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Halloween Happenings

Location of Claytor Lake State Park in Virginia

Where

Claytor Lake State Park, 6620 Ben H. Bolen Dr., Dublin, VA 24084.
Throughout the Park

When

Oct. 31, 2024. 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Celebrate Halloween with family and friends at Claytor Lake State Park for a day of spooky fun. Enjoy hayrides, games, crafts, face painting, and a community-based Trunk-or-Treat. Costumes are encouraged.

Fall Foliage Hayrides - Come along on a hayride and take in the stunning autumn scenery throughout our park. Hayrides will begin and end in the Shelter 1 parking lot every half hour from noon until 4 p.m. Hayrides are held weather permitting.

Halloween Happenings - There will be Halloween themed games, crafts, and face painting for kids of all ages from 4 - 6 p.m. at Shelter 1.

Spooky Photo-Ops - Want a photo to get in the Halloween spirit? Visit our LOVE sign behind the Howe House or stop by Shelter 1 for some spook-tacular photo-ops.

Campground Trick-or-Treating - Campers wishing to trick-or-treat may do so may throughout the campgrounds by visiting participating campsites that have orange tape on their campsite posts from 6 - 7 p.m.

Trunk-or-Treating - Enjoy trick-or-treating from creatively decorated cars from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Shelter 1 parking lot. If you'd like to represent your business, organization, church, or your family by decorating your vehicle and giving out candy to trunk-or-treaters, please register here.

Trunk-or-Treat Decorating Contest - Think you have what it takes to have the creepiest car? Compete in our Trunk-or-Treat Decorating Contest and transform your car into a Halloween masterpiece. Show off your creativity for a chance to win 'fang-tastic' prizes. Judging will be at 7 p.m. with first, second, and third place prizes awarded at 7:30 p.m. Those wishing to participate should register with a ranger upon arrival where you'll receive a participant tag.

jack-o-lanterns

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 540-643-2500
Email Address: ClaytorLake@dcr.virginia.gov