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Location
What you should know
Best time
Arrive around 10am on weekdays to minimize wait times—reviewers reported only 5-minute lines during Friday morning visits, allowing more time to enjoy the drive-through and walking areas
Visitor tip
Explore the right side of the park past Bearizona Grill and behind the Big Bear gift shop's back entrance to see Rocky Mountain Elk and Jaguars up close—these areas have fewer crowds and better animal viewing opportunities
Visitor tip
Download the Bearizona App before your visit to access fun facts about animals you encounter, and check the Animal Encounter Schedule for showtimes with skunks and porcupines that may roam the walking paths
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Highlights
- Jaguars, Grizzly Bears, animal encounters with porcupines and skunks
- Experience
- Walk-thru area with winding walkways and scheduled animal events
What visitors say
What a cool experience! From driving through to feeding otters, we had a blast. My husband and I couldn’t stop snapping photos. My 6 year old can’t wait to go back to school and tell her teacher all the animals we spotted. Highly…
This was a good place for the kids. Went on fri around 10am and maybe waited in line for 5min. I got for 2 adults and 2 kids. Payed around 176 and then went around to see the animals. Everything was awesome because we don't k ow what to…
Saw the Rocky Mountain Elk and Jaguars at the other end of the park behind the gift shop. Just go through the back entrance of the Big Bear gift shop. There are a lot more animals you can see close up at the right side of the park…
From 15 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Fort Bearizona features an interactive drive-through safari experience where visitors can observe large predators like bears and wolves from vehicles, with staff warnings about unpredictable bear behavior that can damage vehicle mirrors
- The zoo offers hands-on animal encounters with skunks and porcupines that may wander freely across visitor pathways, plus scheduled interactive experiences with otters that visitors can feed
- Fort Bearizona provides a dedicated mobile app for visitors to learn animal facts and an animal encounter schedule with showtimes for scheduled animal events and educational programs
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