Zoo

Bison Prairie

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 11 spp. present

44.750° N   92.970° W

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Essentials

EntranceFree
TourismLow
Species present
11
species
Opened
SizeLarge

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Who runs it

Run by
Dakota County Parks

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Before you go

Where is Bison Prairie?

United States

Bison Prairie is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 44.750° N, 92.970° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Voyageurs National Park, about 418 km away.

What animals can you see at Bison Prairie?

11 species

Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Bison Prairie, including American Bison, Wood Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Painted Turtle and Gopher Snake. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Bison Prairie in the wild?

American Bison: Badlands National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Bison Prairie also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Bison (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Badlands National Park), Blanding's Turtle (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park) and Painted Turtle (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park).

Does Bison Prairie charge an entrance fee?

Free

The open map data for Bison Prairie lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.

When did Bison Prairie open and how big is it?

15 ha

Bison Prairie, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 15 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · iNaturalist observers