The film was primarily shot in New Zealand, as it was winter in the northern hemisphere and to wait for summer would delay the shooting schedule longer by six months longer than if in southern hemisphere.
Many students of Daws Butler (the original voice of Yogi Bear) sent Dan Aykroyd tapes of Butler explaining how to do Yogi's voice. Aykroyd refused to listen to any of the tapes, preferring to do his own take on the classic character.
The uniforms of Rangers Smith and Jones indicate that Jellystone is a National Park, where the Mayor would have no jurisdiction, thus invalidating the central conflict.
After a stage falls when Ranger Smith leans on it, a farther shot shows him reaching to grab his head in frustration. However, in the next close-up shot, he is standing with a stoic expression, without having his arms anywhere near his head.