Zoos
in South Dakota
Bear
Country USA: 13820 S. Highway 16 - Rapid City, SD 57702
Nestled over 250 acres
amidst towering
pines and along rolling meadows just eight miles south of Rapid City,
Bear
Country U.S.A. offers visitors intimate views of most North American
mammals.
Visitors take a leisurely three-mile drive through several enclosures
and
encounter black bear, elk, reindeer, deer, cougars, bobcats, rocky
mountain
goats, bighorn sheep, dall sheep and buffalo.
Bramble
Park Zoo: Watertown, South Dakota
Experience over 500
mammals, birds,
amphibians, reptiles, fish and invertebrates representing 130 varieties
from around the world and those native to South Dakota.
Butterflies
at Outdoor Campus: SIOUX FALLS - Sertoma
Butterfly House is the newest addition to the park.
Great
Plains Zoo & Museum: 805 South Kiwanis
Avenue
(16th & Kiwanis Avenue), Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The Great Plains Zoo
features over
500 animals from around the world. Our 45-acre park features animals in
simulated natural habitats, such as the Asian Cat Habitat, Bear Canyon
and our new African Savannah. Our popular Children’s Zoo gives visitors
an up close and personal chance to interact with the animals.
Reptile
Gardens: Rapid City, South Dakota 57709
Reptile Gardens is a
must-see family
attraction no matter what your age. It maintains the finest collection
of tropical plants and reptiles in the world. In fact, we have more
species
and subspecies of venomous reptiles than any other zoo or park anywhere!
