Hey There! It's Yogi Bear - Luray VA
N 38° 40.403 W 078° 23.469
17S E 726957 N 4283762
America's favorite bear waves to passers-by at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Waymark Code: WMBHGP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2011
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A big statue of Yogi Bear with his picnic basket greets travelers on Rt. 211 at
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park™ in Luray, Virginia.
Yogi Bear was a cartoon created by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbara in the late 1950s. The first Jellystone Park campground opened in 1969. The Yogi Bear statue seen at the campgrounds across the country was inspired by a cartoon on TV when Yogi said, ""OK Boo Boo, let's get our pic-a-nic baskets ready, the campers are coming!"¹
¹ History of Camp Jellystone