Black Forest Bear Park & Reptile Exhibit

The Black Forest Bear Park is located on Main Street in Helen, Georgia. The owners of the park have over 10 years of experience in breeding and keeping these wonderful animals alive. Many of our bears would be destroyed because of no more use in circuses or they are troubled bears, such as raiding campgrounds.

This park educates people about many different species of bears, besides just the black bear, commonly found in the state of Georgia. Some of the species you will observe are, of course, the American Black Bear (Ursus Americanus), Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos), Himalayan Bear (Selenarctos), Syrian Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Syriarcus), and others. At each exhibit there is a map showing where they live and some detailed information about each species. It is educational and fun for the entire family. Not only do you get to see these magnificent animals up close, but you get to feed them as well.

The reptile exhibit, also located on the premises, has numerous types of large snakes for observation. Our North American exhibit shows all the poisonous snakes found in this country along with many larger snakes of the world! Here again all snakes have educational material of where they are found, their size, and much more!

The Black Forest Bear Park is closed in January & February.  They will reopen weekends only in March and will be open daily beginning in April.