News Release:
Bear Cove Village Joins the Jellystone Park NetworkPigeon Forge RV Park Joins The Jellystone Camp Resort Franchise With A Celebration For Yogi Bear and Friends Birthday Bash on Saturday, March 10.
In Pigeon Forge, TN, there’s a new bear in town. Bear Cove Village, the closest camp-ground to Dollywood, joins the Jellystone Park franchise network on March 10 as one of the luxury and fun campgrounds in Tennessee. The park will celebrate with a Yogi Bear and Friends Birthday Bash on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m., with camping fees discounted 50 percent for the weekend of March 9 – 10. “Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Cindy Bear and Ranger will all be here,” park owner Heather Blankenship says. “We’ll play birthday party games and serve free hot dogs, pizza and cake for all of our guests. My family campers are super excited.”
The celebration is just the first of many themed weekends scheduled through October featuring characters from the Yogi Bear cartoons. Jellystone Parks are known for providing fun family activities including crafts, games and wagon rides. Yogi Bear makes daily appearances. Blankenship says she’ll hire four additional employees, boosting her staff to 14, to help with Jellystone Park activities and themed weekends. In addition to tent and RV sites and 20 fully furnished rental cabins, the Pigeon Forge Jellystone Park plans to add furnished glamping tents this summer. The campground also has a store and a fishing pond. Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg is the third Jellystone franchise in Tennessee, joining Jellystone Parks in the Nashville and Memphis areas.
For further information, visit Bear Cove Village and Jellystone Parks website.