Yogi Bear's Jellystone Parkâ Camp-Resort: Mark Twain Lake

This is a large park with fishing, mini golf and a water park. Lots of room for dog walking, Someone spent a lot of time setting up a haunted village for Halloween. Hannibal is 20 minutes away. There's fuel, a dinner and small store right here. Leaving, eventually for I 55 south, gps put us on a rural stone back road, with farming traffic.

Jellystone looked great when we were looking to go camping in late September. It was the start of a long vacation for us and unfortunately the poorest taken care of campground. When we arrived and went to find our assigned spot we found a large bag of trash near the tree and the trash bin was overflowing. After my husband spoke with the facility manager he said he would clean it up and we were allowed to find a different spot to camp. (It was never taken care of in the time we stayed) All of the bathrooms were in poor condition and dirty especially at the back of the campground in the RV section and the one at the tents. There was no working light in the tent campground and when we spoke to the GM she assured us it would be taken care of. The next morning we found a desk lamp in there. We were given a free pass to mini golf but realized that everything over there was falling apart. There’s rocks everywhere due to the decorative rocks crumbling and then water balloons everywhere in the sand. Overgrown RV lots. Overall it’s just a poorly cared for campground.

The one redeeming quality was the lady in the craft center. She is a gem. We came late to the craft time and she sat with us and allowed our daughter to do it and helped her. She said they may not have anyone show for the movie and said our daughter could pick out whatever she wanted if no one else showed. Such a sweet woman.

Now a Jellystone as of December 2020. When we arrived Memorial Day weekend (Sunday) in May 2021, it was packed and bustling with kids and carts and lots of laughter. We had only booked our spot about two days before arrival. This park is newly transitioning into a Jellystone from a private campground. This meant a lot of long time RV spots were removed or their prices increased and they left. This, we could feel in the air and see in the spots as many still had ramps where their storage sheds were, the gardening was all there and more. While I understand this is part of corporate changes, it's still a feeling in the air there.

That said, the staff were super friendly, great with our kids during programs (even when they were the only ones as school was still in). The food was classic park food but the deep fried cheese curds were a must try! The jumping pillow was amazing - just wish there was shade for it. Lots of games and activities in the same area. The quiet pool was also great just needed a deeper clean, but we do understand this is the start of the season for many places.

The waterpark had an amazing wave pool and kiddie water park! The lazy river was really dirty and the slides had the water running too fast that it was actually dangerous. That said, this was a Jellystone where the waterpark was included in your camping fees (not always the case with Jellystone - so make sure you check first).

The grounds were very clean, grass was mowed often and any hedges were taken care of. They were also renovating the motel part, so there was a large dumpster out front for the crew. Some new spots getting pavement, so areas along the road dug up for work. This is all temporary.

Overall a great park! Also great proximity to Mark Twain Lake, which is actually quite large! This park will be quite amazing when the construction is completed and they are fully staffed.

Amazing sunsets every night over the hill & lake view. Just stunning!!

An RVers paradise. I wish that I had found this location years ago. Beautiful level camping spots, fabulous arcade room, beautiful clean pool, a wonderful general store, a huge outdoor playhouse for the little ones, miniature golf and pizza anytime of day.
Oh and the staff.... Wow what can I say. So So friendly. We seriously did not want to leave.