Best time to visit
The store generally operates from early May into mid-October. Outside that season, plan fuel and shopping elsewhere; it is a convenience stop, not a year-round supply point.
Overview
About Blue Bell Store
Why stop
- Fuel and everyday park-drive essentials in one stop.
Heads up
- Seasonal operation; it is not a full grocery stop.
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Before you go
Best time to visit
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Custer Tour Guide
Your drive to Blue Bell Store, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Custer State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Blue Bell: Creekside Dining and Horseback Rides0:00 / 0:37
“You're approaching the Blue Bell Lodge and stables area. For a meal, the log lodge serves ranch-style food, including bison dishes, with a patio overlooking French Creek.”
Plays as you drive up to Blue Bell Store in the Parkwolf Custer Tour Guide.
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More about Blue Bell Store
A handy stop on the Wildlife LoopBlue Bell Store is a standalone general store and fuel stop on Highway 87, directly across from…
Blue Bell Store is a standalone general store and fuel stop on Highway 87, directly across from Blue Bell Lodge in Custer State Park. It is a useful place to fill up or pick up a few park-day basics without leaving the drive.
What you can pick upThe store lists fuel, convenience goods, drinks, ice and firewood, along with gifts and apparel.
The store lists fuel, convenience goods, drinks, ice and firewood, along with gifts and apparel. Visitors also mention snacks and small food items. For a sit-down meal, Blue Bell Lodge has a separate dining room across the road.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Custer
993 sightingsBisonMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
91 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
258 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
85 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
256 sightingsBurroMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
707 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Custer. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
