Summer's grand finale is here — and we're celebrating Jellystone Park™ style! Join Yogi Bear™ for classic camp traditions, red-white-and-blue fun, and a long weekend of games, contests, and glowing celebrations as we wrap up an unforgettable season together.
Friday Night
✨ Glow Hey-Hey-Heyride
Kick off the holiday weekend in full radiance! Bring your glow sticks, light-ups, and UV gear to help Yogi Bear™ start the celebration with sparkle and shine.
Saturday Morning
🍉 Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
Line up and let 'em fly! Show off your distance skills with the SILLIEST summer tradition of them all.
Who will spit the farthest? Who will launch the funniest arc?
📣 Prizes for all ages- kids, grown-ups, and surprise categories!
Saturday Night
💲🎈 All-American Balloon Parade
Meet at Stargaze Pond for a magical night parade. Purchase an LED balloon and walk the pond with others for a beautiful spectacle. $5/Balloon
Sunday Night
🔥 Ring of Fire Celebration
Meet us at Firedance Pond for one of Jellystone Park's most stunning traditions! We'll ring the shoreline with glowing flares and hand out free sparklers so everyone can help "set the pond on fire."
Dance, celebrate, and enjoy hotdogs and s'mores with your fellow campers (while supplies last).
It's a can't-miss end-of-summer moment!
All Weekend
🐻Feed the Bears - Dry Goods Drive
Help us stock the shelves for Our Daily Bread!
Drop boxed dinners, dry pantry items, rice, pasta, cereal — anything sealed and shelf-stable — into our Picnic Baskets all weekend long!
Sep 03, 2026
Free photo opportunity!
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Sep 04, 2026
Pool is open daily- weekdays, upon request. PARK BANDS must be worn to enter. No life guard on duty. Read all rules before entering. No Glass, No Pets, No Alcohol, Thank you!
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Come warm up for the day's activities with exercises for all ages. Photo opportunity afterwards
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Chalk is out and creativity is calling! Stop by the Pavilion and help us cover the floor with bright, beary fun designs.
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Meet at Fun Central Station to check-in with staff before you start and find out the rules! You must have the Jellystone Park™ app to participate. Bring your phone back to the station once completed to win a prize.
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Make sure you get registered for all the fun we have planned! All-inclusive activities still may need additional registration. We also have great memory-making additions!
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Come color with one of our lovable bears! A fun chance to make art and memories together with our themed coloring sheets. Display your art at the Fun Guide Hut.
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Join us at the Cindy Bear™ Pavilion and choose from a variety of fabric items to decorate with special fabric markers or a ceramic statue or magnet to paint.
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Sign up in advance at Fun Central Station. Ages 6+ (or 45" tall if younger). Blasters are available for under 6. Please wear a hat or bandana (bandanas available if needed).
Location: Laser Tag Labor Day Weekend: PatrioticAdd to my calendar
Do you speak BEAR? Come decipher the hints. The mayor of Gnormandy Village, Golden Gnorman the Gnome, has left his Gneighborhood. All the other gnomes would like you to help him find his way back! Come to the Loco-motive (near the pool) for clue regarding his whereabouts. He's tricky, but if you find him you can win a $10 store gift certificate and BRAGGING RIGHTS!
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Gnorman is the Mayor of Gnormandy Village (located off creek run trail). He's hiding somewhere in the park- that's 130 acres! If you find him you'll win $10 and bragging rights. Hints are given at all the bear visits until someone finds him. If you find him call 336-964-5923 to bring him home. Hunt continues until he is found.
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Come see all the fun glow trinkets we have available to light up your night!
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MUST HAVE PARK BAND: One FREE s'more (while supplies last) at the LOCO-Motive next to Cindy Bear™ Pavilion !
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We will show the Yogi Bear™ cartoons while you wait for for your hayride spot! Bench seating provided
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Can you beat the staff?
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Wear your pajamas and sing "goodnight, sleeptight" with us with one of the bears as we go around the pond on our haywagon. Recommended for littles and those with early bedtimes.
Location: Loading Station (next to pavilion) Labor Day Weekend: PatrioticAdd to my calendar
There will be stations setup in Cindy Bear™ Pavilion to get your face painted with UV reactive paint. Choose your colors and "Dots or Stripes!"
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Loading Station is next to Cindy Bear Pavilion. This is a mobile dance party you don't wanna miss! Put on your glow items and black light sensitive clothing for this fun parade around the park. We will have a blast with sing-a-longs on our hay wagon. Glow items can be purchased at the Ranger Station or at the event! NOTES: Due to variation in sunset times, the ride leaves when it's dim enough for glow to be enjoyed fully. Games will be played with staff between rides at the pavilion.
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To help everyone stay well-rested and ready to keep up with Yogi Bear™, please dim bright lights and keep voices and music at a low level during quiet hours. When using the trails, be mindful of headlights and music near campsites. Jumping Pillow opens at 9am. Thank you for helping keep Jellystone Park™ peaceful for all our campers!
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Sep 05, 2026
Make sure you get registered for all the fun we have planned! All-inclusive activities still may need additional registration. We also have great memory-making additions!
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Pool is open daily- weekdays, upon request. PARK BANDS must be worn to enter. No life guard on duty. Read all rules before entering. No Glass, No Pets, No Alcohol, Thank you!
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Bring your pots and pans, bring your cowbells, or just your ear-piercing-heart-attack-inducing screams. We're gonna make some noise! Those bears have slept long enough. Free photo opportunity after event!
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$5/ tattoo. Choose a sparkling design and let our staff create a fun, glittery tattoo. OVER 80 designs for all styles and ages
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Do you ever wonder how they create MREs (meals ready to eat)? For those that have eaten them, this is how we think they're developed. Come spin the wheel for your flavor combination. If you can eat it, you will win a prize! Come to the Krazy Kitchen at the LOCO-Motive (next to pavilion)
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Pick up your dirty soda souvenir cup and soda before the event. Cup can be reused for $1 slushees!
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Mix, match, and create your own custom soda creation! Choose your flavors, add a splash of fun, and build the perfect fizzy treat. $10 for a Souvenir Cup and Soda for your Dirty Soda Creation! Must have souvenir cup to participate. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
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Meet at the Playfield (next jumping pillow) for a crazy foam party! THIS IS A WATER EVENT (bring towel). We will have our bubble foam cannon. If you do not want to wear your shoes, please leave shoes outside of the bubble zone. Shoes may can lost in the bubbles for a while. Kids must be dried off before jumping on pillow.
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Twist, loop, and weave your way to a star-spangled masterpiece! Make a red, white, and blue bracelet that’s perfect for celebrating the holiday.
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Meet us at the deep end for a belly-flop contest. All ages can compete against their age group to win a Yogi Bear™ Medal. Character will be there to judge event and snag a photo!
Location: Pool Labor Day Weekend: PatrioticAdd to my calendar
SIGN UP IN ADVANCE AT FUN CENTRAL STATION- Must have a band to participate. Ages 6+ Wear hat or bandana. Under 6 can use our special buddy-blaster.
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PAID Tie-Dye opportunity at the Cindy Bear Pavilion. T-shirts, Bandanas, and Hats available. Items range from $6-$22. Bring your own item $5. Purchases can be made at event. Cash or Card.
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Paid Experience--Get your souvenir photo with our bears on the iconic couch. Clothes must be dry. Photo must be purchased in advance at Fun Central Station ($10) or through your activity pass.
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Say "Hey-Hey-Hey" when you see a bear riding by
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Free photo opportunity!
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Come early to Stargaze Pond to purchase your balloon. We will have music and games while we wait for the main event. $5 cash/balloon. You can follow windy pine trail to the south where luminaries will guide you to the pond.
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PAID EVENT: $5/ L.E.D. Balloon- purchase in advance at Fun Central Station. $5/Cash at Event. We will have L.E.D. balloons tethered to kite strings. You will be able to float your balloon high into the air. Once everyone is set, we will walk around the pond. The effect is nothing short of magical, you will not want to miss it!
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Extended pool hours
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To help everyone stay well-rested and ready to keep up with Yogi Bear™, please dim bright lights and keep voices and music at a low level during quiet hours. When using the trails, be mindful of headlights and music near campsites. Jumping Pillow opens at 9am. Thank you for helping keep Jellystone Park™ peaceful for all our campers!
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Sep 06, 2026
MUST PURCHASE IN ADVANCE AT FUN CENTRAL STATION: One of our lovable bears will be delivering doughnut to sites for a tasty breakfast treat and photo opportunity. Personal Bear visit with 4pk glazed doughnut is $25. Each additional 4pk doughnut is $12. Doughnuts are from our local bakery and made from scratch. Limited spots available.
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Make sure you get registered for all the fun we have planned! All-inclusive activities still may need additional registration. We also have great memory-making additions!
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Ranger Smith™will stop by the pool to check the safety and snag a photo!
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Come for musical crafting time. We will craft our own instruments and play music with them! We love to sing and dance and praise God. All are welcome to join.
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V.I.B. Experience! Want to enjoy the bear den with just YOU and one of the bears? Come watch a cartoon with Yogi Bear™ or Boo Boo™. Guests will have the chance to relax in the cool bear den. Get a souvenir photo with the bear on his couch. Settle in, have a snack, and watch a cartoon episode. You'll get to sign the official guest book too. $25/4 people ($5 each additional person, up to 8 total) Sign ups are limited. See Fun Central Station to purchase this memorable experience. Character selection subject to availability.
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$5/ tattoo. Choose a sparkling design and let our staff create a fun, glittery tattoo. OVER 80 designs for all styles and ages
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Bring your own water gun or use one of ours. Water mayhem will ensue. Cool off with a silly, staff lead, water blasters game.
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See the beauty of sand art. Vessels are $5- Small $8- Large. Cash or Card payment accepted at the event.
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Grab a rock and come paint it for our Rock Garden!
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Join us at the Cindy Bear™ Pavilion and choose from a variety of fabric items to decorate with special fabric markers or a ceramic statue or magnet to paint.
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SIGN UP IN ADVANCE AT FUN CENTRAL STATION- Must have a band to participate. Ages 6+ Wear hat or bandana. Under 6 can use our special buddy-blaster.
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Candy Bingo- Asheboro Style 😎 Players "pay" for each round with individually wrapped pieces of candy. Candy can be purchased at event for $1/bag. You can bring your own candy (halloween style pieces). Each round players can win a lot of candy with BONUS PRIZES!!!
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Interested in seeing Yogi Bear's den? Pop by for a cartoon and check out the den. No wet clothes allowed. Maximum of 8 people allowed in the den at a time. Bears will not be home, sorry!
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CALLING ALL GOLF CARTS, BIKES, AND OTHER ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Decorate your golf cart or bike for this patriotic parade! Line-up begins at the RANGER STATION for a golf cart parade around the park. We will end at the main park circle , carts interested in participating in contest can park around the main circle for judging. Win a coveted Yogi Bear™ Medal.
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We will be closing down a portion of Firedance Pond to prepare for the Ring of Fire event. This area is from the east entrance (in front of glamping tent) to the south (cabin side). There will be markers indicating this. Thank you in advance!
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Come to Firedance Pond for our Ring of Fire Celebration. Traditionally, we will set up flares around the pond. We then give out a free sparkler to all and surround the pond. This gives the appearance that the pond is on fire and it looks AMAZING! Come dance and party with your fellow Americans. Enjoy some hotdogs and s'mores (while supplies last).
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To help everyone stay well-rested and ready to keep up with Yogi Bear™, please dim bright lights and keep voices and music at a low level during quiet hours. When using the trails, be mindful of headlights and music near campsites. Jumping Pillow opens at 9am. Thank you for helping keep Jellystone Park™ peaceful for all our campers!
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Sep 07, 2026
Get a photo or a wave good-bye from a bear at the Asheboro Main Circle
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Ranger Smith™ has to make his rounds this morning, but he will stop by Bruin Grounds to say hello! Every ranger needs some coffee. FREE Photo Opportunity
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Various games for all ages played at the jumping pillow for all ages. Bear will stop by for a free photo opportunity
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Interested in seeing Yogi Bear's den? Pop by for a cartoon and check out the den. No wet clothes allowed. Maximum of 8 people allowed in the den at a time.
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Don't forget to grab a Yogi Bear™ Coloring sheet!
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