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Bear Country USA is a drive-through wildlife park and zoo in the Black Hills near Rapid City, South Dakota.Founded in 1972, the park is noted for its bears, but also hosts other North American wildlife, such as wolves, elk, mountain lions, and buffalo.
The park was started by Sean and Dennis Casey, whose parents had founded Bear Country USA. another drive-through safari park, in Rapid City, South Dakota. [5] They chose Williams as the location for their own park as they hoped it would have high traffic as it is located near the intersection of I-40 and SR 64, which leads to Grand Canyon National Park. [3]
Located in southwestern Meade County near Sturgis, South Dakota, Bear Butte is managed by Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. It is located at 44°27′20″N 103°26′45″W / 44.45556°N 103.44583°W / 44.45556; -103.
Reptile Gardens was founded by 21-year-old reptile enthusiast Earl Brockelsby and officially opened on June 3, 1937. [5] Brockelsby chose the site at the top of a long hill, hoping motorists would stop in the parking lot to fix their overheated vehicles. [6]
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Dennis and Jerry built the first chalet at the ski area. In the early days Great Bear was open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday expanding hours in the 1970s to every day. By the early 1970s Great Bear had expanded to three rope tows and seven runs. Great Bear began expanding into a year-round recreation park in the summer of 1998.
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The center is named for South Dakota Governor and Senator Peter Norbeck. Many of the park's naturalist programs begin at the center. Badger Hole, also known as Badger Clark Historical Site, was the home of Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), who was named South Dakota's first Poet Laureate in 1937 [8] and was noted for his cowboy poetry. The ...