Looking for an easy campsite recipe that will feed a hungry group? Check out this Garbage Can Dinner from Jellystone Park Campground guest Stephanie Miller. This hearty meal is cooked over the campfire and feeds 12-18 people.
18 ears of corn, unhusked
5 lbs. medium potatoes, washed but uncut
5 large onions, peeled
8 lbs. sausage (any kind)
1 lb. carrots, peeled
Prepare a 30-gallon galvanized garbage can, including the lid, by heating over your campfire until it’s black inside and out. When cool, wash well. This process removes the galvanizing chemical, which is toxic.
Stand up corn in bottom of can. Top with whole potatoes, onions, carrots and then sausage. Fill with water just to cover food by an inch.
Arrange two concrete bricks on either side of your campfire. Set the garbage can on the bricks; cover and cook one hour. Remove can from fire and serve, using a large slotted spoon.
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Garbage Can Dinner for Camping
Georgia Highlands and the Bright Lights of Atlanta Come Together at Bremen
Where can you find sweet Southern hospitality, a beautiful country setting and easy proximity to big-city attractions? At Georgia’s only Jellystone Park Campground in Bremen! Located in scenic Haralson County but less than an hour from downtown Atlanta, our Bremen park truly offers the best of both worlds.
Onsite, in addition to spacious RV and tent sites, guests can rent cabins with full kitchenettes and country front porches, perfect for enjoying the breeze and meeting your neighbors. The huge 30′x 50′ swimming and splash pool is the place to beat the summer heat, while a good game of putt-putt golf will create healthy family competition!
The kids will love the playgrounds, gem mine, game room, train ride and regular children’s activities, and the entire family can enjoy a movie in the indoor cinema. Hay rides and pedal carts are also great for spending quality time together.
And there’s plenty to fill your time within a short driving distance of the park as well. Just seven miles away is the Rocky Branch Railroad and Ghost Town, where you get a taste of life on the frontier complete with gunfights, jailbreaks and train robberies. Or pan for gold at the Pine Mountain Gold Museum. Just a little farther down the road you’ll find Six Flags over Georgia, with its sky-high thrill rides and water park. The Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta are the places to see exotic sea creatures and animals.
You’ll find Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Campround in Bremen located two miles from I-20 at exit 9. Reserve your stay at georgiajellystone.com or call toll-free 877-FUN-YOGI.
Yogi Bear™ Corn Maze Now Open in Sioux Falls
For the third consecutive year, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Campground of Sioux Falls is welcoming families to get lost in seven acres of twists, turns and dead ends in the world’s only Yogi Bear Corn Maze.
Opening Friday September 2, the corn maze is located at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Campground at the I-90 Exit 402. Admission is open to the general public and includes the corn maze with two levels of difficulty, jumping pillow, wagon rides and visits by Yogi Bear. Discounts are given to camping guests or groups of 20 or more
“Whether you solve the maze under blue skies, with flashlights, or the light of the moon on a starry night, the maze is fun for all ages,” said Bruce Aljets, owner of Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Campground. “Once again, we are excited to offer folks from the tri-state region a unique, budget-conscious option for the whole family to enjoy.”
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Campground of Sioux Falls was named Campground of the Year in 2009 by the Jellystone Park franchise system. The campground has won a number of awards since it was founded in 1989.
For more information regarding the corn maze hours and rates, visit siouxfallscornmaze.com or call 800-638-9043.
Family Reunions…Jellystone Park Style
Family reunions are a great way to spend your family vacation. Family reunions are a time for cousins, grandparents, in-laws and distant relations to come together and spend days and evenings retelling the tales of years gone. Reunions are also a time for rebuilding friendships and bonds that have gone neglected over the years. Family reunions also give you a chance to meet all the new family members who have joined in recent years and more than anything they are a time for fun and relaxation.
Have Your Reunion at a Jellystone Park
One of the best locations for hosting a family reunion is at a Jellystone Park Campground. Family members are often scattered all over and so selecting a centrally located Jellystone Campground can be perfect, that way no one has to travel overly far. Additionally, Jellystone Parks are prepared to accommodate the lodging needs of anyone, with tent spaces, RV sites, and cabin rentals.
Here are some other reasons why choosing a Jellystone Park Campground for your family reunion is a good idea:
- Age appropriate – One of the neatest things about a family reunion is the age range. There seems to be someone of every age at a family reunion – teens, middle-agers, seniors, toddlers, babies, young adults and everything in between. Jellystone Parks offers fun activities for nearly every age. The kids can have plenty of fun in the pool and game room while the adults enjoy soaking up the sun or talking around the campfire. The whole family can enjoy a game of volleyball or basketball or the grandparents can take the grandchildren on a walk on a nature path. At Jellystone Park no one should feel left out because of their age.
- Reservations - If you are planning a family reunion at Jellystone Park, you can be sure that the staff will work with you to make the reunion a memorable event. Everything from finding close campsites or RV sites, to reserving a covered pavilion can be handled with ease. At Jellystone you can be sure of getting the help you need to make your event go smoothly.
- Location - Not only is there many different Jellystone Park locations, but most are close to other attractions. So while the park provides many fun activities, you can, as a family, spend a day or two exploring the local area. All sorts of activities may be at your disposal, everything from visiting a natural history museum to seeing the site of an old fort. Most Jellystone campgrounds are close to one or two interesting attractions and several hiking options.
- Price - Camping at a Jellystone Campground will be less expensive than staying in a hotel and you will have more opportunities for family interaction.
So find a Jellystone Park that is convenient for everyone and make your reservation. We are certain that your family will have a great time.
Club Yogi Rewards
The Devich Family won the first Bass Pro Shops® Camping Gear Package in our July Auction!
“My family’s involvement with Jellystone Park™ and Yogi Bear™ began in July 2004 when
we first rented an RV for three days at Mill Run, PA. We liked it so much that we kept increasing the time we stayed and “graduated” to a cabin in 2005. Eventually our stay was built up to two weeks – which, of course, by that time everyone at Mill Run was like family. The “Devich’s” love Yogi’s Jellystone Park and have a great deal of confidence in Bass Pro Shops® and their products. They are #1 for our camping needs.”
Thank you,
~Patty Devich
The Plemmons Family won the second Bass Pro Shops® Camping Gear Package!
“The photo is of my family and I was actually fortunate enough to have been asked to don the coveted outfit which my children were completely unaware. It was a fantastic experience and the entire staff at the Nashville Park couldn’t have been nicer. We stayed for 3 months and felt like family during that time. During our stay we were also fortunate enough to be able to attend the grand reopening of the Bass Pro Shop® in Nashville which had been closed due to the disastrous flood that impacted the region in May of 2010. It was quite an event as they were the first business within the mall area to reopen after the flood. We visited many more times during the remainder of our stay.
Thanks again to Jellystone Park and Bass Pro Shop for an incredible time,”
~Scott Plemmons
Fall 2011 Double Points Bonus Offer
As a way of showing our appreciation for a great summer camping season, we are offering a Fall Bonus Offer. Add to your camping fun with a visit to a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ during select dates in September and you will earn double Club Points for your stay and on qualified purchases. What a great way to celebrate all that camping has to offer and to earn FREE nights faster.
Club Yogi Rewards members who stay with us ANY day between September 6th to 29th, 2011 will earn double Club Points on stays and qualified purchases.* That’s 23 days of double Club Points earning opportunities!
Make your reservation today and take advantage of this special offer. To receive points, be sure to provide your Club Yogi Rewards membership number when making a reservation or at check-in. The points will automatically be doubled in your account 2-4 weeks after check-out.
*Qualified purchases include spending that is able to be captured in the park’s Point of Sale system.
Montrose, CO Campground Joins LSI
BLACK CANYON JELLYSTONE PARK CAMP-RESORT IS A CONVENIENT GETAWAY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE
MONTROSE, Colo., Aug. 2, 2011 – When Shawnie and Oliver McMichael took a weekend camping trip with their five kids and other family members a few weeks ago, they didn’t have far to go.
They camped at the Black Canyon Jellystone Park Camp-Resort – just a few minutes away from their home in Montrose.
“My husband wasn’t convinced it was going to feel like camping because it was so close to home,” Shawnie McMichael said. “But he actually liked it.”
In fact, their kids, ages 8 to 17, had so much fun there with swimming, crafts and other activities that the McMichaels plan to make a return trip.
“I think our family will definitely go back,” Shawnie McMichael said. “The pool was very cool and clean and refreshing. The kids loved being able to hop in and run back to the campsite.”
While the campground has RV and tent sites, it also has lodge rooms that families can rent if they don’t have an RV or tent or if they need overflow space for large groups.
The park, in fact, has had many improvements in recent years.
Formerly known as Country Village RV Resort, it was acquired three years ago by John Barber and a group of investors bought the park out of bankruptcy court.
“It was in pretty rough shape,” Barber said of the then mostly vacant 140-site park, located at 22045 South Highway 550.
But after investing roughly half a million dollars in improvements, including a new swimming pool, a new septic system and new paint and carpeting for the park’s buildings, Barber and his investor group are now targeting the family vacation market by joining the Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts chain.
“We’re officially a Jellystone Park now,” Barber said, adding his park is the third in Colorado to join the national franchise chain, which is famous for offering fun, family activities throughout the camping season.
Barber is already developing an activities schedule that will include ice cream socials, indoor movies and scavenger hunts. He’s also planning several themed weekends, including a murder mystery weekend and a chocolate themed weekend later in summer. Halloween themed weekends are also being planned for the first two weekends of October. Of course, all these activities now have an extra element of fun with Yogi Bear participating. Yogi is on site daily to greet campers, pose for photo ops and take part in events.
Barber is also continuing to make improvements to his park, including expanding the campground store.
The park is located about 9 miles south of Montrose, 70 miles south of Grand Junction and is about 25 minutes from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Other Colorado Jellystone Parks are located in Estes Park and Larkspur.
About Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resorts
Launched in 1969, the Jellystone Park system now boasts over 75 campgrounds with more than 15,000 campsites in 30 states and three Canadian provinces. Its Camp-Resorts are among the best campgrounds in the industry with a quality reputation for being fun, friendly, clean and customer service-oriented parks. Additionally, each Jellystone Park is themed with Yogi Bear elements providing instant recognition and consumer appeal. It is truly a place “Where You Camp With Friends.”®
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts are franchised through Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Park River Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Maine Campground Sees Uptick in Business
YOGI BEAR’S JELLYSTONE PARK AT YONDER HILL SEES UPTICK IN BUSINESS WITH LATE SUMMER DRY SPELL
Campground business levels are back to normal in August after a cool, wet spring and early summer dampened summer travel plans
MADISON, Me., Aug. 2, 2011 – The camping season got off to a slow start this summer at the Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Yonder Hill, thanks to an unusually cool, wet spring and early summer.
“It didn’t really dry out and begin to warm up until late July,” said park owner Allen York, who recently converted the former Yonder Hill Campground to become the first Jellystone Park in Maine.
But business levels are strong this month through Labor Day weekend, and the park is completely sold out Aug. 11th to 20th during the upcoming Skowhegan State Fair, the nation’s oldest continuous agricultural fair.
York is also busy planning several themed weekends that should bring families back to his Central Maine park through early October.
Upcoming events include a horseshoe tournament on the weekend of Aug. 20th and 21st; a summer bash on Aug. 27th and 28th, with a pie eating content, a watermelon seed spitting contest, a tug of war and dancing; and a lobster dinner on Labor Day weekend.
September events also include a Halloween themed weekend Sept. 17th and 18th with a campsite decorating contest, a costume contest, trick or treating, a haunted wagon ride and a haunted house. A special discount weekend is also scheduled for Oct. 1st and 2nd, with a couple’s weekend slated for Oct. 8th and 9th with an intimate dinner.
Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts are widely known for having unique activities. Of course, all these activities now have an extra element of fun with Yogi Bear participating. Yogi is on site daily to greet campers, pose for photo ops and take part in events.
About Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resorts
Launched in 1969, the Jellystone Park system now boasts over 75 campgrounds with more than 15,000 campsites in 30 states and three Canadian provinces. Its Camp-Resorts are among the best campgrounds in the industry with a quality reputation for being fun, friendly, clean and customer service-oriented parks. Additionally, each Jellystone Park is themed with Yogi Bear elements providing instant recognition and consumer appeal. It is truly a place “Where You Camp With Friends.”®
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts are franchised through Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Park River Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Kansas City Experiences Record Heat
RECORD SUMMER HEAT DOESN’T STOP FAMILIES FROM ENJOYING NIGHTLY CAMPFIRES WITH S’MORES AND OTHER FUN FAMILY ACTIVITIES AT JELLYSTONE-PARK CAMP RESORTS
LAWRENCE, Kan., July 25, 2011 – The Midwest may be suffering from one of its worst heat waves in years, but that doesn’t stop families from having nightly campfires at Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Lawrence.
“Campfires and s’mores are always popular with families no matter how hot it gets,” said park manager Nancee Morris.
At Jellystone Parks, ice cream socials, swimming, and fun family activities with Yogi are also part of the camping experience.
“Our soft serve ice cream is a big hit,” Morris said, adding that the park is also selling lots of slushies, bottled water, pool toys and floaties – anything that helps keep our guests cool.”
The record heat has prompted Morris to re-arrange the daily activity schedules from 9 a.m. to noon and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. to avoid the hottest parts of the day.
“We had a blast!” said Jamie Fenster, 25, of Bonner Springs, Kan., who spent this past weekend at the park with her husband and two children, Autum, 5, and Bailey, 2, each of whom celebrated their birthdays.
Although the Fensters don’t have an RV, that was no problem because the park has cabins for rent.
“We’d go out and do activities for a while, then go to the pool for a while, and then do more activities,” Fenster said, adding that the ice cream socials, face painting, jumping pillow and shuffle board games were especially fun for her kids.
The Fensters even got a chance to watch an outdoor showing of a children’s move, but their girls were so tired after Saturday’s activities that they fell asleep half way through it.
Jellystone activities begin at 9 a.m. each day during the summer and include a flag salute, “Hey” rides and firetruck rides, followed by tie-dye T-shirt craft classes. Popular afternoon activities include balloon catapulting, pool games and riding around the park in pedal karts, while evening entertainment includes outdoor movies.
Special themed events are also scheduled each weekend, including a Hawaiian Luau weekend July 29th to 31st with poolside luaus with Hawaiian music, a hot dog roast and limbo contests for adults and kids alike.
Special weekends in August include a “Yogi goes to Hollywood” weekend on Aug. 13th and 14th with a special dinner to be served in honor of the park’s past guests. A “Back to School” weekend is also scheduled for Aug. 19th and 20th with several activities, including an arts and crafts class in which kids will decorate their backpacks for school. Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Cindy Bear and Ranger Smith will all be there to enjoy the activities as well.
Fall activities include several Halloween-themed weekends with a corn maze, the park’s first haunted house, a Halloween-themed campsite decorating contest and trick or treating.
“We’ll be coming back soon,” Fenster said, adding that she didn’t know a Jellystone Park existed in Lawrence even though she lives only about 20 minutes away.
Morris said many of her visitors this year include residents of the greater Kansas City area who have only recently discovered that a Jellystone Park is in their midst.
The campground, which previously operated under another name, had a grand reopening as a Jellystone Park in June after the owners invested more than $750,000 in improvements.
For more information about the park’s amenities and activity listings, please visit www.kansascityjellystone.com.
About Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resorts
Launched in 1969, the Jellystone Park system is the second largest chain of campgrounds in the United States, boasting 75 campgrounds with more than 15,000 campsites in 28 states and Canada. Its Camp-Resorts are among the best campgrounds in the industry with a quality reputation for being fun, friendly, clean and service-oriented parks. Additionally, each Jellystone Park is themed with Yogi Bear elements providing instant recognition and consumer appeal. It is truly a place “Where You Camp With Friends.”®
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts are franchised through Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Park River Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Win a Bass Pro Shops Camping Gear Package
We are excited to announce our new Club Yogi Rewards auction! Any Club Yogi Rewards member with at least 500 Club Points can participate.
Club Yogi Rewards has teamed up with Bass Pro Shops® to create two exciting Auction Packages valued at over $500 each.
Between now and July 28, 2011 at 11:59 PM EDT, bid your Club Points to have a chance to win one of two camping gear packages. Each package includes:
2 – Bass Pro Shops® Anti-Gravity Loungers
2 – Bass Pro Shops® Rectangular Sleeping Bags for kids
1- Coleman® Family Size Rechargeable LED Lantern
1- Coleman® 100-quart Xtreme® Wheeled Cooler
1- Bass Pro Shops® 10′ x 10′ Instant Canopy
1- Bass Pro Shops® Large Folding Camp Table
2 – Rome Extendable Campfire Roasting Fork
1- GSI Outdoors Pioneer Stainless Rim Dinnerware Table Set
Members, visit the Auction section on http://www.jellystonerewards.com/ to see photos and descriptions of the package items.
Sign up to receive valuable information on special offers and events from Bass Pro Shops.
The Summer’s Maine Event
The Jellystone Park family is excited to welcome our very first campground in the rugged, beautiful state of Maine: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Yonder Hill is a year-round campground located at the gateway to one of Maine’s most beautiful scenic byways. The area features recreational opportunities galore, including hiking, cycling, four-wheeling, snowmobiling, rafting, and some of the best hunting and fishing in the state. Located near the town of Skowhegan, the region also has a rich Native American history and plenty of historic sites to explore.
Summer weekends at Yonder Hill campground are perfect for family bonding, with a scavenger hunt, kids’ crafts and grown-up Bingo every Saturday, a pot-luck supper every Saturday night and a regular wagon ride. Or check out one of the themed weekends. Here’s a quick sample:
July 16-17 Wet and Wild Weekend
Time for some wet and wild fun! Pool games, wet wagon rides and more make for great fun for all ages.
July 23 – 24 Christmas In July
Celebrate Christmas with Yogi and Santa Claus! Parents, bring a wrapped gift with your child’s name on it to the office for Santa to give to your child. Saturday morning, sign up for the Christmas dinner in the office.
Aug 13 – 14 Skowhegan State Fair and Race Car Weekend
How wonderful to have the fair just a few miles away! The Skowhegan State Fair is the nation’s oldest continuously-run agricultural fair, with carnival rides, demolition derby, 4H exhibits and great food. Jellystone Park campers can support their favorite race car driver is by wearing his / her number and decorating your site. Bring your matchbox car to race against other drivers on our track! Get ready. Get set. Go!
Jellystone Park at Yonder Hill is located off Interstate 95 at 221 Lakewood Road in Madison, Maine. To make a reservation, visit http://www.yonderhilljellystone.com/ or call 207.474.7353.
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