For families who love Halloween as much as they love camping, Halloween camping at Caboose Lake during Haunted Caboose Weekend is about as good as it gets. Held October 16 and 17, 2026, this is the campground’s flagship fall event, combining pumpkin carving, Halloween activities for kids, trick-or-treat time, the Best Decorated Campsite Contest, and a surprise event that keeps guests guessing every year.
Now in its 13th year, Haunted Caboose Weekend has become a tradition for many families, and it’s one of the best opportunities all season to experience Halloween camping at Caboose Lake the way it’s meant to be done: with pumpkins, costumes, and campfires all in one place.
What to Expect at Haunted Caboose Weekend
- Pumpkin carving stations open to the whole campground available for $8/each in the Camp Office
- Halloween-themed activities designed for kids happen in the pavilion! Check our website for full activity lists here
- Trick-or-treat time throughout the campground on Saturday from 4-5pm. Please make sure to bring candy to help hand out at your campsite for our littlest campers.
- A small train will be available for our younger campers, meet at the office to get picked up right before 4pm on Saturday
- The Best Decorated Campsite Contest, a longtime guest favorite
- A surprise event revealed the weekend of
Decorating Your Site for the Contest
Every year, the Best Decorated Campsite Contest brings out some seriously creative families. Popular touches include string lights, hay bales, carved pumpkins, and homemade Halloween signage. If your family is competitive by nature, arriving Friday afternoon gives you extra time to decorate before judging begins.
Why Families Keep Coming Back
What sets Halloween camping at Caboose Lake apart from a typical neighborhood trick-or-treat night is the atmosphere. Kids get to trick-or-treat across a whole campground of decorated sites, evenings end around a campfire instead of rushing home, and the cooler October air makes for genuinely comfortable trick-or-treating weather. It’s a weekend built entirely around family time, without a lot of the rush that comes with Halloween at home.
Planning Your Visit
Haunted Caboose Weekend tends to fill up fast, especially now that fall weekends at Caboose Lake have grown in popularity. If you’re weighing this weekend against the campground’s other October events, take a look at our guide to Big Pumpkin Weekend, held the weekend before, or check the full fall schedule on the Park Activities page. Families looking for a slightly quieter fall weekend may also enjoy the campground’s Customer Appreciation Weekend on October 23 and 24.
Whether this is your family’s first year joining in or a tradition you look forward to every October, Haunted Caboose Weekend delivers the kind of Halloween memories that are hard to recreate anywhere else.
Sites for October 16 and 17 are booking now at CabooseLake.com.
