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Jellystone Parks Target The Family Reunion Market With Extra Large Cabins And Bunkhouses

Jun 16, 2017 | Posted by Michele Wisher |

The largest units, which typically sleep 12 to 14 but in some cases as many as 28 people, are highly sought after by families who develop traditions of camping at the same park every year

06.16.2017

MILFORD, Ohio, June 15, 2017 — For more than a decade, privately owned campgrounds have been increasingly adding rental cabins to accommodate people who don’t have a tent or RV.

Most campground cabins sleep four to six people, either with one big bed and a couple of bunk beds for the kids or a big bed plus a loft where the kids can roll out their sleeping bags.

But growing numbers of Jellystone Parks are taking the rental concept a step further by providing their guests with bunk houses and other large multi-room cabins and ranch style houses. Most of these larger units can sleep at least eight people, while many sleep 12 to 14 people.

“Whenever our franchisees install extra large cabins and bunkhouses, they have no problem keeping them rented because families want to rent these units for family reunions or to celebrate anniversaries, holidays or other special events,” said Michele Wisher, vice president of marketing for Milford, Ohio-based Leisure Systems, Inc., which franchises Jellystone Parks across the U.S. and Canada.

“Our biggest cabins are in very demand,” said Shelly Spear, who co-owns the Jellystone Park™ in Estes Park, Colo., whose largest cabins sleep 8, 12 and 14 people.

“Every weekend is booked for the whole summer for all three of these cabins,” she said, adding, “We could double what we have and they’d still be full.”

Spear said one family that recently stayed at her park had 50 people. They not only rented the park’s biggest cabins, but also had a few people who came in RVs. But everyone was able to gather inside the big cabins to socialize and to cook meals.

Many large families come back year after year and rent the same cabins, said Jackie Boone, assistant manager of the Jellystone Park in Pelahatchie, Miss., whose 42 rental accommodations include a three-bedroom lakefront house that sleeps 12. Boone added that families like to have reunions not only during the summertime, but during the winter holidays as well, including Christmas.

The biggest cabin in the Jellystone Park network is a cabin-style home in Waller, Texas that can sleep 28 people. It has two large living room areas, a large kitchen and four bathrooms, plus several bedrooms. As large as that unit is, it is booked every weekend until October.

The Jellystone Park in Tabor City, N.C., for its part, has two extra large cabin units that can each sleep 20 people.

But while many of the largest cabins in the Jellystone Park network are already rented on weekends throughout the summer months, not every large unit is booked every weekend at every park. Many parks also have vacancies during the middle of the week.

“It’s worth it to call the park directly to see what kinds of vacancies they have,” Wisher said, adding, “The key is to plan ahead and reserve the cabins you need as far in advance as possible because demand is very strong for our largest units.”

Here’s a listing of Jellystone Park locations that have exceptionally large cabins or bunkhouses for rent:

— Amboy, Illinois

— Canyon Lake, Texas

— Estes Park, Colorado

— Gardiner, New York

— Kerrville, Texas

— Luray, Virginia

— Madison, Florida

— Missoula, Montana

— Quarryville, Pennsylvania

— Tabor City, North Carolina

— Waller, Texas

 

 

About Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resorts
Launched in 1969, the Jellystone Park™ system is the second largest chain of campgrounds in the United States, boasting 80 campgrounds with more than 17,000 campsites and vacation rentals in 31 states and four Canadian provinces. Its Camp-Resorts are among the best campgrounds in the industry with a quality reputation for being fun, friendly, clean and service-oriented parks. Additionally, each Jellystone Park™ is themed with Yogi Bear™ elements providing instant recognition and consumer appeal. It is truly a place “Where You Camp With Friends.”® Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resorts are franchised through Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Park River Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit http://www.campjellystone.com.

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Roger & Anna Barry – Fremont, IN

When we joined the Jellystone Park™ system in 1980, we were a small operation without a plan. What we have learned through the years from LSI and our fellow Yogi Bear™ owners and operators has been extremely valuable. We now have over 500 sites, RV Sales, waterslides, and a seven family member team of owners and operating managers. We couldn’t have done it w…

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Ian & Sally Steyn – Larkspur, CO

2009 was our first year as a Jellystone Park™ and since then we have experienced double digit growth.  For 2012, our revenues were up 33% and net operating income was up more than that, year over year! After almost four decades of owning various businesses, converting our campground to a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resort ranks among the smartest decisions.
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Brent Fannin – Delaware Beaches

2011 was our first year as a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™.  We saw record occupancy levels with increases of more than 35% year over year! The addition of nine cabins to our park yielded occupancy levels well over 90% each weekend!  The conversion to a Jellystone Park™ did exactly what we expected – it grew our business.

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Rick Spear – Estes Park, CO

We’ve been in the Jellystone franchise system for 20 years this year. It was a family endeavor to begin with, but over those 20 years we’ve seen significant growth of our campground. In particular, just the last three years in a row we’ve been up double digits, 10-11% points three years in a row. We’ve really been coming on strong, and continue to see good grow…
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Bill Pott – Cave City, KY

I really like the way it brings me a nice class of customers. I get happy families. I get people who want to come and to spend money to have fun. They enjoy our park. It’s just wonderful they way they come in, and you get so many that want to meet the other guests, they want to go have fun on the Jumping Pillow, then they want to go to the Splash Pad – and they want …
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Erv & Marilyn Banes – Frankenmuth, MI

We decided to convert to the Jellystone Park™ system in 1996 because the market conditions were changing. Several of our colleagues had converted and grown in the process. We found that by changing our customer base to families, rather than seniors, we expanded.

The advantage of a Jellystone Park™ is that it is so much more alive than the average park. Plu…

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Theresa Isaacson – Caledonia, WI

We’re going to be entering our 13th season, and I sure would hate to own a property without being Yogi branded. The reason we really like Jellystone Parks is because of the support behind us. With 80 other parks in the system, we have 80 sources of question-and-answer type people to go to. The support is wonderful. The franchise, the LSI system itself – their …

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Denny Quigley & Tami Alessio – Harrisville, PA

2011 was our first year as a Jellystone Park™. Since then, we have definitely noticed that we are attracting a lot more guests from a much larger radius that extends nationwide. And we are seeing more guests from Canada. Over this three year time period, our store sales have increased almost 45%! The increased business also helped to allow us to do…
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Joey Coleman & Rick Coleman – Tabor City, NC

In 2001, we began a unique challenge to build a campground on our family farm 35 miles inland from Myrtle Beach. People responded to our design of large concrete pads, full hook-ups, plenty of open space, and ultimate customer service. But we soon had “growing pains” with procedures and operations.

In 2003, we joined Jellystone Park™. The operations…

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Chip Smith – Monticello, IA

We got into the Jellystone brand at the beginning of last year. This is the end of our first season. We are pretty excited about it. What I like most about the brand is the fact that they are drawing in families from three hours away. They all know what we’re there for, and they’re willing to spend a longer time at our park than just the weekend. The investme…
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