Great Smoky Jellystone Camp-Resort
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE MOST AMAZING AND RESTFUL STREAMSIDE CAMPING, WE ALSO HAVE FANTASTIC ACTIVITY PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.
WE ARE COMING UP WITH NEW IDEAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO BE READY FOR LOADS OF FUN!
FROM MARCH THRU OCTOBER WE HAVE THEME WEEKENDS. CONCERTS, KARAOKE NIGHTS, MOVIES, OR HOW ABOUT A WAGON-RIDE SING ALONG WITH YOGI AND HIS FRIENDS
JUNE THRU AUGUST THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN RESORT MINISTRY BLESSES US WITH A DAY CAMP FOR THE KIDS ON WEEKDAYS. ON MONDAY NIGHTS, SMRM HAS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM FOR THE FAMILY. THURSDAY NIGHTS WE HAVE A BLAST WITH “TEEN FREEZE OUT”.
ON SUNDAY MORNINGS WE HAVE A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH SERVICE IN OUR PAVILLION AREA. ISIAH 40:31
MEMORIAL DAY THRU LABOR DAY, THE LARGE SWIMMING POOL, WITH A SPECIAL SHALLOW CHILDREN’S SECTION, IS WAITING FOR YOUR FAMILY.
Jellystone is not just for the younger kids! Let’s not forget about the teens! Jellystone will have games for teens including a teen poker night!
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE MINATURE GOLF COURSE (PUTT-PUTT) IS AVAILABLE, ALONG WITH SWINGS, BASKETBALL, FISHING(RAINFALL CONTINGENT), HIKING, ON THE BEAUTIFUL TRAILS INTO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, FIRE PITS, AND PICNIC TABLES FOR FAMILY FUN AT ALL SITES. WE ALSO FEATURE THE CLEANEST RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS THAT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN! OF COURSE, FREE WIRELESS INTERNET AND CABLE TELEVISION IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL THOSE FOLKS THAT “CAN’T BE AWAY” FROM THE NEW TECHNOLOGY! DON’T FORGET YOU ARE ONLY MINUTES AWAY FROM ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND SHOWS IN THE GATLINBURG AREA.
THE CAMP STORE IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL THOSE THINGS YOU FORGOT, OR NEED, (INCLUDING LP GAS, FIREWOOD AND ICE). IT FEATURES A COFFEE BAR FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT. RIGHT NEXT DOOR IS A GAME ROOM, WITH ALL THE MACHINES YOU (OR YOUR KIDS) COULD WANT.
Activities & Events schedule for 2010
March 19- 21 Spring Fling
Swing into spring! Scour the blooming countryside on a scavenger hunt, tempt your sweet tooth with candy bar bingo, blast away the winter blahs with touch football and take a “load” off on the Hey Hey Hey Ride, or just kick back and relax with a fun craft or movie!
March 26-28 Jellystone Park Olympics Weekend
Olympians! (And campers!) Come and join us for relay races, potato sack and one-leg races, and an obstacle course. Do you have what it takes for the yucky eating contest!
April 2-4 Easter Weekend
An Easter celebration your family won’t soon forget! Bring your flashlights for a Saturday night egg hunt. Yogi leads the hunt on Sunday morning followed by an inspirational Easter Sunday service in the pavilion. The fun keeps “hopping” with nightly movies and even a jellybean guess-are you smarter than the av-e-rage bear?
April 9-11 Chocolate Lovers Weekend
Live for Chocolate? Know someone who does? This is the weekend for you! Make a delicious craft with Kisses or play candy bar bingo. Not enough chocolate? Try the chocolate milk chug and the chocolate pie eating contest!
April 16-18 Junior Ranger Weekend
Attention Junior Rangers! Earn points toward your Junior Ranger certificate and badge this weekend. There will be a nature hunt, hiking lecture and even a guided hike in the Great Smoky Mountains!
April 23-25. Scrapbooking Weekend
Hey Scrappers! Pack up your families and your supplies and come meet with other scrapbooking enthusiasts for a weekend filled with fun and memories! This is the perfect setting to meet with other scrappers to share ideas and supplies
April 30- May 2 Cinco de Mayo Weekend
Bienvenidos Amigos! Bring your favorite Mexican dish for a Cinco de Mayo potluck! Delicioso! We will have a piñata, hot pepper eating contest y muchas más (and much more)!
May 7-9 Mothers Day Weekend
Time out for Mom! Get your special Mom away from the hustle and bustle of her daily grind and give her the weekend off. Celebrate her and make a one of a kind Mother’s Day card or treat her to a free round of mini-golf!
May 14-16 Western Day Weekend
Howdy Pardners! Mosey on over and have a rip-roaring good time with a quick draw contest, stick horse and barrel races, and even a saw dust treasure hunt! Yee Haw!
May 21-23 Pirate Weekend
Avast ye Mateys! Shiver me timbers this will be an awesome weekend! Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! Come and wrestle with the sea creatures in the pool. We’ll be makin’ a treasure map and huntin’ fer and walking the plank!
May 28-30 Memorial Day Weekend
It’s summertime! Slather on the sunscreen and join us for a classic Memorial Day Weekend celebration. Jump on for the Wet Wagon Water Wars! Make a splash in the pool with Alligator races, join in the Red, White and Blue scavenger hunt, have your face painted, make a craft, watch a movie, or go for the sugar rush with candy bar bingo and an ice cream social!
June 4-6 Family Tribal Weekend
Outwit…Outlast… Outcamp! Team up with family and friends to be the Ultimate Jellystone Park Survivor. Name your “tribe” and bring them to Tribal Council on Friday evening to learn the details for Survivor Saturday: mental and physical challenges, creepy food, and alligator wrestling….Can you survive?
June 11-13 Water Wars Weekend
Start off the summer with a splash! Cool off with our wet wagon water wars! Prepare your water guns, buckets, and hoses for a war to hose down the campers! (Please no water balloons)
June 18-20 Father’s Day Weekend
Sometimes Dad just needs a break! Treat him with a weekend of relaxation in the great outdoors. Kids can make a craft or play a round of mini-golf where Dad putts for free! Round out his special weekend with games and movies…and maybe even a nap!
June 20 – Aug 8 Daily Summer Camp Activities
Our days will be filled with YOGI certified fun! Start your mornings with day camp, and then slide into the afternoons as we continue the fun with games and activities like candy bar bingo, scavenger hunts, and splashing fun water activities that keep you cool. Drift into our Smoky Mountain summer nights with campfires, movies, and visits from YOGI BEAR!
Aug 13-15 Wet and Wild Weekend
Summer isn’t over yet! Fight the heat with lots of wet and wild fun! Bring your water guns for a wet and wild shootout! We’ll have pool games and a water balloon toss. Make a splash and keep it cool!
Aug 20-22 Yogi’s Birthday Weekend
It’s Yogi the Bear’s birthday! Join everyone at Jellystone Park as we celebrate this special occasion with party games like Pin the Tie on Yogi, Piñata, and much more! You don’t want to miss it!
Aug 27-29 Hawaiian Weekend
Aloha! Ho'olu komo la kaua (Please join us) for our Hawaiian Weekend. Show your island spirit by wearing your Hawaiian shirts, shorts, muu muus or grass skirts. Give or receive leis, or have a blast coconut bowling, trying the hula hoop, doing the limbo, or attempting the coconut shot-put. Mahalo!
Sept 3-6 Labor Day Weekend
No laboring here! Say farewell to summer with crafts, games galore, and Yogi’s famous dance party! Come get drenched in the final heat of summer in our Wet Wagon Water War! Join us for our moonlight madness sale.
Sept 10-12 Grandparents Weekend
Moms and Dads have had their day and now it’s time to pay tribute to the grandparents! Kids bring your grandparents for fun do-together crafts and activities. The weekend includes a free round of mini-golf for grandparents when they golf with their grandkids.
Sept 17-19 Explorer Weekend
Get ready to explore! There will be backpacking and wilderness first aid demonstrations, a guided hike, and map and compass games! We’ll even have a drawing for a walking stick.
Sept 24-26 Football Tailgating Weekend
Fall means football! And football means tailgating! Bring your favorite dish for the potluck. We’ll be showing college football on the big screen. Wear your jerseys and bring your pom poms for the flag football game!
Oct 1-3 Chili Cook-off Weekend
Who will be the Jellystone Park Chili Champ? Is your chili savory and saucy or three-alarm spicy? Whatever your flavor bring your tasty recipes for the chili-cook off. You could be the winner!
Oct 8-10 Fall Harvest Weekend & Chili Cook-off Weekend
Nothing is quite as beautiful as a campground in fall. Share the changing seasons and the gorgeous fall colors with your family on the Hey Hey Hey Ride. There will be fall crafts, campsite decorating, and a candy harvest.
Oct 15-17 Non-Scary Halloween Weekend
Celebrate fall and the harvest season with a family friendly Halloween celebration. We’ll have pumpkin and campsite decorating, a candy harvest, and the popular Hey Hey Hey ride.
Oct 22-24 Non-Scary Halloween Weekend
Another family friendly Halloween weekend. Bring your best non-scary costume for a contest, decorate your campsite, enjoy the candy harvest, and don’t miss the Hey Hey Hey ride!
Oct 29 –31 Non-Scary Halloween Weekend
Come join us in the final Non-Scary Halloween Weekend of the season! This is the last chance to dress up for our non-scary candy harvest and campsite decoration! Come find out if Yogi will be in his very own costume for our Hey Hey Hey ride!
Nov 25th Thanksgiving Day
Let’s gather together and give thanks with a potluck! Bring your favorite thanksgiving dish and we will supply the turkeys. Do we have any volunteers out there who would want to help cook the turkeys? Be careful, Yogi will be out for his share of the feast!
Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving Weekend
Join us for Thanksgiving crafts! Run off those turkey pounds with a game of hide and seek, flag football, and much more!
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