We started camping at Yogi in the Smokies located in Cherokee, NC in 2001 when we only had a two person tent and have continued staying there at least once a year. Our first trip to Yogi in the Smokies and our family consisted of me, Brian and Zachary who was an energetic 2 year old. The entire park is centered around the cartoon series staring Yogi the Bear. Yogi, Boo-boo, Ranger Smith and other characters from the cartoon series. There are hayrides, games, arts and crafts to keep the younger group busy.
This trip was one of our last trips of the season and we had three days out of school for Labor Day. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon and left on Monday. We did not leave the park once we arrived even though we did have to purchase a few things from the camp store such as bread, ham, cheese, pasta and eggs. We decided that it was easier to shop at the camp store than to go into Cherokee for the few things that we needed. The boys played water games, took several hay rides and enjoyed playing in the pool and river. There were several hay rides with Yogi the Bear but the favorite ride included water guns used to spray fellow campers who were urged to throw buckets of water at the riders on the wagon (no hay or Yogi were included on this ride). The boys and myself arrived back at camp completely soaked and a little cold (some fellow campers threw water with ice) but ready to ride again the next day. During the day we enjoyed playing in the cold river until Carson got so cold his lips started turning blue (we call this Carson’s “blue meter”). Bella even enjoyed the river taking her first real swim since joining our family. Zachary enjoyed some freedom riding his bike to the theater (in the park) to watch the Yogi Bear movies. Brian enjoyed his normal camping naps and cooking on the grill such foods as pancakes, grilled cheese and hamburgers. I enjoyed time to catching up on some reading and doing an occasional word search puzzle. Overall this was a nice relaxing family trip!
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