Located in rural southwestern NJ, this New Jersey campgrounds amenities and accommodations are 1st rate! This park features cabin rentals, tent sites and RV camping. Activities around the park include visiting Avalon Beach, Morey’s Piers or whale watching at Cape May.

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park - Elmer

By reading the reviews some people love the place while others hated it. We we're somewhere in the middle. My reaction was"meh". We stayed on premium site number 54 from Wednesday until Sunday at a total of$343. At that price, I was expecting MUCH more. The place is very quiet until Friday but noise is no issue to us as we love being in the middle of the action. Most people also respected quiet time. The entire campground is sand and gets very dusty and messy. This was the dirtiest campground we've stayed at, meaning the trailer and truck needed a full bath once we got home. The activities were cute and the pool and splash pad was really the only main attraction. Site was gravel with a small concrete patio and decently sized. All hookups worked as required so no complaints there. Make sure you bring everything you need with you, because this place is literally in the middle of nowhere and a minimum 15 minutes ride to any type of civilization. Don't plan on arriving after dark as there is no type of lighting other than what the other campers have lit up. Overall we had a decent time, but for the price, we've stayed at much nicer places and most likely won't be coming back.

Too expensive for what you get

We are annual visitors to Yogi Jellystone in Elmer, NJ by virtue of location, as it is close to home and a convenient spot for several people in our x-large camping crew. 

The pro's: This campground is well-designed with spots that can make most campers happy. There are wooded tent sites, field sites, full plug-in RV sites, and RVs and cabins for rent. There is a sizable splash park and pool with giant inflatable water. They have recreational activities for kids and families from ice-cream parties to bingo to hayrides to movies on a giant screen in the rally field. There is something for almost everyone. 

The con's: It is our "per night" most expensive camping trip each year and runs us close to $165 for a weekend with a site with water and electric. This might seem reasonable for families who enjoy all the bells and whistles and activities but we are just looking for a place to gather with our camping friends and we rarely indulge in the activities. The other con is that someone akin to a "campground bouncer" (that is really a thing) will harass and threaten you and your group throughout the night for even so much as laughter and guitar playing after quiet hours. My group makes a concerted effort (and succeeds) in booking a large area away from most other campers. Regardless of the distance we create, they shut us down every year. But we are a resilient group and it sometimes takes until the wee hours until we truly shut down.  

A pro: They haven't kicked us out yet.

Family Fun Campground (but an occasional buzzkill)

we went to Jellystone in Elmer last year. this is an excellent campground for kids. large splash park keeps kids busy all day. they also have activities thorough out the day. great campground. 

Camping with Toddlers 

We were sad to find out it’s no long a Yogi Bear Campground, only Adventure bound.  Everything else is the same, just no friendly bears. We stay 3 weeks ago during covid and there were limited activities. Dj in the rally field was fun and the train rides were up and running.  
The campground has def changed in the last 10 yrs. Cabin rentals are everywhere and have replaced a lot of transient camper sites and it seems like many more seasonals than before.  I booked another trip for Halloween. 


It’s not a Yogi Bear anymore 

They stopped being yogi 2 years ago. Place was nice when we went a lot to do for kids they had fun. A lot of room and fun things to do. Would go back even know it’s not yogi anymore 

This is no longer a yogi bear park 

Been here 2 years in a row, going again this June (2022). We stay in the rental campers. They are new-ish Shasta campers, queen bed, 1 slide, rear bunks, 2 entrances. Very clean. Water area is great, splash pad is very fun so is the large blow up slide and pool area. Has a full grill inside with a large "convenience store" with everything you could need for your trip including your go-to items that you might of forgot at home. 

Great place for kids! 

The campground is maintained and there are activities for the kids always brewing.  We stayed fathers day weekend and they had a breakfast, games and crafts geared towards it.  The pool and splash park were great but you needed to be at least 42 inches to go on the slide or bounce house.  The people there were friendly.  I think the lale could use a little cleanup with the amount of bobbers, string and mess left behind by people.  There have ao many cabins its crazy and alot of seasonal rentals.  Our site was roomy and had gravel however it poured and hailed for 1 hr and it still made a swamp.  I would come back again my 3 yr old lobed the playground and pool.  The roads are dirt but well maintained.  