Epinions.com

It was $15 a person, but I felt it was worth it and I am a cheap person. more on TripAdvisor

Most of the animals roam free throughout the compound, though some are caged. more on igougo

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30 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

.....plus elk, wolves, mountain lions, etc. And the baby bears in the small zoo area are always a huge crowd favorite! more on TripAdvisor

We enjoyed this attraction. The gift shop, restrooms, & grounds were very clean. more on TripAdvisor

Amazing bears of all sizes. Great place to hang out and watch all the amazing animals live in an area without cages. ... more on TripAdvisor

I enjoyed this more than the monumental Mount Rushmore. Staff was knowledgeable, tons of animals (even a grizzly bear!). They even let us come through again, since the first time ... more on TripAdvisor

This collection of animals are viewable as a drive thru exhibit. Most everyone driving thru takes their time viewing the animals and everyone on our visit was curteous and waited while we took picture ... more on TripAdvisor

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18 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

I liked it all, the bears, baby animals more on Yahoo! Travel

This place has a lot of bears! A problem is the amount of money it costs. My brother says it helps him exercise his brain. Whatever that means! He likes the baby animals and wants to go ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We just returned from Rapid City on July, 2005. Bear Country was one of the more pleasant places we visited. Have recommended it to everyone. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This place was so much fun and my kids loved it. I hope to go back soon. You get to see nature at its best. more on Yahoo! Travel

We were driving through the park on a hot August day and our car overheated (in the bear section). We were able to get at a safe location, and when some staff saw we had car trouble they came to our aid. One very friendly employee ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Top Reviews From Judysbook.com

Bear Country is something you've gotta see if you are in the Black Hills area. Although it can be k... more on Judysbook.com

As the name suggests, they have lots of bears and they do have other animals also. You just need to ... more on Judysbook.com

This place has lots of bears. You need to drive through and see the animals. The kids were very exci... more on Judysbook.com

This place is a wildlife drive thru park. The house a wide variety of animals but are famous for th... more on Judysbook.com

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