Autumn cool camping fun
DNR provides abundant fall harvest of camping fests
Halloween-a-way camping
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Enjoy cool-weather camping, hayrides, Jack-o-lantern carving and autumn
serenity before joining the DNR at the campfire for scary tales at a state
park or recreation area Halloween celebration.
Raccoon State Recreation Area, fearless Harmonie State Park, brave
Brookville Lake and plucky Oubache State Park dare to kick off the Halloween
weekend early on Friday, Oct 28.
Costumed kids, spacious leaf-spangled campsites, crackling campfires, melted
s-mores, and ghoulish decorations fill the rolling Raccoon SRA campground
during Raccoon SRA's Halloween Camping Weekend. Raccoon SRA is nearly
surrounded by the waters of Cecil M. Harden Lake, noted for some of
Indiana's best big fall striped bass fishing.
Haunted hayrides and haunted house invade Harmonie State Park during Haunted
Harmonie. Raccoon SRA and Harmonie State Park events run Oct. 28-30. Raccoon
SRA, 317-344-1412. Harmonie State Park, 812-682-4821.
Brookville Lake's Spooktacular Camping Weekend and Oubache State Park's Fall
Camping Celebration run Oct. 28-29. Brookville Lake, 765-647-2657. Oubache
State Park, 260-824-0926.
Goblins, ghosts, ghouls and gargoyles lurk in the woods along Lieber SRA's
Haunted Hayride. The recreation area at Cagle's Mill Lake will host the
adrenaline-inducing event on the evening of Oct. 29. Lieber SRA,
765-795-4576.
More scary Halloween fun on Saturday, Oct 29.
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-Pokagon State Park Ghost Tales and Stories of the Season, 260-833-2012.
-Turkey Run State Park Inn Halloween & Costume Party, 1-877-500-6151.
-Brown County State Park Friends' Halloween Haunted Trail and Campsite
Decorating Contest, 812-988-6406.
-Spring Mill State Park Scary Stories Campfire, 812-849-4129.
-Chain O' Lakes State Park All Hallow's Eve at the Park, 260-636-2654.
Spring Mill State Park will have a Scarecrow Weekend and Haunted Village on
Oct. 15-16. Spring Mill State Park, 812-849-4129.
More fall-break camping shindigs
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- Mississinewa Lake Autumn Camping Weekend and Hardy Lake Raptor Days, Sept.
30-Oct. 2.
- Versailles State Park Bluegrass Festival and McCormick's Creek State Park
Harvest Heritage Days, Oct. 1-2.
- O'Bannon Woods State Park Autumn Camping Weekend, Oct. 8-9.
- Patoka Lake Autumn Getaway Weekend, Summit Lake State Park Harvest
Homecoming and Charlestown State Park Autumn Celebration, Oct. 14-16.
- Indiana Dunes State Park Fall Funfest and Storytelling Festival, October
15-16.
- Monroe Lake Fall Camping Jamboree and Spring Mill State Park Fall Family
Weekend, October 21-23.
- McCormick's Creek State Park Fall Folk Fest, October 29-30
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There's a special event for nearly every age and taste at an Indiana state
park or reservoir property this fall. Check out the calendar at:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/interpretiveservices/programs/special_events/