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Is Fall Camping Best? + Fall and Halloween Fun at Jellystone Parks Across the Country

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Over the past decade, fall weekends and Halloween Fun at Jellystone Parks have transformed from simple trick-or-treat nights into elaborate festivals packed with activities. What began as costume parades and campground candy has grown into multi-week celebrations with haunted trails, harvest festivals, zombie scavenger hunts, and even chocolate slides.

For families, these weekends are a perfect way to extend the Halloween season. Kids get extra chances to wear their costumes, and parents can enjoy seasonal favorites like apple cider and pumpkin donuts. Compared to a single afternoon at a local farm, these Jellystone weekends often offer more activities for less money, all while giving you the comfort of your RV or cabin to return to between events.

Here are some of the standout Jellystone Parks hosting fall harvest and Halloween weekends in 2025. 

Jellystone Park Big Prairie｜Big Prairie, Ohio

In Ohio’s Amish country, Jellystone Park Big Prairie is celebrating fall with three themed weekends in October. From October 3–5, the park will host a Harvest Hoedown with cider tastings, fresh-made hot apple cider, and spiced donuts, along with tractor-pulled wagon rides, a magic pumpkin ride, costume contests, and trick-or-treating. 

The following weekend, October 10–12, brings the Fall Flannel Festival, which includes a flannel fashion contest, lumberjack-inspired games, pine cone crafts, fall ceramics, and another round of pumpkin rides, costumes, and candy. 

Finally, from October 17–19, the Fall Foliage Fiesta invites campers to enjoy scenic hikes, a nature photography contest, pumpkin painting, and a festive costume parade.

Jellystone Park Burleson ｜Burleson, Texas

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