Jellystone Park™ Niagara Falls — Hotel in Niagara Falls

Upon making reservations we took a tour of this campground seemed nice.we were told the water slide cost money never was told about the extra stuff. When we booked we booked for 2 families our larger family in the ranger Smith cabin near the front also and smaller family to have a circled vinyled bare bones hut (said NOT the woodened ones pass the ranger Smith cabins) we also said to have them both next to each other right in front. Where we didnt need to bring a air mattress the woman said only the bedding for that one.That was available also we were told. We then called a week before our camping trip to see if those same exact spots were available 3 days later than on reservation. The woman at the site who answered said yes asked her 3 times. When we arrived what we were told and what we reserved was totally wrong we ended up in the last ranger Smith cabin in that front row and the smaller family was placed 3 sites away in a wooden beat up bare bones cabin with the screen door busted. Disgusting. The circled vinyl bare bones in the very front were already taken and so was the first few ranger Smith cabins. It was upsetting after going back and forth they were just gonna refund our money & kick us out. Being frustrated enough with the cost of everything everything basically cost money besides swimming in a not so clean pool & playground. This is the 4th location of a jellystone park we been too & the worst by far.they offered free mini golf for a day & mattress for the wooden bare boned cabin. Not getting what've originally booked & being upset & frustrated it was either go home or stay so I thought let's give it a chance hopefully the rest of the stay will be positive & smooth. This was for the kids and us as a family (We should of just left) Waterslide cost money mini golf, the pedal carts, even the shuffle to the falls etc. The hayride the squeeze a ton of people on & have to place your kids on your laps to fit more people on 1 hayride.it was tight. the owner who seems to live on the site.They dont sing like others jellystone park hayrides ranger Smith and yogi were not interactive at all boo boo was more entertaining that ranger Smith & yogi. Staff doesn't know songs to sing at all. My sister mentioned about songs a few times & just started to that is when the staff started to sing.When we addressed our concerns to owner, not a sorry or how can I make your stay any better. He complained about the taxes & cost for summer camp that he does get paid for and minimum wage that he has to pay his staff $15.00 a hr. Also that this isn't a country camp, it's a city camp.This camp this a waste of money & time. It's a much smaller a site.The thruway is right behind the cabins & sites which we didnt realize until after we got settled in the cabin & heard it all night long. The furnace for the ac in the cabin they say dont lower the temp no lower than 70 degrees or it will ice up. When we got in there it was already cooled down to 67 so we lefted it. Never iced up. Maybe the cost is why that they don't want it higher than 70. This isnt a real camping experience or enjoyable. My kids were bored very fast. During the egg hunt the kids were not allowed to touch the eggs that the staff had to pick up the eggs and open them which was completely dumb and cheap. it's a egg hunt never I ever heard of something like that.Egg hunts are so cheap and inexpensive. Take the drive to the states to north java jellystone park by Darien lake in NY. everything is free plus them have way more for families and kids to do. Like pedal carts,laser tag, jumping pillow, tennis and basketball courts, nature trail,mini golf, bounce house,a kiddie pool and a clean big pool a beach,waterpark, water bikes canoeing and few playgrounds plus much more. And its FREE! they do multiple hayrides & they sing and interact with family & kids. Also they don't squeeze you in their hayrides, they pick up your trash every morning. They have clean bathrooms & showers allot of themed activities every week, This is the worst go to. try north...

Great family vacation venue. Everything you need to have a good time, without leaving the park! Bring back the nostalgic memories of Saturday morning cartoons, with a fully themed "Jellystone Park". Yogi, his best friend Booboo, his girlfriend Cindy and his archenemy, Ranger Smith. Choose your level of comfort for the stay, in either a Cabin or Lodge (multiple bedrooms, bathroom, full kitchen and wrap around deck), a rental trailer, a yurt (glamping - but no bathroom), bring your own trailer and hook up to the utilities, or bring your tent and camp the old fashioned way. Every site in the park, has a fire pit for smoores and roasted weenies. The washroom facilities at the park are cleaned and stocked, on a regular basis. They are clean and the showers (if your choice of comfort doesn't include a bathroom) are private and have ample room to shower and get ready.

We stayed in the Ranger Smith Lodge. It had 2 bedrooms (master had a queen and 2nd bedroom had to 2 Full Bunkbeds. The living room, has a queen pullout couch. All in all, the Lodge sleeps 8 max. It had a beautiful porch that wrapped around half of the Lodge. Each unit has a charcoal BBQ. The 3 piece bath is perfect, allowing you to not have to use the public facilities or go outside in the middle of the night. Full kitchen with a gas stove.

For the kids: This park is fully designed for the younger of the camping population. Cartoons and coloring at 10 AM sharp, with Breakfast with the bears (Yogi and Booboo - Cindy costume will arrive in August!) At 11:15. Every day at 1:15 PM, there is a wagon ride around the park, Yogi characters will be coming for the ride too! At 2 PM, there are some tiedye crafts (Shirts and Pillowcases) as well as keychains. Other activities are published and on a daily activities board, which you will get, once you have checked in. Make sure you go and play the chocolate bar bingo, every other day at 6 PM. Each chocolate bar given for entry, earns you 2 bingo cards to play. That is so much fun! Make sure you check it out!

Other Fun Things at the Park: Pool with a shallow end and deep end (deep end is only 5 foot deep) Kiddie pool with only a few inches of water, with 4 shower heads attached Bouncey Pillow (very large) that the kids absolutely love ❤️ Gigantic inflatable water slide. Tower almost 100 feet in the air, the inflatable water slide is a child's favorite destination Playground Sand volley ball court Put-put golf Bicycle cart rentals Small arcade with a pool table

Good to know: 2 nights is a good length of stay, if you are only going to do the park. We stayed 4 nights, but planned and went into Niagara Falls, for one of the days, on day #3. Inflatable water slide is $10/day to use. We did they slide on day #2 and day #4, to make sure we got our money's worth while the kids still enjoyed the slide. I feel like if you did it ever day, the kids would get bored and not really use it. Bicycle vehicles (4 seater, 2 seater and 1 seater) rental is $15 for 30 minutes or a little more, for an hour. The kids will love it! It is worth it, but any more than 30 minutes, and the parents will be exhausted! Unless you have another set of adults to switch out peddling with, 30 minutes max! The park offers a shuttle service to the falls, for $9 for riders, 13 or older. Children 12 and under are free, upto 2 kids, per paying adult. Still cheaper than paying for parking at Clifton hill ($20). Please leave yourself at least 40 minutes to get from the strip to where you are picked up for the shuttle. If you are late, you are waiting another hour to get picked up.

Recommendations for the Jellystone Park Owners: add some additional fun activities such as Yoga with Yogi, Camp Fires at the Recreation Center, Ghost Stories around the campfire, Friendship Bracelet Crafts, movie nights invest in electric rentals, such as EBikes, Shooters, etc. We seen a few folks going around the park in them and thought you could rent them at the park. We would have rented...

I’ll give you the good, the bad and the ugly about this place. We stayed at Jellystone Niagara July 9, 2018 to July 13, 2018.

THE GOOD: -This campground is only about a 10 - 15 minute drive to Niagara Falls. -The staff was nice to us and helpful. -The bathrooms look completely renovated and I was really impressed with how clean they were.

THE BAD: -This campground will nickel-and-dime you for every little thing. Staying at a Jellystone campground is always more expensive than other places because there are so many activities included in the rates. Niagara’s rates were comparable to other Jellystone campgrounds we have stayed at, yet they charge for every little activity on top of the higher rate of a Jellystone campground. Mini-golf is not included, the water slide is not included, etc. -There were many day campers here, and they always seemed to have priority with any activity. There were a couple times that a scheduled activity started earlier than posted and the day campers got to enjoy the activity and the people paying good money to camp here did not. -They advertise the pool is heated – I can tell you it is not. We stayed mid-summer and it was freezing cold. My 5 year old did not want to go swimming because the pool was so cold. -Didn’t have a grill at our site. -The sites are the smallest I’ve ever seen at a campground. You pull into your site and when you open your vehicle door to step out, you are nearly in your neighbor’s site. No exaggerating, it is that small. BTW we paid for a “premium site.”

THE UGLY – Speaking of ugly, this place is an absolute dump. First of all, the campground is adjacent to Modern Mosaic – a company that specializes in pre cast concrete. It reminded me of a rock quarry. We had a lovely view of a massive crane behind our camper. Take a look at Google Earth to really see what it’s like. Dump trucks running all day, the constant beeps of the dump trucks reversing, construction guys screaming at each other all day, hammering and banging all day. Unbelievable. The reason why I am so upset with Jellystone Niagara is because I feel they are totally deceptive with the photographs they post on their website and brochure compared to what you will actually see when you camp here. -There are massive powerlines running through the middle of the park. I have to hand it to whoever took the photographs, they did an amazing job of hiding/disguising these huge eyesores. I took pictures of everything if anyone doesn’t believe me about my complaints. -This is minor, but there are rows of double wide trailers making it look like a dumpy trailer park. -They have this gigantic bird cage slide thing at the playground that looks like it was built in the 80’s and looks like the metal edges could easily cut someone.

-On top of all this ugliness, Queen Elizabeth Way, which is a major highway, is literally about 50 yards from the front of the park. You will be listening to highway traffic all day. I could go on and on about how awful our experience was here. My guess is this place used to be a trailer park and was eventually retro-fitted to be a Jellystone Campground.

If you are looking for peace and quiet and to be surrounded by nature then avoid this place...