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    Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park

    4.0 (1 review)
    Closed 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Bear Country USA

    Bear Country USA

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    (353 reviews)
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    We have been to the location in Arizona that is similar to this, and we were staying in a…read morecampground about 3 miles away, so we thought we would stop in here on our way to see Mount Rushmore and other tourist attractions It cost $44 for entrance, that includes a senior discount. You have a loop that you drive and you stay in your car to see the animals and then you park go through a visitor center and have a separate area where you could walk around and see other animals, such as the younger bears. You are definitely up close in Personal with these animals, they have a ton of bears, and they are all over the place, crossing the road, walking by your car. Everyone was super respectful, stayed in their vehicles. The bears did not seem agitated at all. They also had quite a few buffalo and obviously baby buffaloes too If you like animals, this one is definitely worth a stop. They do have a concession stand in the walkable area and they had pretty reasonably priced snack food, such as uncrushable, peanut butter and jelly, chips and such

    This was such a great experience at around $25 per person. The big bear experience is a drive…read morethrough that gets you within a few feet of the bears. There are no fences that separate you, so if that gives you anxiety, this is not for you. We went through at feeding time, which made this even better. At the end of the drive through there was a small walk through zoo, which was also impressive. The highlight of the walk through was the bear cubs exhibit, they played and wrestled the entire time. The location is on the way from the airport to Mount Rushmore or Custer State Park. Convenient and recommended!

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