Sioux Falls park with an 8-lane magic carpet hill, evening hours, no reservations needed, and daily tickets listed from $9 to $20.
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$9–$20 daily; $149 season pass; family season pass $419; 25% discount available online
Rough cost for a family of four: about $36.00 at the posted starting rate, before rentals, food, or parking. Many parks sell tubing by the hour or by a fixed session rather than a full-day pass — check the note above for exactly what that price buys.
Great Bear is a Sioux Falls recreation park, and its tubing runs on eight lanes with a magic carpet lift, in the Kirby Family Tubing Park. It also lists skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing, so the tubing is one piece of a local winter park.
The schedule is the practical detail. The park is open Tuesday through Saturday: Tuesday to Thursday from 3 to 9 PM, Friday from 3 to 10 PM, and Saturday from 9 AM to 9 PM. Our record shows no reservation requirement, which makes it easy to show up on a whim, and a 42-inch minimum height.
Prices are listed from $9 to $20 daily, with a 25% discount online, a $149 season pass and a $419 family pass. Those figures come from our record and could change, so confirm at greatbearpark.com before you go. The magic carpet runs from December to March, weather permitting, and the current season’s start date should be confirmed.
Nothing else is nearby. Cone Park is about 76 miles away and Mount Kato about 146 miles. The best no-reservation parks list shows similar walk-up options.
Go Tuesday through Thursday after 3 PM for the weekday schedule, or Saturday from 9 AM if you want a full day; Friday runs until 10 PM.
Plan a couple of hours per visit; hours are Tue-Thu 3-9 PM, Fri 3-10 PM and Sat 9 AM-9 PM.
You want to tube on a Sunday or Monday, or your child is under 42 inches; the park is open Tuesday through Saturday with a 42-inch minimum.
Cone Park in Sioux City is about 76 miles away, the closest other tubing park in our data.
No, our record lists reservations as not required.
At least 42 inches.
Tue-Thu 3-9 PM, Fri 3-10 PM, Sat 9 AM-9 PM. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Opens December 19 (closing date not published). Tuesday–Saturday. Hours: Tue–Thu 3–9 PM; Fri 3–10 PM; Sat 9 AM–9 PM.
Tubing starts at $9 per person. $9–$20 daily; $149 season pass; family season pass $419; 25% discount available online
Minimum height is 42 inches.
greatbearpark.com
Checked September 2026.