Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park

I just got back from a two night stay @the jellystone camp site with my family… We stayed in one of the deluxe cabins. The cabin was a pleasant surprise. It was very clean and a nice size for my family of four. It comes with a full size stove fridge and micro wave with plenty of cabinet space to stock up on food for a few days… The TV is very small but it was fine because we wanted to focus on family time anyway… There is a netted sunroom/​porch for u to hang out without the bugs and a picnic table outside alongside a firepit that we used to make smores.
They seem to have different activities thru out the day for families to enjoy plus a pool and a pond that you can go on paddle boats or fish… They have a few playgrounds and a bouncy pillow that will guarantee to be a hit for any age…
The only reason I didn’t give it a five star is because there was really no place to eat and looking what they had in the snack bar wasn’t appetizing at all so so long as you come prepared with food as well as whatever pots and pans and any other utensils u would need to prepare food you should be fine ALSO THEY DO NOT PROVIDE PILLOWS OR BLANKETS which I wish I new in advance… So if u don’t want to have to take a trip to Walmart bring everything you need.

The facility itself gets a 5.
The «deluxe lodge» we stayed in gets a 2.
So that’s how I came up with the 3 rating.
Facilities:
The jumpy pillow and the playgrounds were great for our 4 year old.
The pond was nice to fish in and for the paddle boats ($ 5 per ½ hour)
Game room was new, cool, clean, and plenty of chairs/​tables, but expensive.
Snack bar was your standard snack bar.
Fire truck rides with Yogi + wagon rides with boo boo were highlights. (line forms early)
Cindy bear walking around and doing activities was also a hit with my daughter.
Santa in the summer was huge success, kids really loved that.
Bathrooms were clean.
Staff somewhat friendly — some friendlier than others. All in all an ok group.
Complaints:
Pool was freezing cold.
Heated sprinkler area, despite being heated, was still freezing cold.
Camp store– not much to it. Pretty poor selection for my tastes. They carry the bare basics. They didn’t even have beans.
Cabin:
Nice amount of storage.
Kids loved the loft.
Kitchen had everything you need, stovetop, fridge, oven and microwave.
TV is tiny, but we hardly watched it.
Deck was nice and it had a picnic table.
Fire ring was right by the road in front of our cabin, which was a bummer, but turned out ok.
Screened in porch was nice to have, but we never used it except for storage.
No BBQ — need to bring your own.
Complaints:
They ask you to sweep and mop the floor before you leave. At $ 200/​night, why am I mopping a floor?
They don’t spend much time cleaning the cabins. Ours was very dusty. The fan was CAKED in it. Dust blobs above the window curtains, and we couldn’t use the A/​C because the minute we did, dust went everywhere. Luckily we didn’t really need the A/​C but still, who wants to pay for a dusty cabin.
Shower was low, had to bend to rinse my hair, and I’m 5’7″
The campground was a bit noisy. Luckily we were in the cabin, so once in bed we couldn’t hear anything, but if in a tent, this might be a problem.
All in al, for the age of our kids, and the fun they had, this was a fun vacation.
Tips:
There is a Shoprite in Ellenville and a Walmart in Napanoch of of route 209 (take right off of Martinfeldt onto 52, left on 209) 15 minute drive.
Don’t be put off by the small community you drive through when turning off of 52 onto Martinfeldt Rd, they are slow to move, but otherwise ok.

Recently stayed 5 nights.
Location was great, staff very friendly, BR’s very clean, and all the time.
Not a lake but a small pond.
Great pool area for family and undergoing significant upgrades (new owners).
Camp store fully stocked.
No restaurant but small kitchen with minimal staff to heat up frozen selections.
Game room$$$
All good except absolutely NO wifi or cell signal, which may seem petty but, ad said yes and I called to verify and was assured my site (310) had excellent coverage, but alas, we survived.
Recommended, but don’t expect any signal, at least near 310.
They did try to fix, and followed up, but nota.
Weirdest thing about the whole trip was the journey through a nearby small nothin town where everyone, and I really mean everyone just stood in the middle of the road chatting where I had to come to a dead stop with our 40′ RV. It was only when they were good and ready to move were we able to continue on.
Strange group of town folk.

Although we learned of this campground through the Living Social voucher, we decided to use it towards something a little wimpier. For the days we wanted to go, by the time I booked, the only option available was the deluxe lodge, so we went for it.
The lodge was great, really cozy and pleasant. Air conditioning seemed kind of silly but it’s a nice touch. Loved having a bathroom/​shower, as well as a kitchen, and eating out on the screened porch. So peaceful and pretty at night to sit out there and not get bitten. The loft sleeping area was great for the kids. A great combo of camping (being at a campground, anyway) and staying at a hotel. There were outdoor washing machines around, and a good amount of bathrooms and I showers too I believe. There were shadier, woodsier tent sites, as well as grassier, sunnier ones.
The whole family loved the pool with spray pool, and the hot tub was nice as well. The bounce pillow is neat, though the adults in the family were not brave enough to try it in front of other people. A little better division of younger and older kids (there was a toddler time, but I’m thinking more along the lines of every other hour, not just an hour in the morning and afternoon) would have been nice. The tie dye activity was eh — $ 12 per shirt and not a whole lot of participation on the part of the kids, more waiting around than anything else. The playgrounds were fun, one bigger one and one smaller one. There is a small fee for paddleboats, but it’s a good-​sized lake.
Staff was fine, facilities nice, we had a good time overall.

Nice. We’d never gone even though it’s come up often because we’re avid campers and often camp in the area, but the price always through us way off. It’s still pricy, but we gave it a try when we saw the Living Social coupon.
It’s nice — we were a little disappointed at first because this is not the one with the water slides. There’s a nice splash park fairly clean looking, decent pool and adult ONLY jacuzzi. Two parks, and an interesting sort of trampoline thing round out the rest. The game room is a joke $ 1 for Skeeball! And the 25 cent machine for ping pong balls ate $ 1 until we finally gave up. And my young (2 and 3) boys loved the trampoline, but the supervision is a little lax. I knew it, and only took them during «Tot time» (2 separate hours a day it seemed), and I went on with them, but the second my back was turned from the younger to deal with the older, the younger got hurt. Still, it’s unique and certainly adds character.
The family karaōke was a highlight. And the Yogi Fire Truck ride. They had a crowd interested and kept it going (very carefully) even in the rain. Both were run by the same very caring, sweet staff person.
The sights are nice, — spacious. Ours and most around ours was covered in rocks. Usually that sucks but these were pretty small and no one got hurt.
We got lost from their typed directions trying to find the family restaurant the first night because the snack stand was unappetizing to say the least despite how hungry we were.
Overall, I can see why they charge a little more based solely on the schedule of activities for the kids, but the store only opens at 9 (so do the activities. This sucked because we couldn’t set up for breakfast and missed Kickball) and it is in the middle of nowhere (We left when it rained to drive to New Paltz one night for dinner. 50 minutes one way) but the staff was extra friendly. Overall, it’s nice but I’m glad we waited for the deal.

Great campground, polite staff, clean facilities and lots for the kids to do. We will be returning.

Fun, friendly, well organized and very Clean!!!

Jellystone Park is a family camping & lodging resort located in NY’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, is loaded with affordable fun. Perfect choice for parents, looking for quality time with their children and things for their children to do.
The camping & lodging facilities include: 208 sites & 61 rentals, seasonal sites, 30 & 50 AMP full hookups w/​cable tv & free wifi, fire rings and tables, outstanding bathhouses, tent areas, camp store, snack bar w/​real cappuccino, & laundromats. They have a 10 person hot tub, a heated spray pool & a olymipic size pool next to each other. It is 2 hours from NYC. Each week is a different event. The week we went was Las Vegas week & the kids really had a wonderful time.
We rented one of the cabins (I am spoiled. I like electricity & running water). We rented the Deluxe Lodge. It was 12′ wide x 42′ long. Has private rear bedroom with queen sized serta master suite mattress, large bathroom w/​shower, 8′ x 12′ carpeted loft for the kids with 3 pullout single mattresses, kitchen/​living room with double-​bed futon sofa, hardwood floors, and 8′ x 12′ screened-​in porch. Includes stove, fridge, microwave, a/​c, heat, tv, cable tv & coffeemaker. You bring pots & pans, plates, utensils, towels & bedding.
Jellystone Park has fun programmed into every day you are there. Some fun they make for you, like games, crafts, ceramics, sports, music, wagon & fire truck rides & visits w/​Yogi Bear, Boo-​Boo, & Cindy Bear. Other fun you can do on your own, such as family fishing, basketball, tennis, volleyball & baseball facilities. 2 children’s playgrounds, rec hall, & game room w/​pool tables, video games & ping pong.
My favorite (living in NYC) was the nighttime. The sky was dazzling with stars. I saw the big dipper & found Orin’s belt. I got neck pains from staring up at the sky all night. The little ones loved the campfire we made & they roasted marshmallows & we made s’mores. We went with another family. Altogether we had 6 kids — 4 of them are teenage boys, who are very hard to please, but had a wonderful time nonetheless. I have to say we had a wonderful time & we are looking forward to going back again.