Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: Waller

This will be our last trip to this place. The sites our group stayed in this year were freshly concreted, which was great. However, they failed to level the ground between the newly renovated pads. They literally but sod over HUGE holes big enough to easily break an ankle in. It was obvious they was no attempt to smooth the ground out before the sod was laid. Luckily we made it through the brutally hot days without someone getting hurt from just trying to walk around the campsite. Again this year there appeared to be no real upgrades to the park water features. As a matter of fact one of the two BIG slides has been be decommissioned and is no longer there. Same old lazy river was about he best thing an adult had to do, IF you could find a tube. Those seemed to be in short supply. Dont get me wrong, it was never an outstanding place to go. Just be warned, its not the place it used to be.

We have been going to this park for 10+ years and it just keeps getting more and more expensive. They have made some upgrades over the years (mainly more cabins) but nothing that would warrant the 200% and in some cases 300%+ price increases. Its to the point that this will likely be our last trip here based solely on the fact its just not worth the money to us. We used to get sites for $50 a night. Now that same site will cost you $168 a night. They have gotten greedy and I just can support this type of business model any longer.

As for the park, it gets crowded on the weekends and during peak season. The kids love the water park but I will honestly say it really geared more towards younger children. Bigger kids 12yo+ just dont have the same experience that the younger kids do based on the splashpad and kiddie water features. I just confirmed they have decommissioned one of the two large water slides that bigger kids and adults would frequent more often. This leaves only one large slide operational at this point. Next to the outrageous rate increases, are the rude people that cut through your campsite. If you are new to this camping thing, DO NOT CUT THROUGH SOMEONE'S CAMPSITE. Learn some camping etiquette!!!