Jellystone Park in Tabor City Wins Award for Excellence in Camping Industry

Tabor City, NC (May 5, 2008) – Rick and Joey Coleman, owners of the Tabor City Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, have been recognized with the Facility of the Year Award by the Jellystone Park franchise system. The award is given to the Camp-Resort that has added new amenities and facilities while also showing sustained improvements on current amenities. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort group in Cincinnati, Ohio.

“We have worked hard to serve the Tabor City area and to deliver the best family camping experience possible to our patrons,” said Rick Coleman. “Receiving this award is a tremendous honor, and we’re continuing our quest to improve the camping experience for visitors by adding the Triple Water Slide, building a new arcade and expanding the camp store.”

The Camp-Resort is like a mini ‘nature park’ located on 350 acres. The land includes stocked fishing ponds and miles of trails visitors can explore on foot, bike, or golf cart. After discovering all this quiet farm in Southeastern North Carolina has to offer, visitors can cool off by the pools, splash zone, or Water Wars. Mining for gems, taking a ride on the Locomotion Truck, and challenging friends at the basketball and volleyball courts also are favorite activities of campers at the Tabor City Jellystone Park.

The park also added 27 full hook-up sites and expanded its current courtyard sites for group camping. The “buddy system”-style campsites include four sites in a square formation around one center courtyard. Other popular rentals at the Camp-Resort include private cabins, yurts, and waterfront sites.

The park’s special events lineup this year includes Farm Lovers Weekend, Chocolate Lovers Weekend and, a favorite of park staff and visitors, Redneck Weekend, held August 1-3. The competition is on with redneck games, a site-decorating contest, and the famous Miss Jellystone Womanless Beauty Pageant (a men-only affair).

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Tabor City is open year-round.

About Jellystone Parks™

Launched in 1969 by D.M. Haag, the Jellystone Park system is now the second largest chain of campgrounds in the United States, boasting more than 70 campgrounds with more than 15,000 campsites in 27 states and Canada. Its Camp-Resorts are among the best campgrounds in the industry with a quality reputation for being fun, friendly, clean and service-oriented parks that on average have a higher revenue per site night and a longer average stay than that experienced by other campgrounds – independent or franchised. 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 Jellystone Parks are franchised through Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Park River Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Jellystone Parks, visit www.campjellystone.com.