COMMUNITY CENTER AND PAVILION
The Bear Community Center is a multi purpose building offered to group, family, and nonprofit community events.This beautiful building overlooks the ice ponds and offers a rustic interior, with features such as:
Clean restrooms
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Multi - purpose room that seats up to 80
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Picnic pavilion for an additional $25
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River rock fireplace
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Serving and warming kitchen
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Pine slab serving counter
Rental Fees
- Private Groups (Family, Company, Business, Group etc.)
User Fee: $125 Per Day/Use includes lobby, meeting room, serving kitchen & use of restrooms.
Cleaning and Damage Deposit: Minimum $150 (Local Check or Cash)
Shelter Reservation Fee: Separate charge $25 w/building reservation only
Alcohol Permit Fee: $20
- Private Non-Profit Groups (Scouts, Church Groups, Service Groups etc.)
User Fee: $75 Per Day/Use includes lobby, meeting room, serving kitchen & use of restrooms.
Cleaning and Damage Deposit: Minimum 150 (Local Check or Cash)
Shelter Reservation Fee: Separate charge $25 w/building reservation only
Alcohol Permit Fee: $20
- Public Non-Profit Groups (Public Agencies, City, County, School District etc.)
User Fee: No Charge Per Day/Use Includes lobby, meeting room, kitchen & use of restrooms.
Cleaning and Damage Deposit: Minimum $150 as determined by Director
Shelter Reservation Fee: No Charge
Alcohol Permit: $20 and Deposit, if required
- Public Non-Profit Groups (Public Agencies, School District, County, State, Federal Government)
Building Use that is “Outside the Agency Scope of Services” as determined by the Director
User Fee: $50 Per Day/Use includes lobby, meeting room, serving kitchen & use of restrooms
Cleaning and Damage Deposit: Minimum $150 (Local Check or Cash)
Shelter Reservation Fee: Separate charge $25 w/building reservation only
Alcohol Permit: $20 and deposit, if required
- Shelter Reservation Only:
$45 for groups 0-25; $40 for groups 26-75; $45 for groups 76-100
- Rest Rooms:
Porta - John's are available for general use year-round.
- Bear Meadows
With approximately 6 acres of open space, this area is Evanston's Central Park to meet the needs of various community groups.
Fee: $50 - Non Profit
$75 - For Profit
Reserve by calling (307) 789 - 1770
User Policies and Procedures
- “For Profit”, activities or religious services, as defined by EPRD Policy, may not rent the building.
- User Fee payment is required at the time of reservation and accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Cleaning and Damage deposit due one week prior to reservation date. Local check or cash only.
- Bldg. Keys will be checked out to Person Responsible one (1) day prior to the reservations. ($10 Key Replacement Fee)
- No Smoking in building.
- An alcohol permit is required to consume alcohol in the building. City Open Container Law in effect.
- Must clean and secure building as specified on the check-off list provided at the time of reservation.
- Staff will inspect the building for cleaning, security, and damage before and after each use.
- Deposits will be released after staff inspection of the building and the key is returned.
- The building may be reserved back to back if a minimum of 2 hours is allowed between reservations.
- Shelter may be used by the general public or reserved for separate groups at the same time building is reserved, unless a separated shelter reservation fee is paid with the building reservation fee.
- Maximum Size Group and Building Capacity 60 Class Room, 20 Lobby, and 100 Shelter.
- Hours available for reservations: 8 am to 11 pm. Hours can be extended upon request and approval.
- No frying or cooking of food items permitted in the kitchen. Warming and serving kitchen only.
- No public phone service available.
- No Ice Skates allowed in building or restrooms
- No Fireworks are allowed on the BEAR Project, except by permit.



