Welcome To Island Park — Bear Country!
Island Park, part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, is surrounded by 3 million acres of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, an area of incredible natural beauty inhabited by all the species originally found in the Northern Rockies.
Whether you are here for a day, a season, or a lifetime, we aim to support and spread bear awareness and encourage bear-safe practices so that we can always enjoy these magnificent creatures. We are privileged to live among bears and other wild animals.
Grizzly and black bears are magnificent icons of wilderness. They are thrilling to watch and inspire both awe and fear. Grizzlies are impressive, huge, and powerful, and black bears are similarly exciting. Protecting this gift of nature requires special appreciation and care to maintain our safety and theirs.
