5/5 Bearizona was one of the highlights of our trip and an experience our family will definitely remember. This was our first time visiting a drive-through wildlife park, and we had an absolute blast. The process was easy--just drive in and enjoy the scenery while animals casually go about their day like they own the place (which, to be fair, they kind of do). We were able to see so many animals up close, including deer, elk, bison, bears, foxes, and more. Almost all of the animals were out and active, which made the experience even better. Seeing a massive bison just casually standing a few feet away from your car is both exciting and a great reminder that Mother Nature lifts weights. Our kids had an amazing time and couldn't stop talking about everything they saw. After finishing the drive-through portion, we explored the walk-through area and got to see even more animals. One of our favorite parts was the live animal show put on by the staff. They did a fantastic job, and it was so much fun watching the birds, along with a porcupine and a raccoon, come out and show off their talents. The entire park was clean, organized, family-friendly, and well worth the visit. If you're visiting the Williams area or heading to the Grand Canyon, Bearizona is absolutely worth adding to your itinerary. Highly recommended for families and animal lovers. Five stars! read more

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Bearizona is one of those places I think everyone should experience at least once. It is a great stop in Williams, Arizona, and it is especially fun if you enjoy animals, scenic drives, and something different from a regular zoo. I really like that the park has both a drive-through section and a walk-through section included with admission. The drive-through part is the highlight. You get to stay in your vehicle while driving through different animal areas, and seeing animals like bison, deer, burros, wolves, and bears up close is a great experience. The wolves and bears are especially impressive, and it is easy to see why they require windows to stay up in certain areas. Some of the animals come right up near the vehicle, which makes it feel very personal and exciting while still being safe. The walk-through area is also very well done. It gives you a chance to slow down, walk around, and see more animals up close. The exhibits are clean, the park is well kept, and the animals appear to be cared for. There are also nice areas to explore, a large gift shop, places to grab a snack or drink, and plenty to look at besides just the drive-through portion. This is a great place for families, kids, visitors, and even locals who want something fun to do near Williams or on the way to the Grand Canyon. Depending on the time of day and year, some animals may be more active than others, so it can be worth driving through more than once if time allows. Overall, Bearizona is a fun, unique, and memorable Arizona attraction. The combination of the drive-through wildlife experience and the walk-through zoo makes it well worth the visit. I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Williams or the Grand Canyon area. read more

This is one of my favorite places in Arizona! There are two parts of the park and they're both included with the price of admission. The part that I think it's really cool is the drive-thru. As you drive through the roads different sections of the park I have different kinds of animals. You're allowed to roll down your windows and take photos of elk and deer and burrows and bison. But the most fun is the wolves and the bears. They have a very strict rule about leaving your windows up while you drive through these sections at the park. That makes sense since wolves and bears could easily hurt you. I've come here several times at different times of the year. It does seem like you see more bears at different times of the year, and this time we saw not as many as we have in the past, but we did have a few that walked right up to the car. The wolves are really fun for me to watch. Not only do they walk to your window of your car, but they seem to be pretty nosy about what's inside the car and they like to look in the windows. The second part of the park is a small walkthrough zoo. I really like the zoo because they you can really see some interesting animals up close. I really liked watching the porcupine and the Badgers. They have a large waterfall and bear pool, and when we've gone at other times of the year it's really fun to watch because the bears are swimming, but they were just sleeping today in their little den. There is also a jaguar and a leopard and they are really beautiful. It's hard to believe how big the paws of the Jaguar are! They normally have otters, but the otter exhibit was closed when we came. That's a bummer cuz that's one of my favorite animals to watch. I feel like everybody has to go to Bearizona at least once. If you go with the right time of the year and the right time of the day you may see more bears than other times. I feel like the wolves are pretty much out all the time, and they are really fun! If you come here, you can eat in a little counter service Cafe that is made to look like a cave. It's cute enough and we've eaten there on past visits, but really there are too many good restaurants in the area to waste a meal here. This would be a great place for a drink or snack because they do have a bar. read more

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We took my 3 year old nephew here for his birthday and we all a great time. We did the drive thru portion twice and spent a few hours in the walk thru portion. The show they did in the central square was fun for us to watch as a group and we enjoyed looking at the scale map of the park in the shop too. We somehow missed the elf and the jaguars but we got to see all the other animals. The timber Wolf even came right up to our car! This is a really cool stop. Highly recommend stopping by at least once. read more

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We absolutely adored this place! Such a great concept! My friend had told me about this place years ago and I'm so happy my girls and I were able to experience this place! Admission is $30/adult. I bought my tickets online and taxes and fees were about $15. So completely worth it. We opted to drive thru once, then parked to use their restrooms which were clean and well stocked. Then we drove through one more time before they closed that section--last car through at 4pm and the park closes at 5:30pm. The second time we went through, they had just fed all the animals so they were super active! They'll come right up to your car, which can feel a little intimidating. That's the closest I ever want to be to a bear or a wolf! They have the animal areas themed and everything is so cute! The walk through exhibits are great as well. Amazing gift shop. So cool to watch the grizzlies as well. If you're ever in Williams, AZ, I cannot recommend checking this place out more! You will not regret it! read more

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Great family trip and experience at Bearizona. The kids loved seeing the different animals. Stopped at the restaurant and grabbed some food as well. Prices are a tad bit high but the drive thru and walk through experience was worth it. read more

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My family recommended this place since my 9 years old love bear since she was little. Looking back, she has a bear blanket when she was a baby. We spent over four hours enjoying the park. What is great is we were allowed to have our dog with us in the van while driving through. Our dog's name Fuzzy Bear enjoyed the drive through and seeing the bears playing in the water and walking along the side road. It was so cool. I was told the park used recycled materials for landscaping around the park. Like salvaged wood for creating benches and fences. Old tires were transformed into planters or garden borders. So, I did spent time looking around the section of the walk through. I did see the old wreck van/bus/truck were used as a wall. The place kept well clean throughout the park. We went there on a Tuesday, and it was not crowded at all. read more

Bearizona - Zoos Near Me - Williams, Arizona

5/13/26. K totally recommend this park. You will definitely not be let down. There is so much wild life. Very wonderful event. read more

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Want to see a bison, wolf or bear up close and personal? Come to Bearizona! This is part drive through park/zoo and part walk about zoo. You stay in your car to pay your admission, and you are then let through an entrance gate type thing. You drive past mountain goats/Dall sheep, deer, donkeys, and other not-so-scary animals. As you make your way through the park, you pass through multiple cordoned off areas, each with different animals: multiple bear species, wolves, and bison, to name a few. When in THESE particular areas, you are required to have all your windows up and your sun/moon roof closed for your safety. It's normally bumper to bumper, so you get to be in this part of the park a fairly decent amount of time. At one point, you drive out into a prairie area where the bison are, and you can stay out there longer, as even though there is a "road" you stay on, others can drive around you if they want to get a move on. After seeing all of these big animals, you pass through another gate and into a parking lot. You can either leave the premises, or park and go into the walking zoo. In this portion are smaller animals like eagles, otters, turkey, badgers....mostly North American wildlife. However, there is an area with jaguars in it. There a few small places to get a souvenir or a soda, and then there is the very VERY large gift shop. The gift shop has a large restaurant in it (we didn't go in), and a few small rooms that act like a museum of sorts. Also throughout, in various sneaky areas are large cages/tanks with animals in them like snakes. The gift shop carries just about anything you can imagine from the typical logo shirts to animal themed toys and post cards. But then, it carries other things like hand made pottery mugs and pocket knives. Overall, this was a neat place to visit. You can tell the animals are well cared for, and all enclosures are clean and mimic the animals' natural habitats quite nicely. Each one has a nice amount of space and places for the animals to escape the view of guests when they want to. Bearizona is located almost exactly across from AZ-64 North, the main road to Grand Canyon National Park, just a short drive from Flagstaff. 14/2026 read more

During our family trip to the Grand Canyon we stayed in a cute town called Williams. We went in November so it was decorated with Christmas decorations. It was truly magical. On our way home we had to stop at Bearizona. It was a great experience, especially the drive thru zoo, we seen the bears, wolves, reindeer, rams/goats up close & personal! We even seen a black bear taking a bath then it got out & came next to our vehicles, we were amazed, our kiddos loved it! After the drive thru zoo, we were able to park & enter the walk thru zoo. Bearizona was well maintained, even the bathrooms were clean & they had a restaurant/bar next to a huge gift shop which was also clean! Overall our family vacation was a success, thank you Bearizona & Williams for being apart of our family's memories! read more

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Bearizona is a must see when visiting Williams AZ. Route 66. Bearizona reminds me of days of old " with places like furniture village" Google it" you pay to go in and walk around, they have many live animal exhibit, like Panthers, leopards, grizzly bears, raccoons, badgers.... And on and on. They have a neat souvenir shop as well. "Stay far away from the restaurant, it's overpriced, and disgusting. See my review." After walking the grounds you hop in your car and drive through the park. "You cannot step out of the vehicle!" There are wolves and bears roaming around free!! So cool!! I got to see 2 black bears going at it!! I saw a bear in a tree, Elks, and a wolf was licking our car tire! lol! You can drive through the zoo as many times as you like as well. This zoo is a place to bring your camera for sure. read more

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This was on my list of things to experience in AZ. The Park is located in the plush forests between Flagstaff and Williams is a safari park like no other! We paid when we pulled in $35 (per person). It's a great deal especially with the gracious opportunity to go thru the drive several times. A pamphlet of the tour is provided. We opted for the drive version, as we had our small dogs in the car. They do tag your vehicle with a special sticker for this. *Pets are NOT allowed in the walk thru version of the park*. We saw so much during our visit. Long horn sheep, a donkey, deer ( of many species), wolves, elk, bison and of course the bears! One was even bathing in a big bucket, he was such a show off! LOL The additional walk thru excursion; they do have a restaurant inside, local bands playing on stage (check their website for details ) and explore the huge gift shop. There's a petting zoo, plus-raccoons, bobcats, jaguars and many more animals to explore. You'll even get to feed the bears and otters too! Keep in mind ALL of this is an additional expense. An amazing experience overall and such a cool adventure to be that "up close and personal" to wildlife. It was well worth the trip and a memorable time. read more

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We stopped here while traveling from Vegas to Flagstaff and had a good time. The drive through part had a good variety of animals and then when you've gone through it (you can drive through multiple times I've heard) we visited the walk-through area and the store. My wife really likes the otters and the jaguars, but they were all easy to see and it was a good visit during the trip. read more

This animal park is located in Williams AZ which is about 45 minutes away from the Grand Canyon. You pay at the gate for entrance and can either go straight to the walking part of the park or you can pull in to the three and a half mile drive through portion of the park. We drove and right away we were greeted by mountain goats. Every few feet another new animal appeared and we were enchanted by these wild animals just living their best lives while we drove around them! Among the wolves and goats and bears (oh my!) you also get to see a mule, deer and chipmunks. Once you park in the spacious lot you get to go into the walking part and stroll around and see other wild animals like two jaguars, a gaggle of river otters and a wild boar. The food at the restaurant was a bit overpriced and I wasn't impressed with the quality, but that was really the only thing I can complain about! Overall a very fun trip for the family or even by yourself! read more

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We have been to other drive through wildlife parks but this is our favorite so far. Loved seeing the wolves and all the bears just cruising around the car was amazing. We also liked the walk thru part. They have done a nice job and we will definitely go again in the future when visiting the area. We drove through the park twice! read more

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We love this place so much we ended up getting an annual pass! The drive-through part is always fun--seeing the bears, buffalo, and tundra wolves never gets old. After that, we like to park and walk around to check out more animals. Definitely download the app to see feeding times--the kids get such a kick out of feeding the otters. The VIP tour is our favorite. We book it ahead of time and it's so worth it. Getting up close with the sloth, handing apples to the buffalo, and seeing the wolves training session is such a cool experience. We have gone on the VIP tour on two separate trips now. Highly recommend! Tip: On our first trip we didn't realize that with a day pass you can't leave and come back later. Visitors can either eat at the restaurant onsite (we eat here at least once each trip, which is pretty good!) or bring snacks like some families do. There are picnic tables near the entrance of the park. They also have a snack stand and coffee cart for refueling. read more

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Great adventures love the animals. The drive through was very short but worth it. The walking is far but such an experience read more

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Bearizona is a drive through wilderness park and also has a walking area after the drive through. We did the drive through and then strolled through the park area after. It was very cool to see these animals in a protected area while still being able to roam free in a natural habitat, unlike a zoo. The walking area featured gift shops and some smaller animal areas but it was still just as fun. If you're in Williams looking for a fun family place and love animals, I highly recommend coming here! read more

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The most amazing spot in Arizona- just go!!!!!!! You won't regret it!!! Your entry includes the drive through portion and the walking portion. During the drive through, do not be the person that stops their car. Stopping causes traffic, and more importantly if you stop, an animal might decide to stop directly infront of your car and staying put, causing you and everyone behind you to be stuck way longer than you wanted. This is an amazing spot for people of all ages. A million times better than a regular zoo - highly recommend! read more

Bearizona is a great place to see grizzlies, black bears and so much more. They have a drive through animal park, lots of bears and a walk through park. Highly suggest you do the drive through early as the animals are more active. Your admission allows you to drive through as often as you wish. We drove through twice, but the morning drive had more animal sightings. The animal handlers chats throughout the day are very educational and amazing. We were able to see the grizzlies being trained for blood draws. Seeing the grizzlies playing in their pond was so much fun and they seem to pose for photos. Highly suggest the Canyon Land restaurant with several different seating areas, including an outside area with a view of their two jaguars and very good food. Their gift shop is large and has everything you can imagine, don't miss the smaller speciality shop when you first enter the walk through park of the park. Great items at reasonable prices including dream catchers, rings, necklaces and charms. This can easily be an entire day of fun and adventure, but budget at least 3 hours to see it all. read more

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This place was ok. Not sure it was worth the price. The bears were cool. The rest was just ok. The food, drinks, and gift shop items were so ridiculously overpriced. read more

My family and I had such a great experience. From the moment we drove in until we walked out. Prices are reasonable, given how much you get to experience. It was a very unique experience. There's a drive-through and walk-through experience. My favorite drive-through experience was the bison. Being up close was so cool. The walk-through part of the experiment is also very nice because you get to see the animals up closer. There's also an event on the main grass area for families to enjoy. Food and drinks are also available In designated areas around the park. There Is also a restaurant and a gift shop. My kids loved it! read more

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I absolutely loved this! We made a point to stop here on our drive from Las Vegas to Flagstaff. My husband drove us through because I was a little nervous about it, and wanted to see everything fully (hehe). For everything you see and experience, I thought the price was well worth it, especially since at the end of the drive you can go into the walk-around area. We saw so many amazing things, and everything was out, wandering around, eating. I was in heaven! This is a really cool way to see nature up close in a safe way. Even going into the walking part was cool! We got to pet some goats, we saw grizzly bears up close through some plexiglass while they slept, and some other cute creatures. We came through on a Thursday, holiday, afternoon and there weren't a bunch of cars out there with us and the inside part was very quiet. This was a great experience at a pretty good price. I absolutely recommend making some time for this place if you pass through or stay nearby. read more

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So Fun & Something Different at Bearizona! A lot of our friends recommended visiting Bearizona, and I'm so glad we finally did! We went over Memorial Day weekend--it was packed, but still such a great time. We started with the drive-through safari and were amazed at how close the animals got to our car. It was such a unique and fun experience for the whole family! After that, we did the walk-through portion and were able to see everything pretty quickly. Pro tip: don't miss the area behind the restaurant/gift shop--if you walk through, you'll find even more animals like a jaguar, panther, and elk! The jaguar and panther were cuddling when we were there--absolutely adorable. The drinks at the restaurant's bar were really good, and there were little carts throughout the park with snacks, treats, and drinks. We also brought our own food, which was no problem. The entire park was clean, well-maintained, and made for an easy, fun family outing. Highly recommend Bearizona if you're looking for something different, interactive, and memorable! read more

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What an amazing experience! I highly reccomend visiting at least once in your Life. You can Drive -Through this wildlife Park and experience seeing the animals close up read more

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Loved seeing all the animals being taken good care of and well fed. A great sanctuary!!!

We had seen the billboards for Bearizona about an hour from the south rim of the Grand Canyon a couple years back. Did some research and wanted to check it out next time we're were out that way. So in the middle of March we took part of a day and went, hoping to see a few bears. Wow, I had no idea how cool Bearizona would be! They have a a decent size portion of the property that you drive around. The number of bears and other animals was great! Then you can park and go into the rest of the amazing complex! It's like a privately owned zoo! They have loads of neat animals and more bears to see! They have reasonably priced drinks, food and snacks! They have a 2 story gift shop and restaurant! The staff were all friendly and the animals all looked well taken care of. (All animals at Bearizona have issues that don't allow them to be released back to the wild). They even have Jaguars! It was a great time! This is definitely a place we will visit again. You can easily spend several hours there! read more

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Very unique and pleasant experience- Drive through zoo, walk through zoo, large gift shop, restaurant. Drive through- Very family friendly, we brought our dog, everyone stayed in the car and drove through it twice! We saw wolves, bears, goats and many animals. The walk through portion (pets not allowed) is like a regular zoo. The gift shop and restaurant visit is a must. Clean bathrooms, great place for families. Highly recommended! read more

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Always a great place to take the kids while in Flagstaff. The weather was nice enough that there were plenty of animals to see during the drive thru experience. read more

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Really fun place to visit if you're in the area. We were staying in Sedona so when I saw this was just under 1.5 hours away, I knew I had to go. We were not able to get the VIP tickets but still had a lot of fun without it. We got to see a lot of animals really close up. They are not bothered by the people driving by in cars. Some of the areas have loops you can drive off from the main road to check out the animals as some areas are huge and aren't always close to the main road. The walking tour is small but fun. The gift shop is huge and has a lot to look at. We got lucky and got to see them doing some training with their raven. read more

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We had a wonderful time visiting Bearizona. Our daughters truly enjoyed the experience and we loved the drive-thru portion where we could watch the animals roam freely. We also explored the walking areas and were able to catch a few of the shows. The gift shop was also a great place to take a break. We would definitely recommend this experience to others. read more

Bearizona - Zoos Near Me - Williams, Arizona

We absolutely love this place. A little disappointed after paying so much that there were very few animals out. But we appreciate this place! read more

We had such a great day here! Arrived on a Monday just after opening at 9am, drove right in. Our little guy enjoyed seeing the animals so close! The driving portion was awesome, the wolves, bison and bears were our favorite. You are able to drive as many times as you'd like but we were ready to exit the car and stretch our legs a bit after one slow go around. The walkable park is great, we attended the bear feeding session and later saw a show at the main entrance area with animals. While it is small, there are some great areas just to hang out. There's also ample alcohol for sale should you like to partake in a cocktail or beer while walking around. The restaurant was huge and looked so cool overlooking the jaguars but didn't get a chance to eat there. All in all, we loved Bearizona and will be back! read more

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What a great experience! Took our 8 year old son through the drive through and then we walked in the outside area. Never have I ever seen bears so up close. We realized you can drive through more than once if you want to. We got lucky and were there when they were feeding the bears. We ended up at the restaurant and they had good chicken nuggets and fries and a bar if you wanted a drink. read more

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GO! We went to Bearizona with our 3 and 6 year olds on Presidents' Day weekend. The whole family enjoyed it. There was an awesome variety of animals that were active and busy during our visit. All our interactions with the staff were pleasant and friendly, people were kind and helpful. We will do it again. Maybe in the summer next time. But for sure take your kids :) read more

Bearizona - Entrance to the drive through part of Bearizona. - Zoos Near Me - Williams, Arizona

Amazing absolutely amazing and cool. We took the tour and it was great lots of interesting information about the facility and animals, we got to see so many Well taken care of animals. We got to see the training of the wolves to voluntarily take meds etc. it was impressive. You can drive through and/or go inside where you can see animals up close or you can do both it's all in the price of admission. Great animal park for all. read more

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We recently visited Bearizona. It was a nice treat on our trip to the Grand Canyon. It was the perfect cherry on top for our family road trip as it gave us something really great to do before we left the area. It's extremely cute and entertaining. The drive thru portion is really great and it's so cool to be so close the animals. read more

Bearizona - Zoos Near Me - Williams, Arizona

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We were in Williams, AZ for a weekend trip and Bearizona was on our list to check out while in town. It was busy since it was a weekend so we waited a bit to pay our entry fee to begin driving through but it wasn't too bad. The drive through portion was really cool to see the different animals in their habitats. We saw animals we wouldn't usually see and it was so majestic to be close to them. You roll up your windows when you drive through the wolves and bears but you see a lot of them. The animals don't seem to be bothered by the cars and eyes on them. When you park at the end of the drive through area you can enter the park and see more animals in their enclosures, eat at a restaurant inside the park, walk around and stretch your legs, and I think there's a show that we didn't get a chance to see while we were there. It was a really fun experience and I definitely recommend checking it out if you're in Williams. read more

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While I am a zoo fanatic, I did not expect to like Bearizona as much as I did. This is a great little gem to see a wide variety of animals. The facilities are so welcoming and nice and the animals are clearly well taken care of. We did the behind the scenes/ VIP tour which I highly recommend as you get to see some of the animal training close up and interact with some of the animals. Definitely a great spot to stop with your family if you're headed to the Grand Canyon. read more

If you love wildlife then you will love Bearizona! You start with the drive through zoo and then end it with the walkthrough I had a bear walk out from the woods and right past my truck in the drive thru area! It was an incredible experience. Super cute otters love the attention and will put on a show for the crowd! Bobcats sharpening up their claws. Badgers being feisty as expected! And super cute snow foxes cuddling to stay warm! read more

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