Love love this place! We have been coming here for years with the children! Best ages are below 12, however, this is fancy camping and love it! So much to do, clean bathrooms, beautiful scenery, beach and waterpark, it's like six flags but camping. Great camping experience for the children, nothing to complain about, even the young staff is super nice and helpful! If your not big on camping, but you want your young ones to experience it.. this is the place-- I have been camping for decades all around the state, this one is top on our list for the children to experience a bit of glamping! Will always be coming back! Drone show is the coolest thing! read more

Jellystone Park - Bear Paw Beach - Campgrounds Near Me - Caledonia, Wisconsin

Our family recently stayed at Yogi Bear Jellystone, and unfortunately what should have been a fun vacation turned into a stressful and frustrating experience. Shortly after our stay, a member of our family developed numerous bites. I am attaching photos taken the day we left the campground, along with updated photos taken several days later showing that the bites continued to worsen. After contacting management, they sent us an Ecolab inspection report stating that no evidence of bed bugs was found. We went and saw a doctor. As a paying customer, you expect some sort of compassion, open communication, and a willingness to investigate further--not a report that, from my perspective, did not reflect what we experienced. Given that this occurred during the busiest part of the camping season, it was hard not to feel like protecting cabin rentals and the campground's reputation was given a higher priority than addressing a guest's health and safety concerns. Whether that was the intention or not, that is certainly how the situation came across to us. I encourage anyone considering a stay to review the attached photos. Everyone can draw their own conclusions, but our family's experience left us feeling extremely disappointed. We understand that no business is perfect, but how a company responds when something goes wrong says everything. read more

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This is a tradition every year for over a decade in Christmas season or after New Year's. Prices did increase this year now is a $30 per car which I think is pretty stiff as I don't see that they added any new lighting areas or a new section to go through. There is store where they offer souvenirs and like some snacks to buy and hot chocolate and things like that could use a little bit of improvement. Overall, for first timers, this will be a great impression. This year I did not see the overextended lines like in years prior. It could be due to the price increase. Maybe they should offer some coupons or discounts on the newspaper or over the website to increase the flow coming into the end of 2026 other than that it's always a good memory to have. read more

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I can't speak to the camping, but the Winter Carnival of Lights was a lot of fun. It was pricier than expected for the car pass ($30+). But we enjoyed the lights a lot. Definitely a fun holiday tradition. read more

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It was everything I hoped it would be and more. When I was a kid, my dad would take us camping, but it was always primitive sites and even when we had a pop-up camper, it was primitive sites with no hook ups. On one trip home along the highway. We see a Jellystone park and he decides to stop and we spent the night there. It was one of the greatest camping nights ever because of all the amenities and things that we were not used to swimming pools, arcades, etc.. we got there so late. We didn't even have time to do the activities. Anyway, 30 years later, I have a wild hair to take my kids to one of these places so find this one to be the highest rated out of the ones within driving distance of Chicago . We arrived we're giving our golf cart cabin number and we were off. The cabins are absolutely beautiful. We had the 3 bunk cabin. Queen in a bedroom then 3 bunk beds in hallway, then futon that turns to bed in living room. It was just my wife my 2 kids and I , so it was comfortable. But you really could sleep 2-3 more people if you wanted to. We even had 22 month old in pack and play in hallway. Bathroom was nice, kitchen was great, everything new. You could bring a fire stick to watch what you want, make you phone a hot spot. I typically do that when we go to vacations to these as a kid places, like great wolf, or timber Ridge, or Kalahari. But there was no need for television on this trip. From 8am to bedtime there are activities both organized and at your leisure for kids and adults of all ages. Pools we loved, 3 areas, one rowdy, Pool with basketball hoops one calmer pool that was really warm and one area for kids age is zero maybe six or seven or eight w little slides and water "works" type things spraying water about. My five-year-old had fun there, but she also enjoyed the two large more traditional slides at the corner of the park. She was just 42 inches and they let her ride, and oh boy, she took the liberty and probably did 100 runs. The beach was also beautiful and my five-year-old had fun on the mini adventure park. She tie dyed a shirt on the beach one day, it was an organized activity that was offered all throughout the day. For free, you just have to bring the item there were black and white Jellystone shirts that my daughter picked one of. I saw a couple other kids with socks and random white shirts, so it was a free activity. There were many other cool, free activities for the kids. We probably did every free and every paid for activity they had, and I thought it was a good value all around. They have a little counter restaurant at the beach and another one at the pool. They serve the same food burgers, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers. Hotdog grilled cheese pizza. Fries. Etc. They do not serve alcohol in the park. At the adjacent beach, there is one bar, not once the entire time did I see anyone drunk, it was pleasant. The drone show over the beach and the golf cart. Parade of lights were amazing. , the light tunnel was epic, we have so much good to say. I hate to complain because I should treat it as if I'm camping, but they'd probably do real well with a restaurant or two, sit down. That's just the capitalist to me talking. One other suggestion I thought for them would be to have a hose on the outside of each cabin, it would have a good byproduct of less sand and dirt and leaves getting inside the cabins. Also, people could spray down their eating areas and picnic tables. But I understand I wouldn't be cheap to do that to cabin and would likely reduce the water pressure inside. ANYWAY, I wouldn't change a thing. 5 stars. We will be back annually, until our kids are sick of it. read more

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First the only reason that it gets a two star is because the workers at the camp store were nice. But we got told to turn all the lights out f and put out our fires, I thought this was a free country. We were told we were too loud even though we were quiet somewhat and we had complaints and were charged a $250 fine and told if there was another complaint we'd be kicked out. Wouldn't recommend for large groups of people. But Yogi the bear was represented terribly by this campground. read more

We love the place great for kids and adults love the staff and lots to do here great customer service

We went to an event here recently.We were Wowed!! They must have new people working there. The atmosphere was so upbeat,everything was clean and well it was so organized.We will definitely check it out in the summer!! read more

It was Fine. However, when you have to explain to your Kids the reason their Electric Scooters and our E-Bikes (which we bought specifically for Camping) are NOT Allowed, because those are "The Rules". Then to "Hike" across Camp to get to the Pool, and being passed by Electric Scooters and E-Bikes, SUCKS. Took the "Fun" out of it for us by following the Rules? Essentially "Force" you to Rent a Golf Cart. Probably won't be back because of that. read more

Me and my family come here every summer it such a fun experience! There is so many things to choose from and do!

We stayed last week 3 nights (M-Th) last week at the Jellystone Caledonia Campground (outside of Milwaukee). We had 2 adults and a 5 year old, we all had a great time. It was pretty covid safe since most things are outside, we wore our masks to go inside the store, inside to get food, etc. We stayed in a lofted glamping cabin, it cost just under $1k for the 3 nights including taxes and fees. It was nice. The cabin was nice and a decent size: 1 bedroom with a queen bed, twin bunkbed, sleeping loft upstairs with 3 twin mattresses, bathroom with a tub and shower, fully stocked kitchen, TV, AC. Screened in porch with picnic table, and a picnic table by the fire ring. We had to bring our own sheets, blankets, pillows, bath towels, beach towels, paper towels, soap, and tolietries. The campground was great, there were a ton of activities. We went to the kids water park a lot, played mini golf, played laser tag, jumped on the jumping pillow, went to the playgrounds, went on a Hey ride with Yogi bear, woke up Yogi bear, had donuts with Cindy bear (cost $2 per donut), went to the beach and swam at the lake, watched the drone show over the lake, and had cookouts with our friends and roasted smores. (We couldn't do the adventure course at Bear Paw Beach yet because my son is too young, but I think we should be able to next year). (Tip: Be right on time for all activities). We were able to charge our car from the outlet on the front of the cabin. We needed to do laundry, which I learned some lessons the hard way. There are 2 laundry buildings, but most of the machines were broken. These are rentals, and Jellystone has no control over them. There is apparently more washers/dryers by Bear Paw Beach which are owned and maintained by Jellystone, and these are where we should have gone. (Instead I hung our sheets on the cabin railings to dry on an incredibly windy day and they kept blowing down). Check in was at 4pm, before arriving on Monday we went to Boerner Botanic Garden. Which It was lovely. Check out of the cabin is 10am, but you can stay at the campground until 1pm. On Thursday we packed our stuff and checked out of the cabin, and moved it to a parking spot. We spent the morning at the water park and laser tag (outside in the forest, so shade/cool/covid safe/extra fun). We had a picnic lunch in the shade by our car, then left a little after 1pm. We went to the Milwaukee Zoo before going home, which was also nice. We had a great easy trip, and we plan to do this again next year! read more

We were going to Wisconsin for a family reunion. This campground was in that area so we took it. Over a hundred dollars a night. We are all 60 and 70 years old. We get there and to have someone come in to just visit, again we are not using anything in park. They charge for visiting. Anything you asked them, it's a charge. We arrived 2 hours early to the park 25 dollars. They sent us to the wrong site(491) was suppose to be 451. I didn't charge them for driving my RV around park. Last night there my sisters grandson came we had to pay for him because he might go in the pool, which he did. About an hour later pool was closed. I truly did not like place. 30 some years ago we stayed at this place. Wasn't like it is today. Greedy people. read more

Love this place has camping area pools restaurants near by amazing sites. Come have fun. Dells area is beautiful

For the very pricey camping fees you would think there would be a good, working Wi-Fi. The food is terrible can't bring your own golf cart, must rent theirs. I can go on and on but I'm tired. This will be our last time camping at this campground. read more

Christmas Carnival of Lights is outstanding. Definitely go early in the evening. Not much traffic to deal with both in or out of the park. Everywhere you look there is lights of some sort. Radio station timed perfect to lights and areas. Such an amazing thing to bring the community together, read more

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So I reviewed this park last year and gave it only 4 stars because of the lack of bathrooms and how incredibly dirty they were. But besides that it was great! We went back this year because we loved it so much last year. They've added a new bathroom near the water park/pool which is beautiful and clean. Unfortunately I'm giving it only two stars because of the lack of customer service. There was a terrible thunder storm that came out of no where. It forced us out of the camp due to incredible lighting, we were in a tent. We attempted to take safety in the buildings to find something for the kids to do while it stormed but they lost power due to a nearby tree falling on wires. After 2 hours of sitting in our vehicle we finally left for dinner. When I came back 45 minutes later, after the storm, the power was still out. As it started to slowly come back on, I asked the front desk if we could get late checkout so that our kids could use the pool tomorrow. Or if there was absolutely anything they could offer. Our camping space was flooded. Our tent was flooded. We were forced to leave the camp ground with no where to stay. We were told there's nothing they can do, as this was an act of God. I wasn't asking for anything, but come on. I spent $250 for a tent space! You couldn't give me a day pass for the pool? Or 10% off my next visit?! I wouldn't have even asked, except we got rained out last year too. I left that evening with nothing in hand and decided I'd get the kids up early and take advantage of everything before we get kicked out at noon. Well, too bad for us, the pool was closed the next day because of the storm. Again I was told they wouldn't give us an extra pass for the pool because this is an act from God. So, my point is, this place is beautiful! Full of fun! But if there's a storm you are absolutely out if luck 100%. It's just not worth the risk. read more

This place is super fun for family and friends!! I went with my friends for his birthday and had lots of fun!! The beach pool and basketball courts where amazing, the gift shop has great prices for merchandise. Overall I give this place a 10/10 read more

Getting in & out is exceptionally hard. No one answered the call button in the kiosk to get out when it wouldn't open. Loud campers until 2am with no monitoring. Food took almost an hour to get. Just about every activity cost extra when they charge close to $200 a night for a site. read more

So I wanted to take my kids to see Christmas lights. We buy on line a reservation time slot. That was a joke. We waited to leave the house for an hour as not to get there early and be stuck you know we have a time. So we drive over an hour and get there and there is a huge line. So I call the office and here is what I was told. Yes there is no special line for reservations the time is just so we don't all show up at once but looked like everyone showed up at once to me. We sat for 40 minutes in line. No need to buy a ticket it won't change anything. You just don't have to deal with the 3 lines to get in. So if you have kids expect to sit for a long time before you get in As for the light they were cool there was such cute decorations and display. At the end you can stop in a building and meet Santa and get snacks or gift in the gift shop. The lights. We're cool and the building a nice experience. Just don't expect to get in when you. Have a reservation read more

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Customer service and training of staff is lacking here. We have stayed twice this year and both times staff has been awful. An example is shopping at the camping store... the sign posted says buy two clearance items get 1 free. The sales girl tells me that it doesn't include clearance items?!?! After bringing her the sign and another customer wanting the same deal, she argues more. Then finally gets her manager who says "yes, that's the sale." I check out, the lady behind me goes to check out and she tells her " it doesn't include buying clearance sweatshirts." Ummm the picture on the sign shows sweatshirts. More arguing... there should be no arguing and staff should know what the sales are. This was my last trip to the camping store for both my stays. Another example is I had a weekend booked and received a discount email about week day reservations. I called to ask if I could get the deal and extended my stay 3 days during the week. I was told no since I already had a reservation?!?! So they would rather not rent the rv spot and have my family spend money at the campground for 3 additional days... makes no business sense... then she tells me I need to cancel my reservation and rebook two separate reservations to get a discount. What? I hung up and had my husband call and the call the basically the same confusion. We extended our stay for a late checkout, they then cancelled our parking pass and gave us a pass without a scan code so when trying to get out we couldn't... the back gate only would accept a scan code and the workers at the front gate seemed confused and asked what type pass we had and why and when did we extend and who did we talk to ... are we the only people to ever extend our stay... this is something you offered us?!?! How do two gate attendants not know what the pass is. And why do we get questioned and the third degree like we did something wrong... we should always be allowed to leave, are you going to keep us at the campground??? And having to go to the reservation desk to get new wrist bands all the time because your reservation is during a change in color because you are staying longer... just give people all the bands when they check in and tell them which day is which color like other campgrounds and waterpark hotels... don't eat time away from my vacation to go wait in line for new colored wristbands bands. And with us staying twice this year, I have been to the office 5 times and out of those 5 times I have witnessed 3 arguments either on the phone or in person between staff and customers. Again there should be no arguing... Another thing, please hire staff for Bear Paw. We waiting 30+ minutes in line to order then another 30 minutes for chicken fingers , if you don't allow people to bring food in then you need to step it up. We also bought badger popcorn from the Treasure chest stand, it tasted like bug spray and was rancid. I had to spit it out! And one bartender on a Saturday... the line was always 10-15 people deep. Let me give you a hint... having another bartender would make you more money by keeping the line moving and getting the customers that walk away instead of wait. And the WiFi, it's nonexistent... I could go on and on... read more

I rented 2 cabins and a golf cart. I had hung up with them and, within a few minutes, realized I had a prior engagement that Saturday so called back to cancel and possibly reschedule. Within that few minutes they had taken the amount out of my checking account. The FULL amount not just a percentage and charges me $75 per cabin because I had canceled. All of this within a few minutes. I called the manager who gave me a $25 credit but it took 3 days to get over $1700.00 back into my bank account. I should have charged them for the delay. I will never camp there again. Going to Baraboo. Heard it's better and cheaper!! read more

I went to Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resort in Caledonia, WI for four days (7/1-7/4) and acted as a camp-resort critic/reviewer. WARNING: This will probably be the most in depth review someone has ever given here. Here are my notes from each day: 7/1 The cabins were very clean and up to date on style. The shower wasn't friendly for people who are tall (i.e. 6'3" me), but I managed. Also, the stairs were extremely narrow. We went on the jumping pillow and after a few minutes someone kicked us out at 9 p.m. and it wasn't that dark out, it was unfortunate. My family and I walked through this big light show place that was really cool. You could literally drive your car through it. My huge extended family and I all sat around a fire pit under a pavilion. The pavilion is where we spent a lot of our relaxation time, it was nice. This is where we ate most of the food we packed and where we hungout at night the most. 7/2 Fished in Boo-Boo's pond, caught one animal and it wasn't a fish. My cousin caught a massive bullfrog, that was pretty interesting. We did spot some smaller bluegill, so if you have little kids and want to reel in those, the fishing would probably be good for that. If you enjoy catching big bass, I wouldn't suggest. Then we went to their outdoor basketball court. They have the double rims, but it didn't make a difference when I was shooting (of course). The outdoor court is a nice place to shoot hoops and typically isn't crowded. We ordered pizza and ate at the pavilion, it was right between all of our cabins. The outdoor laser tag was pretty cool and all of the guns worked well but one (wasn't mine haha). P.S. If you beat the high score I had of 13 kills in one game please celebrate, you deserve it. The guns weren't that heavy, the respawn was fast and from wherever. They also had a nice setup reviewing stats after + during the game for spectators. However, you can't tell when you kill someone, it only shows a little green light and you can't hear anything unless you die. Played some mini golf, it was nice that hardly anyone was there but I later found out why, a majority of the holes were the same layout. Later we went to the gift store that had some pretty cool apparel, looking back I should've bought something. Then we went to the arcade and played The Bonus Hole aka the coin pusher game (highly recommended). I talked to one of the owners as she let us win the 20-dollar bill after the arcade had already closed. Her name was Theresa Isaacson and she was very cool and extremely kind! 7/3 Mini golfed again, played more laser tag, hopped on the land inflatable obstacle course. It was pretty cool, you could race your buddy and that had a couple other inflatables. Then we went to Adventure Island aka the Wibit Pad. It's really fun running around there, I'd suggest a 2 hour pass as 1 hour wouldn't have been enough. Prepare to wipe out as it can get slippery. A MUST on this trip. Went to the pool after, I would suggest going on the two "big kid" slides they have there. The blue slide went incredibly slow, and if you did it right the red slide was one of the fastest water slides you'll ever go on. It was crazy, I bonked my elbow going so fast, but it was totally worth it. Then we played at the water balloon station and that was really fun, launching freezing cold water at each other, I'd highly recommend it. Went back to the arcade to play the extremely fun game aka "The Bonus Hole." Later we chased down Yogi Bear himself + the sleigh he was dancing on. We rode on the sleigh, jammed out to great tunes, had the times of our lives... The vibes were immaculate. The Yogi Bear Sleighride is a must. 7/4 Went to the pool, won against little kids when racing down the slides, I'm too fast. Went to the water balloon station again, it was a big hit. Went to "The Bonus Hole," and played that for a while. At the beach we played spikeball, I would suggest bringing it if you have it. Shortly after we went back to play "The Bonus Hole," I'm telling you all it's a great game. I'm not crazy, I swear. Went on the Yogi SleighRide again because I would've regretted not going, I'm a big fan of the Yogi Sleighrides. The drone show they provided was really cool, America heck yeah!!! Went back to play "The Bonus Hole." Then I had a strawberry banana smoothie made by Jenna + Emma, it was one of the best smoothies I've ever had. 9.3/10. Played night mini golf. Then hungout on the big rocking chair thingys at the gift shop. We hungout at the pavilion and chatted for a while. Negatives: The mini golf course didn't have as many obstacles as I would've hoped. It is right by an airport and you'll hear and see quite a few planes. Sometimes things close earlier than I think they should. Fishing wasn't great, at all. Concluding Notes: All of the employees there were extremely nice and kind and I chatted to everyone I got a chance to talk to. If you haven't been to Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resort in Caledonia, WI... Then you need to book a trip. read more

Jellystone Park - Me n yogi after SleighRide - Campgrounds Near Me - Caledonia, Wisconsin

I never thought I would say this, but I am looking forward to our next family trip to Jellystone Yogi Bear. This place was my first Jellystone visit (and probably my favorite of what I've been to since). It had the old-school charm and childlike camping fun vibe. The water park was also great for the kids. The only down was the arcade could use some updating, but as a parent I was glad. It made my kids want to go do the other fun stuff. Until next time! read more

Jellystone Park - Great splash pad and water park for the kids! Not pictured: Another pool with basketball hoops, 2 large water slides. - Campgrounds Near Me - Caledonia, Wisconsin

Great for family camping but you need to reserve the wibbit which is the obstacle course a few days before you plan on attending. One thing that I would highly recommend is that the bathrooms that are used by everyone on bear paw pass, they are in the middle of the campground need to get completely abolished and rebuilt. You sit on the toilet even if you weigh 100 pounds and you rip the toilet from the wall. Two of the four stalls are not in order and the other stall is always constantly overflowing with poop. There's always bugs in there and some million degrees. I highly suggest that they make them like the bathrooms that are by the bear paw beach. I also highly suggest that they take their 6 million staff workers and make them clean the bathrooms twice a day because there's always soggy poop toilet paper on the bathroom floors in the bathroom that is by all the campsites. I also suggest that their staff gets an attitude check. They think that they are the best at everything and they just extremely rude, maybe they could use the attitude check cleaning the bathrooms 2x a day. Overall lots of fun for families but bathrooms need to be completely remodeled!! read more

The park is nice. Since they spent the money adding a huge edition I feel like they could of leveled some of their current spots a little better. The staff is friendly except the older lady at the front desk. The other reviews were pretty accurate in this regard. The beach was amazing! Perfect for kids and relaxing! The floating adventure park was pretty expensive. And if you also decide not to rent a gold cart when you are reserving, be prepared to spend $95.00 for 22 hours of use. This place nickel and dimes you worse then Illinois taxes. Want to see any of there bears and get a picture? It cost. About every activity you could sign up for had a cost. the Yogi in warrens is better in my opinion. Park was clean and the water park was clean. One slide was out of order so lines were long on taller ones. The whole park is gravel as well and they try and keep it wet to keep dust down and that is nice. 2nd time here! (6/19/20) We wanna rent a golf cart! But they don't have any available. There are ton parked up front without reservation stickers on them! They want you to reserve them during online booking. Well if you aren't getting in until 9 why do we have to pay for the whole day of use?! And guess what else? Although they don't have enough for people here you are not allowed to bring your own! Unless you pay the ridiculous seasonal rates! This will be our last stay here. And will not be recommending it to our group. read more

I could have given 5 stars but one of the adults messed that up. This place is hopping during the holidays. Really nice clean large campsites. Although one of the laundry areas had 3 washers and 3 dryers. The 3 dryers were out of order. The 2nd laundry rooms was clean and all machines working. Lots of activities and things for the entire family. The only thing I can definitely say is let the working kids get the people in and out. The adults seem to not be as organized as the kids. A HUGE KUDOS to the working KIDS. Would definitely stay again read more

Camping was fun but this place is very expensive. It is very unfortunate that they restrict you from bringing in food to the beach but then I waited in line for over an hour to get food. Numerous people were very irritated. Also unfortunate you don't have free beach access the day you check in, when check in isn't until 4:00. The amount you pay to stay in the glampers or cabins and then still have to pay $18/person to access the beach on check in day is ridiculous. You can't bring food into the pool area either, and golf cart rental is also overpriced. read more

Super impressed with the staff here!! It is a well-oiled machine with hard-working teens keeping the grounds clean and always greeting guests with a smile! I was pleasantly surprised with our stay here! read more

If I could give this 0 starts I would. Terrible customer service. Please if you try to call to get an estimaste on another date make sure to let them know to not charge it on the account. I wanted to know how much another date would be but then I was no longer interested and they didn't care and still charged me for it anyway. Also they try to charge a fee for everything. " date change fee, book keeping fee, lock in fee ". Be aware that for whatever reason, they May choose to cancel your reservation for you, they will still charge you the cancellation fee ! This place is just ridiculous. I used to love coming here as a child but this place and their workers ruined the experience of wanting to bring my children here ever. read more

Great campground, clean and staff is very attentive to peoples needs. Reserve a golf cart when you reserve your campsite. Only problem we have is the new sites next to the beach area have sewer hookups that are 8" above the ground, makes it kinda hard for s**t to roll down hill. read more

Even though my grandson had an amazing time he really loved every minute. Unfortunately the adults did not. Our campsite was so uneven we all have back aches from standing on such uneven ground our whole trip. We called the office right away to see if we could switch sites but they said they were booked...not the case the site directly next to us was open the whole time we were there. So we tried to get maintenance to do something about the 10" deep ditch created by water run off from previous RV'ers. It was a constant trip hazard. All the roads are gravel and full of pot holes. Not to mention how close the sites were. See pictures attached. Also notice how close our fire pit is to the campers truck next to us and see the poop pipe on our site...not ours but the sites next to us. FYI THIS IS SITE 415 read more

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Super nice park with great water slides. Campsites are nice and grounds are well kept. Nice camp store, cool pool with basketball hoops in the center, mini golf, and a nice kids area. Staff is nice and it does have a controlled gate to prevent people from just driving in. Has a coffee shop in camp office. Located south of Milwaukee but close enough to drive into town and see the sites. I would stay here when I'm in the Milwaukee area! read more

This camp ground has many activities including the water park, out door movie projector, air pillow jump track, laser tag, and bouncy houses. The only issue we had was the bathrooms were continually flooding and the straps for climbing on the air bouncy house climbing wall were very abrasive on the hands. You get a great deal for the number of activities offered on site. Also the young man who helps supervise the pool gate and waterslide is very friendly and makes the slide area fun for everyone. read more

We decided that my fiancés family wanted to try this place because we have always camped in Illinois! I grew up going to a big campground just like this and loved it!! This campground is the worst! It's dirty, they charge you for absolutely EVERYTHING!!! They throw all these people in here and yet can't accommodate. Half the bathrooms are closed because of clogged toilets. The shower houses are embarrassing. Safe to say we won't be coming back read more

e are now paying nearly $300 a night for the cindy bear cabin (older cabin) just to get a dirty cabin. There was trash left on the top bunks by previous campers, dusty tops on everything, a bathroom that stunk like urine everytime you walked in, a dirty shower and dirty countertops. Just gross. Oh and the futon has to be from the 1950's - so disgusting. Its clear to me even though you have to check out by 10:00 so they can "clean" (or pay $35 for extended checkout) that they don't clean the cabins. Prices as a whole have gone up.... they have gotten too big for their britches and now charge for everything (or charge A LOT more than they used to) - even most of the crafts. Want to tie dye a t-shirt? Sure, instead of the normal $10-$12 you can pay $20. Want to shoot 10 balls in the apple cannon? Sure, but it will cost you $10. Even a cup of coffee is now $4. I get the pandemic has impacted prices across the spectrum but their increases are completely unmatched to the situation. I can only assume its to pay for all of new additions. We stay with a group of around 50 people every year and independently of each other, at some point during the weekend we all commented on how the experience and resort had changed with the expansion, and how the focus appeared to be more on generating money than creating a great experience. Almost "commercialized" if you will. Disappointment for sure, especially after creating so many great memories here for 15+ years. Time to find a new place that doesn't cost an arm and a leg just to stay in a dirty cabin and continue to shell out more out of pocket over the weekend read more

What a great family park! This place is full of life. Kids playing, family's on vacation enjoying themselves around the campfire. Great water activities for the full family to enjoy. Sites are even and clean. Trash is picked up on the regular. No ants or insects crawling around. Overall a very well maintained and safe campsite. 25min from the city. read more

No such thing as social distancing. We've been wanting to have some sort of family activity this summer. We thought an outdoor water park would be a good solution. When we arrived, it wasn't too bad. But people continued to pour in the water park. Within an hour or so, it was wall to wall people. We left within two hours after spending over $125 for our family for a day pass. We went across the street to Three Bears, which seemed more aware of social distancing. We've been here in the past and had an enjoyable experience. I was surprised at how small the water park seemed, but maybe there were just so many people it seemed small. read more

The owner was nice enough to respond a month later with an explanation I am smart enough to conclude on my own. One important point is that there was an offer at the end of her comment to open up the reservation, that was not offered last month when I called. Additionally, once on property, the money grabbing was incredibly obvious. Carnival games cost us $20 for 10 cent toys that didn't even make it home with us. Anything that was "free" was clearly taking second stage to the more profitable inflatable section. The water slide was broken the first day. The pool was closed for some reason the second day. The jumping pillow was in need of air so that too was closed. It was just such a disappointing experience all the way around. We have booked the day we check out or shortly after in the past, but all families in our party agreed, it's time to find a new campsite. Luckily, very little research resulted in several options that look more updated and full of activities. Also, if I wanted to bring up the $15 I put down to guarantee my cabin that was forfeited due to them moving us with zero explanation, that would be an entirely separate post. Thanks for the response, too little too late. read more

Nice place for the kids but management doesn't care about anything but the money. They need a huge course in customer service. This is our 3rd July staying here and I mean the whole month of July, so we are quickly approaching 90 nights. We were disappointed last year but the location is close to our granddaughter and there is nothing else close. The Internet did not work well or at all for the first half of the month. They have upgraded now but when we complained, first off management never returned our calls and when we found a manager, ( who we happened to find at the site adjacent to us which they had been bulldozing without communication to anyone) she said her internet worked fine. Then she proceeded to login to a video and holds it up to my face saying, "see I don't have a problem!" " Good for you ," I replied, "But we have been having problems since we got here", "Hmph," she says in a mocking tone, "That's strange because no else has complained, its hard for me to believe. You are right next to a tower" One of the digger workers says, " Its been down for a few days we just turned it on" "See I told you. we complained days ago and asked for a manager and no one called us back" Her response, "if your not happy here we will refund the rest of your stay and you can leave" I guess us staying for over 30 days, where the park is practically empty during the week and overly crowded on the weekends, only gets us a" if you don't like it leave." What happened to try to make the customer happy? When did "the customer is wrong and should just leave", is the way to run a family-friendly theme park? Can't imagine them doing that at Disney and I will tell you Jellystone is practically as expensive. Everything has a price tag and hardly any of the activities on the daily sheet are included without some sort of extra cash payment. The kids don't even know who Yogi is, the arcade games are all broken. No cable , big rip off! Next year we will do something else as they don't care at all about making customers happy read more

Fun time but many disappointments We booked this campground with 4 other families back in April for our August 9-11 stay. My family has a travel trailer, 2 families booked cabins and 1 family was tent camping. When we booked our spots we all called within a day or two of one another and asked for specific spots based on the first family that booked their cabin. Our travel trailer was booked for spot 538 and on the map there were two cabins right next to our spot that the two other families booked. I explained to the person on the phone that we were booking this site specifically to be by our friends. Looking at my receipt I did pay the $7 lock fee but I don't recall if it was specifically recommended when booking. When we arrived on August 9 we found ourselves in a brand new section that wasn't even finished yet. In fact, it looked like we may have been the first people to ever use our spot as there was still sod that hadn't grown together and green grass growing up through the fire pit. The pit looked like it had never been used before. Our friends hadn't arrived yet and I knew they were supposed to be right next to us but there were no cabins next to us, just vacant spots. I called the office and they said our friends didn't pay the lock fee so they had moved them because those cabins hadn't arrived yet. Long story short, their cabins were at least a 5 minute walk away and they had never been contacted by the campground to be told they had been moved. When people call and ask for specific spots when booking you would think whoever took the reservation would ensure that the group stays together and they should have recommended to my friends that they pay the lock fee. (I'e been switched at campgrounds before after booking specific sites and the campground always calls as a courtesy to let you know they had to move you from what you originally booked). It should have been explained to us that it was a new section of the campground and there was a possibility that spots wouldn't be available and we might be moved. We had no idea! We had planned all of our meals together and all brought shared food. The entire weekend was spent lugging bags of food, grills, drinks, etc. back and forth to cabins and our trailer so we could spend the weekend together as planned. My husband coincidentally was dealing with a neck injury and it was miserable for him having to walk back and forth all weekend carrying things. We talked about renting a golf cart, which there seemed to be an abundance of at check in, but they were $94 for 22 hours so we wanted to confirm with our friends first. By the time the last family arrived they were sold out. Also, our friends in the tent spot said they inquired about golf carts a few weeks ago, knowing they would be further away, and they were told they were $65 and never sell out. That seems like quite a jump in price from just a few weeks ago. And they should not have been told that they never sell out. Had they known they would have reserved it then on the phone. When I called the office to understand what had happened after we checked in and why there were not cabins on the map where our friends had reserved a cabin they simply told me that the cabins hadn't arrived and our friends didn't pay the lock fee so there was nothing they could do to help us. I told her I was very disappointed and we had planned to all spend the weekend together and she barely even offered an apology. We would have been happy to move our trailer and find out if there was a better place that would have been closer to the cabins but she wouldn't even tell me what cabins numbers they had been moved to, she would only tell me the general area. We had been given no indication when we made our reservation that this was a new area of the campground. It was not even finished and there was a back hoe still doing work on a spot at 6:00 on Friday night. I'm surprised this section of the campground was even open as there was dirt, gravel, dead sod, and newly laid sod all over. There were no new trees at all, the majority of the sites were completely bare - not very pretty camping sites at all. We have reservations for Labor Day weekend, thankfully the family were are going with that weekend have paid the lock fee so we won't have that problem again but we are in the new section. It will be interesting to see how much progress has been made on the unfinished sites. A campground really should not be open to guests, in my opinion, until it's completely finished. Camping in a construction zone was not really what I had in mind for a get away weekend with friends. Adventure Island was really cool and all our kids had a blast. But the check in process was awful. You would think by August they would have processes down pat. Definitely reserve your tickets for this in advance so you don't have to wait in the hot and stuffy check in area read more