High Chaparral is a Wild West theme park located close to Värnamo, Sweden. It opened in 1966 and was founded by Bengt Erlandson, more commonly known as Big Bengt.
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The park is located not far from Värnamo and is close to E4 motorway and Swedish national road 27.
Big Bengt was born in 1922 in Brännehylte, Småland. His parents owned a forest farm and a wood mill. He been part of starting over 1000 companies. His interest in the Wild West was born from coming from a countryside where many had emigrated to America and the stories from them. Bengt went to the United States himself in 1956 and in 4 months covered 4000 km. He came back to Sweden with a lot of impressions. When the Swedish national phone company had to get rid of 200,000 telephone poles, Bengt took the opportunity and constructed a fort. When many people started to get curious of the place, he realised its possibilities.
The park was opened in 1966. It stages several stunt shows a day. It also has a steam train that runs through the park. There is both the classic Wild West section, an Indian themed area and a Mexican themed area.