Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Memphis

This is a huge campground and the price for a spot was at least double what we would pay elsewhere (nearly $100). We weren’t able to get a campground at Tom Sawyer and the reviews were all over the place for the rest of the Memphis campgrounds that we decided to go ahead and splurge on this one.

This was our first Jellystone and I was shocked at how many campers the campground accommodated - there are RVs everywhere. Most of the amenities and services are located at the front of the campground and includes a store and propane, playground, dog run, pool, showers and laundry, gold mining station, and sports courts (basketball, Gaga ball, and basketball). Further back in the campground, was another playground and dog run and a really cute little lake.

We were staying off-season so there was no activities and they actually deflated the jumping pad, but my kids still had fun and I could see this campground either being a blast in the summer or being a nightmare because of too many people. While we were there, I saw almost no children and several of the camper sites looked like the guests were staying long-term. For a campground that is marketed towards families, the demographics were a bit strange.

That said, it was super clean, well-organized, the landscaping and sites were maintained, everyone was friendly. We got two loads of wash done and my husband said the showers looked good. There were some restaurants and a Walgreen that looked like they delivered to the campground. WiFi worked and they had cable tv.

We reserved a basic site, but for more money you could get a site with Adirondack patio furniture and there were plenty of cabins as well. We reserved same day online and they have a system for late check-ins.

I’m definitely giving Jellystone another go - but next time during the summer. I’m not sure whether this campground is a good base for exploring Memphis - I think if you had a car it would probably be fine as it’s only 20 minutes or so.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IT MIGHT HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE. While I was staying at this park and working there, I requested that the trees around my RV and the surrounding areas be cut down. This refers to the week of June 6, 2022. During that time, my manager informed the maintenance personnel that my limbs needed to be trimmed. Seeing the maintenance technician cut the limbs off the lady's tree in lot 31, I asked him to cut my limbs when he finished. He told me he would handle it since this was part of his duties. He was responsible for this task, so I trusted him! Despite my return from vacation the week of June 27, 2022, the limbs in my yard were still uncut. Therefore, another Maintenance technician informed me that a park customer had their limbs trimmed despite what he had promised. Although many requests have been made to remove my limbs, no action has been taken. Consequently, branches and limbs touching the camper's sides have scratched, rubbed, and dissolved the paint. My stay here, working for the park, provided me with an insight into how incompetent the management is. One of the biggest problems seems to be the parks employees' history of negligence and nepotism. An early morning tree limb struck my camper on July 9, 2022, causing permanent damage. I contacted the maintenance personnel and front desk clerk. In spite of my message being received and viewed at 5:55 a.m., no one responded until 8:20 a.m. The front desk clerk responded with this message; I let the maintenance manager know, and my brother know. Sorry about that. That's a slap in the face, especially considering he saw my text at 5:55am when we were barricaded in the camper. Although it was early, nobody seemed to be concerned about the tree and the damages. It seems unreasonable that no one would answer the emergency number, when half of the employees live in the park. I'd like to know why no one helped us cut and remove the tree. This is what you pay your employees for, right? Maintenance manager eventually appeared and told us that these types of trees fall continuously and that there have been a few that have fallen in the past year. At 6:20pm, the maintenance technician and new manager arrived to pick up the limbs that my husband and I had cut and stacked for them earlier. I feel as if my family's life was endangered because of the negligence of the park employees. By God's grace, we were not injured. I hope future customers will be taken more seriously by this company. I have incurred over $2000 in damages to my camper and have been told I would be reimbursed. The reimbursement has not been made, and nobody has bothered to contact me. I have sent them emails, but they have ignored them. You only had to make it right for me. You can expect the same treatment from Northgate as well. In the picture, you will see my damaged RV as well as the email asking for receipts for reimbursement. If you look closely, you can see limbs all over lot 31 RV. Avoid making the same mistake I did and ruining your property.

Pictures don’t show the busy highway RIGHT NEXT to the campsites. Very loud traffic noise all day and night. Surrounded by city. Sites are pull through and narrow, no privacy, small patch of grass, full sun. WiFi is limited to 3 devices (one pass code per device). We regretted booking the moment we arrived. If you’re looking to explore Memphis and NOT really enjoy camping, this is the place. Although the pool and pond activity (inflatables) were closed due to them being seasonal, the price was still steep, no less for less. It’s clean, but sadly, that’s probably all we can say we appreciated.