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Halloween Happenings

Location of Claytor Lake State Park in Virginia

Where

Program Location: Throughout the Park
Main Park Address: Claytor Lake State Park, 6620 Ben H. Bolen Dr., Dublin, VA 24084.

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