Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Lake Monroe will be the site of several fall activities and themed weekends in the coming months.
Labor Day weekend marks the transition into fall activities at the park, located at 9396 S. Strain Ridge Road. The activities continue through Oct. 30, according to a press release.
Rachel Stine, general manager of Jellystone Park, said in the release she hopes to keep Yogi Bear’s Water Zone open for another three weeks. The water zone, which is usually kept open only until the weekend after Labor Day, includes water slides, water blasters and interactive water features including a 30-foot Giant Hydro Storm that dumps 500 gallons of water, according to the release.
After the water zone shuts down, Jellystone Park will offer other activities, including wagon and train rides, gem mining and pedal carts.
The first themed weekend will be “Astronauts and Aliens Weekend” Sept. 16-18. Children will have the opportunity to create their own candy solar systems and build their own rocket ships to enter in the park’s “Blast Off” contest. There will also be a Moon Walk Dance Party, according to the release.
A Fall Harvest/Scarecrow Carnival weekend is scheduled for Sept. 23-25, according to the release. The weekend will feature a carnival bounce house and games, a scarecrow-decorating contest, bobbing for apples, pumpkin carving and a pumpkin chunkin’ contest. All weekends in October will be Halloween themed. Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 will be a no-scare pumpkin patch weekend. The final four weekends have a haunted trail.
The park has 10 tent sites and more than 80 recreational vehicle campsites. There are 20 cabin rentals, five of which have been upgraded to include screened-in porches, outdoor furniture, barbecue grills and concrete pads for picnic tables, and new futons, sinks and kitchen appliances inside.
