Please follow and like us:

Growing up I watched a lot of Yogi Bear cartoons; Laff-A-lympics, Yo Yogi, and Yogi’s Treasure Hunt to name a few. So when I heard about a Yogi Bear themed camping/RV resort called Lonestar Jellystone Park right here in Texas, I jumped at the chance to pay it a visit.

The camp has several lodging choices; you can choose from five different sizes of cabins, RV hook-ups, or tent camping. We chose to stay in the mid-size cabin. Our cabin came with cooking and eating utensils, a stove/oven, a mini-fridge, microwave, sink, TV, AC/Heat, Bed, fold-out couch, a loft with a mattress, bathroom with toilet, shower and sink, and a fire pit. All you need to provide is linens, towels, and whatever food you want to eat and or cook.

The cabin was quite nice and comfy. The loft was a big hit with my kids and they enjoyed playing up there. Each cabin has a screened in front porch complete with plastic table and chairs and we ate most of our meals out there.

The camp offers quite a lot of activities and attractions to keep you busy. As you can see by the list below you can stay as active as you would like to:

2 Swimming Pools

2 Large Waterslides (The Jellyroll & The Pine Tree Plunge)

Lazy River

Toddler Splash Pad/Play Area

Kids Play Area with 3 slides

General Store

Arcade

Pool Side Cafe

Outdoor Theatre

Outdoor Stage

Playground/Jungle Gym

Recreation center – variety of crafts, bingo, face painting, story time with Boo Boo

Mini Golf

Gaga Pit

Fishing Pond (catch & release)

Trails

Train Ride

Kids Karaoke

Parade

Pledge of Allegiance with Yogi Bear

.

We arrived on a Tuesday (check-in is at 3pm) and left Thursday morning (check-out is 11am). During our stay we spent almost all of our time at the pool and going down the slides. The Pool opens at 10am and closes at 8pm and the big water slides open at 11am and close at 7pm.

On Wednesday night we watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 at the outdoor movie theater. While not exactly a favorite of Ninja Turtle fans; I really enjoyed it.

At the outdoor theater they have a concession stand selling food and drink, and my favorite; funnel cakes! The outdoor movie starts at 8:30 and they list what film is showing at the general store.







They also have golf carts you can rent and we decided to rent one for Wednesday. It was a lot of fun driving the cart around the park.

Our cabin was a nice long walk from the pool and the cart really came in handy when we had to go back and forth between the two. The park also has a few short dirt trails through a small patch of woods that we had a blast driving on. The only thing I would change about the park is the trails; I wish they had more! Driving through the trails was one of our favourite activities.

They also have a huge playground/jungle gym which looked really neat and fun- I only wish I could get in there but adults are not allowed.

It is a pretty popular attraction; my kids had a lot of fun here and there were always other kids playing inside.

Another popular spot is the arcade. They have a nice selection of classic arcade games as well as a few newer ones. They also have an air hockey table and naturally we had to play a few games of that. I used to be able to beat my kids easily but now it’s getting harder and harder to do so.

Each night we lit a fire in our fire pit and on our second night we made the campfire classic- smores! One thing to note is that Quiet Time is from 10:30pm-7:00am and that also means no fires during that time.

We did not bring either of our dogs with us but at the park they do allow pets but dogs must be on a leash.

One of the things I like most about the park is that it was not very crowded. We never had to wait more than a few minutes to ride the slides and many times did not have to wait at all. So we got to ride the slides over and over and over. This probably had a lot to do with the fact that we stayed during the week; I imagine that the weekends might get a lot busier.

We did have a neat thing happen to us while we were there…

On our second night there, my kids and I had driven our golf cart over to the arcade to play a few games. When we left the arcade, our golf cart was blocked in where we had parked it; unbeknownst to us they were just about to have a 4th of July parade. The parade was made up of other golf carts and adults and kids on bikes. So we decided to join them and got in the back of the line.

It was really fun; we drove around the park waving to everyone watching the parade go by.

Our stay at Lonestar Jellystone Park was wonderful and went by way too fast. My family had a wonderful time at the park and we were reluctant to leave. I could easily have stayed another day or two. I am very pleased to know that this camp exists and can’t wait until our next visit! Until then I’ll have to watch some Yogi Bear cartoons and dream about going down the Pine Tree Plunge…