Hours & Pricing
2026 Hours
Bear Country USA is open spring through late November. We are open every day of the week during the season but may close due to inclement weather, especially in October and November. We are closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Our busiest days of the year are around Memorial Day Weekend, July 4th Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. If you are visiting during those days expect traffic delays.
The closing hours are when the Admissions gate closes. After the Admissions gate closes we close the entire park 1.5 hours later.
2026 Private Vehicle Rates
Private vehicles include cars, trucks, vans and RVs. It is a drive through for part of your visit, so make sure your air conditioning is working for the hot days.
Convertibles, ALL UTVs, motorcycles or soft-top vehicles are not allowed to drive through. (We no longer have courtesy/loaner vehicles to use)
Our prices below are per person in the private vehicle.
We do not accept any coupons for our Admission Rates.
*Prices subject to change.
Because convertibles, motorcycles, ALL UTVS and soft-top vehicles are strictly banned from the drive-through portion of the park, you must arrive in a fully enclosed, hard-topped vehicle to enter. If you are traveling through the Black Hills on a bike or in a convertible, you will need to arrange your own enclosed rental car or alternative transportation before arriving at the park.
Military also gets 10% off of purchases in our Gift Shop.
You can either book your ticket online or in person when you visit us.
You can buy a season pass and put 2 names on it. Then each time one of those 2 people come with the season pass and identification, the passenger vehicle gets in free during that season.
-Maximum of 10 passengers per vehicle.
-Not valid with any other offers or promotions.
-Designated person must be in vehicle.
-For private, non-commercial use only.
-Photo ID required.
-Only valid for one visit per day.
-May be revoked for any reason.
-Can be purchased in our online store.