Fall is a great time to camp. The temperature is just right and the changing leaves create a beautiful setting for a family vacation. And Halloween is especially festive at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campgrounds. From campsite decorating to costume contests, kids of all ages love to participate in our activities. We guarantee you’ll have a Boo-tiful time!
Depending on the campground location, Fall and Halloween events start in mid-September and run through October 31.
Your family will enjoy:
- Costume contests
- Campsite decorating contests
- Trick-or-Treating
- Haunted wagon rides
- Fall Arts & Crafts
- Pumpkin carving & painting
- Games
- And more!
A few campgrounds even offer corn mazes and their own haunted houses! Here is a list of 2012 fall and Halloween events you’ll find at Jellystone Park campgrounds:
Alabama
– Jellystone Park in Elberta: This park has a Hawaiian themed weekend on Sept. 14-16 with arts and crafts, hula hoop games and water fun. A fall follies weekend will take place Oct. 12-14 featuring a chili cookoff contest and magic pumpkin seeds. Halloween themed weekends are planned for Oct. 19-21 and Oct. 26-28 with Halloween crafts, a costume contest and party. http://www.jellystonegulfcoast.com
Colorado
– Jellystone Park in Estes Park: This park will have Halloween themed activities the last three weekends of September, including campsite decorating, trick or treating, a haunted hike and Saturday night dances. www.jellystoneofestes.com
– Jellystone Park of Larkspur: This park will feature a pet mania weekend Sept. 21-23 with a pet owners lookalike contest and a pet parade. Halloween themed weekends are scheduled on three consecutive weekends from Sept. 28-30 through Oct. 12-14. Activities include costume contests for people and for pets, a magic pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting, campsite decorating; a scary haunted trail and a not so scary hayride. www.jellystonelarkspur.com
– Jellystone Park in Montrose: This park’s fall activities include a battle of the boys and girls Sept. 14-16; a pirate themed weekend Sept. 28-30 and a Halloween themed weekend Oct. 5-7. http://blackcanyonjellystone.com
Delaware
– Jellystone Park in Lincoln: This park has Halloween-themed weekends every weekend in October with costume and campsite decorating contests and trick-or-treating. www.delawarejellystone.com
Georgia
– Jellystone Park in Bremen: Halloween themed activities are planned for every Saturday and Sunday in October, including a pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting, bouncy houses, reptile shows, costume and campsite decorating contests. www.georgiajellystone.com
Illinois
– Jellystone Park in Amboy: This park has a fall pumpkin festival, caramel apples and cider and scarecrow making on the weekend of Sept. 21-23. A haunted barn, pumpkin carving and best costume and campsite contests are slated for Sept. 28-30 while Halloween activities planned for the weekend of Oct. 5-8 include a dance party. Pumpkin bowling is scheduled or the weekend of Oct. 12-14. www.jellystoneamboy.com
– Jellystone Park in Goodfield: This park has three consecutive Halloween themed weekends from Oct. 6-7 to Oct. 20-21. www.jellystonegoodfield.com
– Jellystone Park in Millbrook: This park has three consecutive Halloween themed weekends from Sept. 28-30 to Oct. 12-13. www.jellystonechicago.com
– Jellystone Park in Pittsfield: This park has Halloween themed events planned for Oct. 6-7 and Oct. 13-14, including a haunted house, a haunted hike and graveyard and a witches house bonfire. www.jellystonepinelakes.com
Indiana
– Jellystone Park in Bloomington: This park has an Octoberfest weekend slated for Oct. 5-7 with German-themed crafts and activities. Three consecutive Halloween themed weekends are scheduled for the remaining weekends in October with a magic pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting, costume judging, trick or treating and a Monster Mash street dance on the weekend of Oct. 12-13. The last two weekends of October will also feature a haunted trail. www.lakemonroejellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in Fremont: This park’s Halloween themed activities include a “Little Tykes Pumpkin Patch” and costume parade on Sept. 14-16; while a costume parade and campsite decorating contest are slated for Sept. 28-30. A “Monster Ball” is planned for Oct. 5-7. www.jellystonesbest.com
– Jellystone Park in Knightstown: This park has scheduled non-scary Halloween themed weekends on Sept. 28-30 and oct. 5-7 with pumpkin decorating and a costume parade. Scarier weekends are planned for Oct. 12-14 and Oct. 19-21, the latter of which features a visit by the Headless Horseman. The weekend of Oct. 26-28 is the scariest and features a haunted wagon ride, a costume dance and campsite decorating contest. www.jellystoneindy.com
– Jellystone Park in Scottsburg: This park’s Halloween activities include a “scary haunted woods” on the weekends of Oct. 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21. www.jellystoneraintreelake.com
Kansas
– Jellystone Park in Lawrence: This park has Halloween themed activities every weekend in October, including a haunted house and corn maze. www.kansascityjellystone.com
Kentucky
– Jellystone Park in Cave City: This park has a non-scary Halloween themed weekend on Sept. 28-30 with a haunted forest attraction scheduled every weekend in October. www.jellystonemammothcave.com
Louisiana
– Jellystone Park in Lake Charles: This park has non-scary Halloween themed weekends planned for Oct. 5-7 and 12-14 with scarier weekends with a haunted forest planned for Oct. 19-21 and 26-28. www.jellystonelcla.com
– Jellystone Park in Robert: This park has Halloween themed weekends planned throughout October, including a pumpkin patch and kiddie carnival on Oct. 5-7 and a Monster Mash Dance Oct. 12-14. www.jellystonela.com
Massachusetts
– Jellystone Park in Sturbridge: This park has Halloween themed weekends scheduled for Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27. www.jellystonesturbridge.com
Michigan
– Jellystone Park at Frankenmuth: This park has four consecutive Halloween themed weekends starting with a Great Pumpkin Hunt on the weekend of Sept. 28-30 and concluding with a scarecrow festival on Oct. 19-20. www.frankenmuthjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park at Grayling: This park has a Halloween themed weekend set for Oct. 5-7 with pumpkin painting as well as costume and campsite decorating contests. www.graylingjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park at Indian River: This park is planning an Oktoberfest potluck supper as well as fall arts and crafts on the weekend of Sept. 21-23 with Halloween activities, including a pumpkin patch, bobbing for apples and trick or treating on Sept. 28-30. www.jellystoneindianriver.com
– Jellystone Park at Silver Lake: This park will have a Halloween themed weekend Sept. 21-23 with a spooky maze at the pavilion, pumpkin painting and carving and trick or treating as well as costume and campsite decorating contests. www.silverlakejellystone.com
Mississippi
– Jellystone Park in Horn Lake: This park has a Halloween themed weekend planned for Oct. 27-28 with pumpkin painting, cookie decorating and a costume contest. www.memphisjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in Pelahatchie: This park’s Halloween themed activities include a “Trail of Terror” every weekend in October. www.jellystonems.com
Missouri
– Jellystone Park in Eureka: This park has three consecutive Halloween themed weekends planned from Sept. 14-15 to Sept. 28-30. Activities include human spiderweb and broomstick relay races; a scavenger hunt; s’mores and ghost stories, trick or treating with Yogi; Monster Mash Karaoke; a haunted Halloween glowstick parade and a haunted trail. www.eurekajellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in Forsyth: This park has not so scary Halloween themed weekends planned for Oct. 5-6 and Oct. 12-15, each of which will feature a magic pumpkin patch. A scarier Halloween themed weekend is set or Oct. 19-20 and will include a chili cookoff as well as costume and campsite decorating contests. www.jellystonebranson.com
New Hampshire
– Jellystone Park in Ashland: This park has scheduled fall fair weekends Sept. 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 with fall arts and crafts, a bouncy house and slides, caramel apples and opportunities to decorate pumpkins. The weekend of Oct. 5-8 will be a haunted weekend with Halloween tattoos, costume and campsite decorating contests, a Halloween parade and a fireworks show. Columbus Day weekend also coincides with neighboring Sandwich Fair, New Hampshire’s oldest county fair. www.jellystonenh.com
New York
– Jellystone Park in Gardiner: This park has four consecutive Halloween themed weekends between Sept. 15-16 and Oct. 5-8. www.lazyriverny.com
– Jellystone Park in Mexico: This park has four consecutive Halloween themed weekends between Sept. 14-16 and Oct. 5 to 8 with a “Little Ones Monster Dance Party” set for the last weekend of September. Other activities include a flashlight pumpkin hunt, a costume parade and campsite decorating contest. www.jellystonecny.com
– Jellystone Park at North Hudson: This park has Halloween themed weekends Sept. 21-23 and Sept. 28-30 including magic pumpkins, a corn maze and a not so scary haunted house on the first weekend with a kid-friendly maze and a frightful haunted house on the second weekend. www.adirondacksjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in North Java: This park’s fall activities include a “Redneck Weekend” Sept. 14-16 with seed spitting, belching and redneck horseshoes contests as well as a Mr. and Mrs. Jellystone Park Redneck contest. A non-scary Halloween weekend is set for Sept. 21-23 with regular Halloween activities Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-8. www.wnyjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park at Woodridge: This park four consecutive Halloween themed weekends between Sept. 14-16 and Oct. 5-8, with pumpkin picking and a corn maze held at neighboring Kelder’s Farm. www.nyjellystone.com
North Carolina
– Jellystone Park in Cherokee: This park has Halloween themed activities every weekend in October and a haunted house every Saturday night. www.jellystonecherokee.com
– Jellystone Park in Tabor City: This park has Halloween themed activities every weekend in October. www.taborcityjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in Marion: This park has Halloween themed activities every weekend in October. Activities include bobbing for donuts, a mummy wrap relay race and a haunted maze that leads to the Grand Monster Mash Ball. www.jellystonemarion.com
Pennsylvania
– Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest in Harrisville: This park has five consecutive Halloween themed weekends between Sept. 21-23 and Oct. 19-21. Pumpkin patch and face painting activities are scheduled for the first weekend while the following weekends include costume and campsite decorating contests and a haunted pavilion. The weekend of Sept. 28-30 also features an “Amazing Soup potluck dinner,” where guests are invited to share their best homemade soups. www.pittsburghjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park at Mill Run: Weekend Halloween themed activities are scheduled between Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 12-14. http://www.jellystonemillrun.com
– Jellystone Park at Quarryville: This park has five consecutive Halloween themed weekends from the end of September to the end of October. Activities include costume and campsite decorating contests and a Monster Mash DJ dance every Saturday night. www.jellystonepa.com
– Jellystone Park Shangri-La in Milton: A “Trail of Terror” is scheduled every weekend from Sept. 14-16 to Oct. 5-7. Other weekend activities include a Halloween parade, campsite and costume contests, magic pumpkins and pumpkin painting. www.slcreek.com
South Carolina
– Jellystone Park in Swansea: This park has a safari weekend scheduled for Sept. 14-16 with a scavenger hunt, “hey rides,” face painting, Karaoke and candy bar bingo. No scare Halloween themed weekends are planned for Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7 while haunted weekends are planned for the last three weekends in October. www.columbiajellystone.com
Tennessee
– Jellystone Park in Gatlinburg: This park is planning five consecutive Halloween themed weekends from Oct. 5-7 to Nov. 2-4. Activities include pumpkin carving contests, campsite decorating, a dance party and Karaoke. www.greatsmokyjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in Nashville: This park will give prizes for best costumes and the best decorated campsites on Oct. 5-6, while the park’s “Haunted Woods” attraction is scheduled for Oct. 12-13 and 19-20. www.nashvillejellystone.com
Texas
– Jellystone Park in South Fort Worth: On Sept. 28-30 this park will feature a Wild West themed weekend with performances by a trick roping team as well as the Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association. Halloween themed activities are scheduled for every weekend in October, including magic pumpkin patch activities, costume contests, a barrel train, haunted “hey, hey, hey” rides as well as “Scaryoke Karaoke” activities. Other onsite activities include arts and crafts, movies and story times with Yogi. Friday activities will include trick or treating in the park and a campfire with s’mores and a “hey, hey, hey” ride to a haunted hill to see a scary movie. The campground is next door to Pirate’s Cove waterpark. www.northtexasjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park in Canyon Lake: Halloween themed weekends are scheduled Oct. 5-7, Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-28. on Oct. 5th to 7th, Oct. 19th to 20th and Oct. 26th to 28th. These weekends will include a non-scary costume contest and a magic pumpkin patch, trick or treating and a campsite decorating contest. Other activities include arts and crafts, movies, laser tag, gem mining and story times with Yogi. http://jellystonehillcountry.com
– Lone Star Yogi in Waller: This park’s fall activities include “Trail of Terror” weekends every weekend in October with Halloween music and dancing, movies, crafts, a magic pumpkin patch, a not-so-scary “hey” rides, ceramic painting, tie-dye T-shirt making, campsite and cabin decorating contests and trick or treating. www.jellystonetexas.com
Virginia
– Jellystone Park in Emporia: This park has a Halloween themed weekend scheduled for Oct. 26-27 with a campfire with s’mores and ghost stories as well as a costume and campsite decorating contest. www.campingbear.com
– Jellystone Park in Gloucester Point: This park has Halloween themed weekends every weekend in October, including haunted and spookless pavilions. www.jellystonegp.com
– Jellystone Park in Luray: This park has six consecutive Halloween themed weekends starting Sept. 22-23 and running through the end of October. Activities include a haunted pavilion with a maze, strobe lights and a fog machine. Saturday night activities include a glow stick dance. www.campluray.com
– Jellystone Park in Natural Bridge Station: This park has a non-scary Halloween themed weekend slated for Sept. 21-23 with Boo Boo’s Pumpkin Patch and a glow stick wagon ride. On Sept. 28-30 the park will feature a haunted forest and a costume contest for people and pets as well as pumpkin carving and painting. The weekend of Oct. 5-7 will include a Monster Mash dance party. www.campnbr.com
Wisconsin
– Jellystone Park at Bagley: This park’s Halloween themed activities include a haunted pavilion on the weekends of Sept. 21-23 and Sept. 28-30. www.jellystonebagley.com
– Jellystone Park at Caledonia (Milwaukee area): Fall events kicks off Sept. 14-16 with a Fall Fiesta featuring a costume party and haunted trail. The fun continues with Halloween weekends running through October 13. www.jellystone-caledonia.com
– Jellystone Park at Fort Atkinson: This park has Halloween themed weekends scheduled between Sept. 14-16 and Oct. 5-6. The first weekend also includes a chili cookoff. The park also has a haunted house. www.jellystonefort.com
– Jellystone Park at Fremont: This park has a Halloween themed weekend set for Oct. 12-14 with costume and campsite decorating contests. www.fremontjellystone.com
– Jellystone Park at Warrens: This park has “Trail of Terror” events on Saturday nights, including Sept. 15, 22 and 29 as well as Oct. 6 and 13. Other weekend activities include campsite and costume decorating contests as well as pumpkin decorating and trick or treating. www.jellystonewarrens.com
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