Celebrate harvest season, fall colors, and spooky nights during late season camping. Many MARVAC member campgrounds* host themed weekends or put on special events to cap off the season. Some events take place in September while others continue on into late October. Descriptions are taken from the individual campground and RV resort websites when available.

 

Upper Peninsula

Rippling River Resort, Marquette

September 19-21, Harvest Fest Weekend: Games and entertainment to celebrate the start of fall!

 

Northwest

Adventure Bound West Michigan Campground, White Cloud

September 12-14, 19-21, 26-28: Get ready for a spooktacular experience with costume contests, trick-or-treating, haunted hayride and more at our Halloween Weekends!

Alpen Bluffs Outdoor Resort, Gaylord

September 26-27 through weekends in October: The infamous Haunted Bluffs is back and better than ever, ready to unleash a whole new level of fear. Get ready to test your scare limits and scream your lungs out! Mark your calendars—you don’t want to miss the ultimate fright of the year!

Blue Lakes Adventure Camp, Elmira

October 3-5, Halloween Fall Fest: Outdoor movie night, best decorated site, pancake breakfast, pumpkin painting/carving, trick or treating, bounce house, hay rides, bonfire and smores, face painting, and more.

Bluegill Lake Family Camping Resort, Mecosta

October 3-5, Autumn Harvest Fest: Saturday evening join us as we gather for the last potluck of season. We supply the turkey and/or ham and ask the guests to be bring a dish to pass (preferably a fare of the season). This is a time to relax and visit with your friends and neighbors all while taking in the smells and scenery of the season.

Dunes Harbor Family Campground, Mears

September 19-21: Join us this fall for a cozy and colorful getaway at Dunes Harbor! Spend time together, gather around crackling campfires, and enjoy activities always available in the campground. You won’t want to miss our specialty Harvest Festival Weekend, when the campground comes alive with exclusive fall festivities! Savor apple cider and donuts while riding through the park on a horse-drawn wagon, go trunk-or-treating with fellow campers, and bounce into the season with specialty fall inflatables the whole family will love. It’s the perfect blend of fall fun and family tradition!

Jellystone Park, Petoskey

  • September 19-21 weekend until October 10-12 and 24-26, Spooktacular: Happy Halloween ghouls, ghosts, and goblins! We’ve got some spooky activities and fun around every nook and cranny. It’s time to see the scarier side of your campsite!
  • October 17-19, Monster Mash: The time has come to enjoy the darkest and scariest holiday of them all! Better bring your best costume and decorations to get into the spirit of the spooktacular events and activities we have in store for you.

Lake of Dreams Campground, Merrill

September 5-7 and 12-14: Watch as we transform the park into the Lake of Screams! Activities: Costume Contest, Trick or Treating, Haunted Hayride & Trail Walk.

Poncho’s Pond, Ludington

October 3-5 and 10-12: Trick-or-treating, site decorating contest, kids pumpkin carving, costume contest and more will be on the schedule.

Snow Lake Kampground, Fenwick

September 13: Happy Halloween Weekend — Trick or Treating for Kids (Costume optional) then later brave the haunted house for fun and excitement. Decorate your camper and site with Scary Haunting decorations! Prize for the best decorated campsite! We will also be taking tractor pulled pumpkin coach rides for the whole family.

Vacation Station RV Resort, Ludington

September 26- 27 and October 3-4: Enjoy pumpkin carving, candy bar bingo, spooky train rides, trick or treat, a site decorating contest, and more!

 

Northeast

Cedar Valley RV Park, Comins

October 31 (Friday), Halloween Weekend: Get ready for a spooktacular experience like no other! We transform our serene campground into a haunted haven of thrills and chills. Whether you’re a daring ghost hunter or just looking for some family friendly fun, we’ve got something for everyone.

Frankenmuth Jellystone Park, Frankenmuth

  • October 3-5, Tricks or Treats Halloween Weekend: A fall celebration that includes pumpkin painting, spooky mini golf, and trick or treating. Don’t forget to bring your Halloween decorations to deck out your site and enter the site decorating contest.
  • October 10-12, Boo Boo’s Halloween Weekend: A weekend of classic Halloween fun with pumpkin painting, Halloween tie-dye and trick or treating. Saturday also has spooky crafts, glow bingo and an evening DJ dance party. Pack your Halloween decorations to deck out your site and enter the site decorating contest.
  • October 17-19, Yogi Bear Halloween Weekend: Trick or treating, pumpkin painting and glow prize bingo are among your favorite Halloween events this weekend. There will be awards for the best decorated campsite announced at the Saturday evening.
  • October 24-26, Spooktacular: Enjoy spooktacular events and trick or treat excitment this last Halloween weekend. Of course we will have all your favorites like fall crafts, pumpkin painting and trick or treating. Don’t miss out on the Great Pumpkin Hunt, Saturday DJ and the site decorating contest.

Genesee Otter Lake Campground, Otter Lake

All Halloween weekend activities include: Breakfast, pancake, waffles, and more; Best Costume contest; Best decorated site contest prizes; donut eating; haunted trail; Trick or treating; wagon rides; apple cider; coloring contest; pumpkin decorating contest; pumpkin roll contest; pizza party; crafts and games.

  • September 13, Scarecrow & special Halloween
  • September 20, Goblin Weekend & Halloween Party
  • October 4, Candy Corn Weekend
  • October 11, Ghost Busters Weekend
  • October 18, Witches Weekend

Otsego Lake County Park, Gaylord

September 12-14 and September 19-21: Halloween Weekend

Wesleyan Woods Camp, Vassar

October 3-5 and October 10-12, Fall Harvest Weekends: Activities include site decoration and costume contest, pumpkin roll, trick or treating, hayrides, crafts, pie eating contest, chili and fall dessert cook-off

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park North Port Huron, Carsonville

  • September 26-28 Haunted Harvest
  • October 3-5 Fright Fest
  • October 10-12 Wicked Wonderland
  • October 17-19 Monster Mash Bash

 

Southwest

Alice Springs RV Park, Ionia

  • September 26-27, Camp Creepy: Join us for a howling good time for Halloween Weekend #1: Camp Creepy; where we’ll be offering spine-tingling fun for all ages. Decorate your pumpkin masterpiece, brave our eerie Haunted Trails, and cozy up for a chilling evening film. With activities like costume contests, campsite decorating, and trick-or-treating, this weekend will leave you screaming for more…
  • October 4, Pumpkin Palooza: Join us for a harvest of fun this weekend! Challenge your skills in our fall-themed scavenger hunt, unleash your creativity with pumpkin carving and kid-friendly crafts, and enjoy a hayless hayride through the crisp autumn air. Warm up with caramel apples and hot apple cider from our store, perfect for dipping your fingers in and pretending you’re a sophisticated apple connoisseur. Come ready to ‘rake’ in the memories – see what we did there?
  • October 10-11, Halloween Boo Bash: Get ready for a screaming good time for Halloween Weekend #2: Boo Bash! Decorate your campsite like a haunted mansion and don your spookiest costume for our site decorating and costume contest. Trick-or-treat your way around Alice Springs, then get creative with pumpkin decorating. Brave souls can tackle our Haunted Trails – if you dare! See you there, ghouls and goblins!
  • October 18, Spooktacular Campout: Our Spooktacular Campout is brewing up a bewitching weekend of thrills and chills. Join us for a spellbinding scavenger hunt, pumpkin-carving potions, and wicked crafts for little monsters. Take a hayless hayride through the campground, and join us in the evening for a Halloween themed film! Don’t forget to warm up with some caramel apples and hot apple cider from the lodge. Just don’t drink too much or you might end up dancing with the ghosts!
  • October 24-25, Zom-B-Q: Get ready for a graveyard smash for Halloween Weekend #3: Zom-B-Q! We’ve got a killer lineup of activities including site decorating and costume contests, trick-or-treating, pumpkin-carving, and a haunted trail that’ll leave you dead scared (but in a good way). And don’t forget to bring your appetite – we’re firing up the grill for a monster mash of a BBQ that’ll make even the undead rise from their graves!

Coloma / St. Joseph KOA, Benton Harbor

  • September 26-28, Halloween Harvest Weekend #1 (Scarecrow Craft): Fall camping brings more memories as we enjoy cooler temperatures and our three Harvest Halloween weekends. During Week #1, guests are encouraged to participate in a site decorating contest! Fun for all ages, a craft time will involve building your own scarecrow that you can enjoy for the weekend and even take home with you to enjoy throughout the fall. (Please note: In order to make this a FREE activity, guest are asked to bring their own clothes and a pillow case for the scarecrow head, Straw and frame materials will be provided at no cost.) Later in the day, everyone is encouraged to wear fun costumes to participate in “trailer-treating” at night.
  • October 3-5, Halloween Harvest Weekend #2 (Pumpkin Painting): Fall camping brings more memories as we enjoy cooler temperatures, and our popular three Halloween Harvest Weekends. During Week #2, guests are encouraged to participate in a site decorating contest! Fun for all ages will be had with a pumpkin painting craft time for the whole family. Let the fun continue as you take them home with you to enjoy throughout the fall. (Please note: All supplies are provided and a nominal fee will be charged for this craft.)  Later in the day, everyone is encouraged to wear fun costumes to participate in a campground parade with “trailer-treating” at night.
  • October 10-12, Halloween Harvest Weekend #3 (Annual Chili Cook-Off): Fall camping brings more memories as we enjoy cooler temperatures. Guests are encouraged to prepare their famous chili recipes for this annual charity event to benefit Care Camps Foundation. Participants and hungry campers are invited to enjoy our sixth annual Chili Cook-off competition, where we will announce our grand total of monies raised for the season. Guests are also encouraged to decorate their camp sites for the site decorating contest, and wear fun costumes to participate in “trailer-treating” at night.

Duck Creek RV Resort, Muskegon

September 20: Join us for the following fun Halloween activities! Magical pumpkin patch, pumpkin roll, Halloween scavenger hunt, cookie decorating, Halloween craft, Trunk or Treat, candy bar bingo, and a glow pool party.

Indian Valley Campground and Canoe, Middleville

September 27, Halloween Weekend: Trick-or-Treating, costume and best decorated lot contest, oldies and rock-n-roll dance, chili cook-off, and activities for kids.

Sun Retreats Gun Lake, Hopkins

  • September 19-21, Fall Fest Weekend: What’s not to love about fall? Colorful foliage, crisp air, crunchy leaves, campfire smoke, and pumpkin spice…. It’s time to enjoy the autumn vibes together and harvest a few more memories.
  • October 3-5, Halloween Weekend: The time has come to enjoy the darkest and scariest holiday of them all! Better bring your best costume and decorations to get into the spirit of the spooktacular events and activities we have in store for you. Please join us for our Halloween carnival, party, and trick-or-treating!

Woodchip Campground, Byron Center

Fall Harvest Weekends starting September 12-14 through October 26-28: Fall Harvest Weekends include our Pumpkin Patch Wagon Ride, Heated Swimming Pool, Trick-or-Treating, Barrel Train, Hot Cocoa & S’mores and so much more! Decorate your site for a chance to win!

 

Southeast

Port Huron KOA, Kimball

September 5-7 through October 26-28, Halloween Weekends

 

South-Central

Adventure Bound Green Valley, Morenci

October 3-5, Halloween Weekend: Friday Halloween Kids crafts at clubhouse. Cornhole at pond shelter. Saturday last bingo for the season at clubhouse. Halloween judging at the clubhouse, Trick-or-Treating site to site. Stained Glass City Band at the clubhouse and hayride at the clubhouse.

Apple Creek RV, Grass Lake

September 19-21, 26-28, October 3-5: Halloween Weekends

Camp Dearborn, Milford

Weekends in October: Halloween Weekend

Gateway Park Campground, Hillsdale

October 3-5, Halloween Weekend: Pumpkin carving, games, costume contest, Trick-or-Treat, and more.

Heartland Woods Family Resort, Stockbridge

September 26-28, The Haunting “The Asylum!”

Hidden Lakes RV, Manchester

October 11-13, Halloween Spooktacular Weekend: Halloween weekends will include Trick-or-Treating, site decorating contest, costume contest for kids, pets, an adults, pumpkin decorating contest, kids halloween parties, and more.

Monroe County KOA, Petersburg

September 12 – 14 through October 31-November 2, Halloweekends: Get ready for something never seen before – 8 Spooktacular Halloweekends at the Monroe County KOA! Experience Halloween fun like never before with themed weekends full of haunted houses pumpkin carving, costume contests, site decorating contests, spooky games, and eerie campfire stories. With a new adventure each weekend, there’s no shortage of frightful fun for the whole family, making this the ultimate Halloween celebration in all of Michigan!

Sun Outdoors Kensington Valley, New Hudson

  • September 13, Scary-Okee
  • September 19-20, Haas-O-Ween
  • September 27, Let’s Get Spooky!

Waldenwoods Resort, Howell

October 11, Happy Halloween: Pancake buffet, pumpkin carving, hayrides, costume contest, trick or treat, beer tent, and kid zone.

 

 *Active members as of October 1, 2025.