yellowstone bear world

Great family fun! Probably best for pre-teens but older kids and adults will really enjoy it too. It's about 1 hour and 30 - 45 minutes from Jackson, Wy area -- depends on traffic, road conditions. They are only open from mid-Spring to sometime in October, close for the winter.Direct interaction with several animals (birds, deer, etc) in a walk-around environment and a drive through tour (winding paved road thru a wooded environment) to see elk, bison, moose... and BEARS. Lots of Bears! It's best to do the drive thru when one of the feeding tour busses goes thru and follow one. The bears can be incredibly entertaining and comical. And you can make as many loops thru in a day as you want! of course, there is a large gift shop for souvie's and food (the fudge is pretty good).If you can find a schedule (online, brochure) you can call ahead and actually bottle-feed baby bears, presuming they have cubs at that time... That is a tremendous experience!If you are in the YNP / Tetons area and need a 1/2 day diversion, I highly recommend it!

Bear World isn't too far from where I live. However, I hadn't visited it in years. I have to say I was impressed with the improvements. It is probably better for younger kids, but the teenager enjoyed it too. Since it is next to impossible to see bears in Yellowstone, this is a fun alternative. Feeding time is particularly fun!

Fun for the whole family. My husband enjoyed Yellowstone Bear World, and even our toddler was amazed at the elk and bison that we saw. It was reasonably priced and is a must see!

We are totally planning on going back another time for a repeat visit! Where else are you going to get that close to a bear, without fearing for your life? We went in October, so it was already pretty chilly to be hanging out outside, but we still had a really fun time. I about froze when I saw the bears jumping in water fishing, but it was so fun to see! The predator birds they had were really cool too, and they were being fed so we got to watch them tear in! I'd say this is worth it if you have the time to stop before Yellowstone!

It was hot so I assume the adult bears were hiding as we only saw about 8 bears. The petting zoo which had a deer, chickens, goats that area was very crowded and the store which was nice was so crowded we left. We brought our 7 grandkids last year we visited Bear Country USA near Rapid City SD which was a large drive thru zoo and had to many bears to count along with Elk, bison, mountain lions and a baby area....which was immaculate. We loved it. I would urge you to visit Bear Country USA and you might understand our disappointment with our visit here. The drive thru area really needs some work...and when your trying to slow down to try and see a bear here or there you don't need someone tell I g you to move on after all we did pay to see the bears not yo feed a chicken in your petting area.

Yellowstone Bear World may be a tourist trap but I LOVED it anyway! We stayed in nearby Idaho Falls the night before and got to Yellowstone Bear World as they opened the gates the next morning. We wanted to get their early to avoid the crowds and so we could get on the road early. The park itself consists of a large fenced off area which you drive through and inside, past the gift shop another outside park with more exhibits. The fenced off park includes elk, including the rare white elk, some Great American Bison, wolves, and lots and lots of bears! Make sure you follow the rules and keep your windows rolled up because the animals get right up to the car. It's really fun to see wildlife so close by! You can drive through as many times as you'd like and I'd encourage you to do that because the animals are always moving around and you're likely to see something different each time.After the wildlife park you park and go through the gift shop to see the bear cubs. The cubs were ADORABLE and so fun to watch. They wrestled and chased one another and rolled around on the ground. For an extra fee you can even bottle feed a bear cub. Unfortunately the morning feedings were all booked up by the time we got there so we weren't able to do that. But I would love to try it on our next visit. There are also some informative animal exhibits in this area and a fun petting zoo.Yellowstone Bear World was well worth the admission price and a fun place to visit for both children and adults. Highly recommended!

I took my grandchildren to Bear World and we had a great time. They loved it. We did the extra attractions which cost extra money but it was well worth it. My 9 and 7 year old feed the baby bears . The younger children loved the petting zoo and feeding the animals in there and they loved the rides also. They had something for all ages. We also went on the feed the bear tour which to me was the best because you could enjoy the bears without fear of them messing up your personal car.The guide we had was very knowledgable and friendly!

we enjoyed the park just a week before the bears started to spend their sleepy winter. such a great place. absolutely lovely animals, very friendly and young stuff. they offer a short guided hourly tour in a van, so this is really a must-do. before visiting check the opening times, as they are more or less closed during late autumn and winter. anyway: one of the best and cutest days during this trip to USA.

We spent a very enjoyable afternoon at Bear World on our way to Yellowstone National Park. We did the drive through first and ended up making three loops at different times during our visit. I expected to see some animals, but not as many as they had and not as closely as we did. The first section of the drive through is full of Elk, Deer and Bison. The white elk is amazing and the bison were laying right by the road. Then you enter the Grizzly Bear area, where there are two. They were very close to the road. You then drive through the black bear area where there are, I'd guess, about 100 bears. They were very active, even walking right down the middle of the road. It was amazing to see them up close. There were also wolves in this section, but they were pretty hard to see. They were sleeping in some tall grass, still partially visible, but not up walking around.After the drive through, we saw the baby bear cubs, the moose and the petting zoo. They have deer in the petting zoo, and that was very fun. There are also very tame chickens, peacocks and goats. Take quarters because there are vending machines where you can buy pellets and it's very fun to feed the animals. The down side of this attraction came in the form of cleanliness and the rides. The rides are really old and they only had one attendant working. This meant that all the children stood in line for one ride and then they'd all move to another ride. After three our daughter was done. With the number of children in attendance, they could have had another ride operator. I would imagine that in the summer when it's busier, they would have more than one. Every garbage can we encountered was full to overflowing. Since we arrived at the park a little after noon, it wouldn't seem that they could be so full for only being open 3 hours, which means they were probably not emptied from the night before. There was garbage on the ground around several of the cans and it was not nice to look at. Their bathroom was also quite dirty, with paper towels all over the floors, standing water on the floor and overfilled garbage cans. I would recommend this attraction to anyone visiting the area. It is $16.95 for people ages 11 and up, and they do offer a group rate of $74.95 for up to 7 people. There is also a AAA discount, which I think saved us $2 each. Very worth it and a very fun day.

This is a super fun location for a quick trip. You pay to drive around and see a whole lot of animals. The great thing about that is that you can go around more than once. The petting zoo is great. GET SOME FUDGE!! Amazing!! All around a great place!

If your travel plans take you out the west entrance of Yellowstone, be sure to stop in Rexburg at Bear World. This is a large animal park of many acres that you can drive through if you like. You should also experience feeding the bear cubs. Although the babies are born in the spring, by the time we were there in late September, the little guys were weighing over 60 pounds. The crew of bear wranglers made us feel very safe as we bottle fed the six cubs. Our being able to feed the cubs was the highlight of our 7 state, 3 national park road trip.

After a long week of business meetings my group went here for some down time before heading back home. I loved it, between being able to see the animals up close and personal. We were able to just relax and have fun. This is something I would love to be able to come back too again and again. The only down side was I wasn't able to get a good look at the moose like some of my party was able to. As the moose visited the dock that overlooked the ducks and fish.

Yellowstone Bear World is a drive-through zoo-type attraction. Yes, you will see bears, although the attraction is open during the day when the bears mostly sleep in man-made culverts, so most of the sightings are of sleeping bears' backs. There were a few that were sitting on the fenced in perimeter, but not much activity to see. In all fairness, we did not use the other facitilites such as children's amusement park, petting zoo, gift shop, or snack bar. We simply drove through and saw animals in captivity. Not impressed at all, and found the admission fee to be quite high for a 15 minute drive through sleeping bears in captivity. Glad we didn't drive too far out of our way for this one!

Was staying in nearby Idaho Falls and on my trip to Yellowstone National Park I decided to stop here at Bear World after reading the reviews. The drive thru safari was great got to see alot of bears & cubs in addition to some other animals. The bears was the highlight for me. You can drive thru the park as many times as you would like and I made 3 trips driving thru. I missed the opprotunity to feed the bears but those that did it looked like they had a great time interacting with the bears and spent a considerable about of time doing it. The petting zoo was cute for the little ones in addition to the rides there for the little kids. A great place to stop you can help but smile when your there becuase of all the animal cuteness.

We were in town visiting family and decided to take the kids to Bear World. I was against it initially because I go to Yellowstone National Park every year and I prefer to see animals in the wild versus in a game park. Having said that, I was impressed with Bear World. They do have a lot of different animals from Buffalo, deer, Elk, Moose, wolves, Grizzlies, Black Bears, to chickens and goats. After driving through the park, you can stop and do some of the hands on exhibits. My kids loved being able to pet the deer and goats in the petting area. They also have a handful of carnival rides geared to younger kids (12 and below). My kids went on every ride many times. They pretty much had the entire place to themselves which was great. My kids also enjoyed the maze and the sling shot where they were able to sling potatoes at different targets. All in all, I thought bear world was worth the visit and I know my kids thought the same.