Bear Country USA

By now we needed a slow day. So we headed out to Bear Country USA, located about 10 miles south of Rapid City. This is a drive through wildlife park and zoo in the Black Hills. Founded in 1972, the park is noted for its bears, but offers other wildlife including wolves, elk, mountain lions and bison on 200 acres of rolling hills. The park is very well done. It also includes a half mile walking loop with smaller wildlife, including raccoons, skunks, bobcats, foxes, coyotes, arctic wolves and foxes, young bears and so one. Well worth a couple of hours.