Jellystone Park- Estes Park, CO

This was a definite highlight to our trip. We spent three days in our little cabin in the Rocky Mountains. There are a lot of different locations for Jellystone Parks. I was really impressed with how much they have on the calendar for families. We weren't able to participate in a lot of the activities due to other plans. We had a great time and we stayed at Cindy Cabin 3, which was right by the playground. It was really nice to be able to sit out on the front porch and watch the children play. The Cindy cabins are nice because they have bedding, towels, and kitchen items. SO, you can save some money by cooking in your tent. Loved not sharing the campsite restroom facilities (that would be the only child in me). I lived the college dorm life for 2 years, and that was enough sharing of that kind of stuff!
 

Each morning at 10:00 AM Yogi comes out to greet the children and raise the flag. After the flag is raised, they do the Yogi Pokie dance (also known to some as the Hokie Pokie). There is nothing like seeing Yogi sticking his bottom in, out, and shaking it all about. It's the icing on the cake to staying at Jellystone Park.
 

There is an ice cream man that comes in the afternoon and drives all through the park. 
 

One of the activities is getting a Yogi Tattoo. And, if you would prefer, you could have Boo Boo or Cindy Bear instead.
 

The best part of the playground is the tire swing. You can see our cabin in the background on a couple of these photos. So fun to watch and play. Max & Annie met so many children, and they all knew their names by the 1st day (not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing). They were also quite surprised to see parents hiding on the porch giving directives to two children that didn't look like the parents. Quite fun (from the parent's perspective). There is always this look of... "who is that lady? and, why is she telling my friend Annie what to do? she doesn't look like her...I wonder if I should be worried?". Then Annie yells with her Texas accent "Alright mama", and then the other children are really confused. She even brought some of her friends up to the cabin to meet me. She made sure to tell them that I am beautiful b/c that is what her daddy says. Love that sweet little girl of mine!
 

 

It was really hard to say good bye to this place. The children definitely want to return. Fun was had by all! See you soon, Yogi Bear!