Jellystone Parks™ Receive Top Honors from Woodall’s

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Woodall’s has awarded 15 Jellystone Park™ Campgrounds their coveted 5W/5W rating. This dual rating system is based on the development of the park’s facilities and its recreation. In general, the more W’s a campground is awarded, means the camper will find a more resort-like experience. Another vital consideration is a park’s overall maintenance. No matter the park’s amenities, a park can only receive 5W if it achieves a certain standard of up-keep and cleanliness.

The next time you are in the mood for camping in resort-like style, visit one of our parks who can proudly claim this honor! Those parks are: Amboy, IL; Fremont, IN; Lawrence, KS; Williamsport, MD; Frankenmuth, MI; Austin, MN; Pelahatchie, MS; Woodridge, NY; Gardiner, NY; North Hudson, NY; Aurora, OH; Mill Run, PA; Caledonia, WI; Wisconsin Dells, WI; Niagara Falls, ON.

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Santa’s Magical Kingdom Dazzles Eureka, MO with Light

Thursday, December 9, 2010

For folks who live in the Midwest or for those just passing through, check out Santa’s Magical Kingdom, the Midwest’s most spectacular holiday light display filled with animated scenes, dazzling special effects, and millions of shimmering lights. Found at the Jellystone Park Campground next to Six Flags in Eureka, MO , this is a holiday experience that will truly bring your family joy, laughter and warm memories that will last for years to come. Drive through Elfland, Toyland, Candyland, the Tunnel of Dancing Lights and so much more. Wrap up your excursion with Mrs. Claus’s secret recipe chocolate chip cookies and cocoa at Kringle’s General Store, and don’t forget to stop by Santa’s Workshop for a visit with the Big Guy himself. To really get into the spirit, try the Train & Wagon rides, open-air tours (blankets provided) that leave every half hour from 5:30-10 p.m.

Open every night from Nov. 19 – Jan. 2, this driving tour lights the night from 5:30-10:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and 5:30-11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The cost is $18 per family vehicle, or $30 for commercial vehicles such as limousines and small buses. Visit www.santasmagicalkingdom.com or call 636-938-5925 for group rates and more information.

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It’s a Carnival of Lights in Caledonia, WI

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Stop by the Wisconsin Christmas Carnival of Lights, held each year at the Jellystone Park™ Campground in Caledonia, WI. Known as the “premiere drive through light display” of Milwaukee, this lighted magical adventure features a mile-long trail of wonders. You’ll see Santa’s elves hard at work in his workshop; Rudolph leading the pack on his annual Christmas Eve journey; and a 15-foot high gingerbread house covered in sparkling candy. After your cruise, stop in Santa’s Coffee Shop, where you can warm up with a homemade latte, mocha, hot cocoa, or cinnamon apple cider. While you’re there, you can pick up those last few gifts on the holiday list and even have the kids’ photo made with Santa, who stops by every Wednesday and Saturday evening. The Wisconsin Carnival of Lights is open every Sunday-Thursday from 5-9 p.m. and until 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays up through New Year’s (closed Christmas Day.) The fun begins just south of Oak Creek, WI located 1/2 mile south of the Milwaukee County line in Caledonia, WI right off HWY 38. For more information, visit www.wichristmascarnival.com or call 262.835.2565.

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Barton Lake Indiana Campground Announces Halloween Festivities

Friday, October 1, 2010

Camp Jellystone's Halloween Celebration at Barton Lake Indiana

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort at Barton Lake is celebrating the fall and Halloween season this year with four Halloween weekends!

September 17-19 is “Happy Howl-O-Ween”, geared for the Little Tykes. The Barton Lake Indiana campground will feature a costume parade with trick-or-treating along the parade route, picture time in the pumpkin patch, hunt for The Great Pumpkin, story time, craft hour, cartoons, wagon rides, bingo and more!

September 24-26 “Yogi Bear Witching Weekend”, Something is brewing on Barton Lake! Costume parade with judging, trick or treating through the park, bring a pumpkin for judging, best decorated site awards, ceramics, wagon rides, cartoons, bingo and more!

October 1-3 “Monster Bash”, Halloween is not complete without a Monster Bash! Wear your costume for the famous Monster Ball with the Bears, Trick or treating through the campground, ceramics, cartoons, wagon rides, bingo and much more! Keep those sites decorated – awards for the best decorated campsites!

October 8-10 “Spooks & Spirits” Another spooky weekend at our Jellystone Park in Indiana! Bring your costume for the costume parade with judging, trick or treating through the park, ceramics, cartoons, wagon rides, bingo and best decorated site awards!

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Leave No Trace Visits Michigan Campground

Monday, September 13, 2010

The Leave No Trace e-Tour visited the Jellystone Park campground in Frankenmuth, Michigan for “Family Reunion Weekend.” Frankenmuth, known as Little Bavaria, is an interesting community with a strong German heritage that was settled first as a Lutheran mission in the early 19th Century. The celebration of its Bavarian roots is the signature feature of the community today. Local school children still study German from kindergarten to high school, and the architectural styling, music, food, and beer all recall the traditions of German alpine culture.

Here is an excerpt from the Leave No Trace blog:

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Once again, it was a full and busy Jellystone that greeted us on Friday night as we arrived at our campsite in the farmlands of Eastern Michigan near Saginaw Bay. The campground was carefully groomed, with a network of paved roads that the kids (and adults) used to good advantage for their virtually nonstop cruising on bicycles and pedal-cars. We could hear squeals of laughter as spontaneous games of wheeled chase erupted on the child-friendly autobahn, and the “pursued” pedaled furiously to outpace their equally determined “pursuers.”

We’ve come to appreciate the appeal of Jellystone as a similarly safe and comfortable haven for young and old who seek to enjoy a sense of community with like-minded neighbors. It’s a place where all can take pause from the frenetic pace of urbanized and internetized lifestyles, and enjoy the outdoor leisure activities that kids and adults have timelessly appreciated when afforded the opportunity.

Read the full article here.

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics and the Jellystone Park™ campground system have forged a partnership to reach hundreds of thousands of families with Leave No Trace education. The partnership is part of a comprehensive effort to teach outdoor skills and ethics, as well as help make the critical connection between people and the outdoors.

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Panning for Gold at Indiana Campground

Monday, August 9, 2010

The Knightstown, Indiana Jellystone Park campground was featured in the article “Hoosiers Go Looking for Gold” which appeared in the July 29 issue of the Indianapolis Star. Read the full article here.

This Indiana campground , located 25 miles east of Indianapolis off I-70, is home to Bonnieville Gold Camp, a re-creation of an 1860 Gold Camp. It’s complete with a 6 ft by 14 ft sorting box and easy access to Jellystone Creek.

Anyone can try his or her luck in finding gold and they provide free panning lessons and rental equipment for the first timer.

pan for gold in Indiana

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Kansas Gets it’s First Jellystone Park!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Wagon Rides at the Kansas City Jellystone Park

Located at 1473 Hwy 40 in Lawrence, Kansas, owners Ralph and Kim Newell are the first park owners from Kansas to join the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park franchise system. When they bought the campground 10 years ago, they knew they had their work cut out for them. The park was in “tough shape,” but after investing $750,000 in improvements, the Newell’s have transformed their campground into a popular family friendly destination.

With 95 sites in all, Kansas City Jellystone is sure to please any type of camper with pull-thru sites, tenting sites, and a variety of amperes to accommodate any need.

Other amenities include internet access, Wi-Fi, laundry facilities, a snack/dinner bar, and a convenience store for those precious Yogi Bear souvenirs or last minute camping necessities. There are also meeting rooms, and pets are welcome, so even Fido can join in on the fun.

For all your family’s entertainment needs, one can take a dip in the pool, run on the playground, fish, enjoy live entertainment, bounce about on the jumping pillow, sing along to songs on a wagon ride, or compete in classic games like basketball or volleyball on the sports courts. Of course every family enjoys Jellystone Park’s signature themed weekends, which includes everything from ice cream socials to flashlight candy hunts, hayrides to outdoor movies. This year, in fact, the Newell’s have planned nearly 30 themed weekends, including a “Death by Chocolate” and “Murder Mystery” week, as well as a 1950′s week and a “Christmas in July” celebration with campsite decorating contests, and free admission to children under 16.

The park also operates a corn maze in the fall and this year will have its first pumpkin patch in advance of Halloween.

Wagon Rides at the Kansas City Jellystone Park

Nearby attractions include golfing, museums, lakes, parks and trails, not to mention the park is just 45 minutes west of downtown Kansas City.

“Anybody can provide a place to stay overnight,” Newell said, adding, “What we want to do is get that customer to want to come back again and again.”

For current rates and availability or to book your reservation visit www.campjellystone.com or call 785-842-3877.

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Beat the Heat at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Water Spray Grounds are Great Summer Time Fun!

The dog days of summer are finally among us, and with temperatures rising, there’s no better way for your family to stay cool than in the water. With several amenities sure to please any water lover, Jellystone Parks offer a wide variety of wet and wild fun.

Water Spray Grounds are Great Summer Time Fun!

All of our campgrounds have sparkling pools for soaking, splashing and relaxing, but Jellystone Park’s premiere beat-the-heat play place is Yogi Bear’s Water Zone “Splash Ground.” Found at many of our parks, these playgrounds in the water add a new element of fun to the old-fashioned swimming pool. Whether it’s the mushroom shaped showers, squirting water cannons or buckets of water dumped on unsuspecting heads, everyone in the family is sure to keep cool while having a blast. There are even zero-entry levels for the smallest members of the family to safely enjoy. Just a few of the campgrounds featuring this one-of-a-kind water play include Bremen, Georgia; Robert, Louisiana; Van Buren, Missouri; Quarryville, Pennsylvania and Amherstburg, Ontario. For a complete listing of the campgrounds with Yogi Bear’s Water Zone, please visit Splashgrounds.

For the more daring members in your family, many of our parks have twisting, turning and gravity defying waterslides. Jellystone Parks such as Mammoth Cave, Kentucky; Woodstock, New Brunswick; Waller, Texas; Marion, North Carolina and Fremont, Wisconsin have super flumes that take riders on a journey with all the thrills of a theme park, giving parents the perfect answer to the perennial kid question, “What can we do now?” For more water sliding fun filled parks, see Waterslides.

On top of all the pools, splashes, and thrilling water slide fun, some of our other Jellystone Parks offer lakes, rivers and streams which include outrageous fun like boating, fishing, rafting, and sandy beaches to wade and swim in. For our list of ways to get wet, see Family Fun.

So gather the family, beat the heat and head out to a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park near you! For more information visit our website at www.campjellystone.com or call 1-800-558-2954 and take advantage of the all the wet and wild summer time fun!

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Independence Day Activities at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Parks

Friday, June 25, 2010

Independence Day is just around the corner, one of America’s favorite and most celebrated holidays of the summer. Cookouts, fireworks and camping are just some of the ways many participate in the holiday, and there’s no better place to enjoy the festivities than at one of your favorite Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts!

Nearly all of our Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts have something in store for the big holiday weekend, so visit www.campjellystone.com to see what your favorite park’s family fun activities are to celebrate America’s birthday!

Following are just some of the ways Yogi Bear and his friends will be having fun:

Austin, MN (July 2-5) Celebrate our nation’s independence with a Freedom Parade featuring guests’ decorated bikes, wagons, strollers, and golf carts. Kids will love the “Kids Pedal Tractor Pull” competition, and Saturday night the whole family can sway to the sweet sounds of the “3-Land” band.

Cape Cod, MA (June 28-July4) Join in for the celebration of our nation’s birthday for 7 days of non stop fun!! Come browse the Craft Fair/Flea market (July 3rd), sit by the bonfire, or dance at the beach while watching the spectacular Fourth of July Presentation performed by the children at Maple Park (July 4^th). The “Star Spangled Parade” will be held on the morning of the 4^th, and many other activities are scheduled like softball, volleyball, beach games, tie dye, crafts, horseshoes, wagon rides and so much more!

Ashland, NH (July 2-5) Spend your holiday in the breathtaking White Mountains of New Hampshire. Plans include a parade, red white & blue tie-dying, live entertainment, pony rides, and don’t forget your festive finery for the Patriotic Campground Decorating Contest!

Caledonia, WI (July 1-4) Join in on the 4th of July American “Pic-A-Nic Basket” weekend! This weekend will be filled with many activities to celebrate our country’s birthday. Join in for the flag ceremony in the mornings, make a flag pillowcase and help to create our very own flag during craft time. Yogi Bear will be joining in for a hot dog picnic ($), so bring your camera and lots of smiles! Remember to bring your running shoes, as we will play reverse kickball to kick off – pardon the pun – this holiday celebration.

The holiday festivities are sure to be a blast for everyone in the family, so visit your favorite Jellystone Park this July 4^th and book your reservation now , or call 1-800-558-2954 for more information as this popular camping holiday will no doubt fill up fast!

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Spring Savings at Missouri Campground

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Van Buren, MO – Hop on down to our Current River campground for some springtime fun and save money, too! Until May 20, 2010, any campsite with hookups is only $25 per night including tax and sites without hookups are only $20 per night including tax. These rates include two adults and as many children age 15 and younger as you want to bring. Cabins range from $90 to $125 per night. Please call for availability on cabins. No reservations are necessary for campsites.

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