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Trip Planning

2024 Easter Events in Campgrounds

Is your family planning to celebrate Easter at a campground? Take a look at these recommendations by Jeff Crider!

Campgrounds across plan to celebrate Easter this year with everything from Easter-themed craft activities to egg hunts and competitive events as well as visits by the Easter Bunny. A handful of campgrounds also offer special egg hunts for adults and pets, live entertainment and dancing on Saturday night as well as Easter services on Sunday. Some northern campgrounds with later opening dates are planning to have their Easter weekends in April, May and June. Here’s a sampling of Easter-themed events taking place at campgrounds across the country:

(Photo courtesy of Jellystone at Williamsport, MD)

California

  • Barstow / Calico KOA Holiday in Yermo, California: This campground will have egg hunts for two different age groups, 1 to 8 and 9 to 15. After the egg hunt, there will be crafts for the kids and an ice cream social.
     
  • Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Lodi: This park will have  an Easter egg hunt as well as a visit by the Easter Bunny.
     
  • Manchester Beach / Mendocino Coast KOA Journey in Manchester: This park celebrates Easter with a variety of events — weather permitting — including a community fire, ice cream social and movie night on Friday and egg decorating, an ice cream social, and a movie night on Saturday. Sunday’s activities include a “paint the fence” activity and a visit by the Easter Bunny followed by an egg hunt.
     
  • Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve in Santee: This campground will have several Easter-themed events on March 30, including egg hunts, crafts in the clubhouse and an “Easter Bunny and the Kids vs. Parents Tug-O-War.”
     
  • Temecula KOA at Vail Lake in Temecula: This park will celebrate spring break and Easter week, March 25-31, with an Easter egg hunt, a visit from the Easter Bunny, and live entertainment. There will also be a bounce house and slide, face painting, and photo opportunities.

Louisiana

  • Hidden Oaks Campground in Hammond: This campground celebrates Easter with crafts, bingo, an Easter egg hunt, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Live music will also be provided in the evening.
     

Maryland

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Massachusetts

Mississippi

New Jersey

  • Thousand Trails Sea Pines in Swainton: This campground celebrates Easter the weekend of May 31-June 2 with an Easter egg hunt and opportunities to decorate an Easter egg tree and play games of egg catch. There will also be Karaoke on Saturday night.

North Carolina

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Pennsylvania

  • Buttonwood Campground in Mifflintown: This campground has two consecutive Easter-themed weekends, April 5-7 and 12-14, with kids crafts, games, a “Hey!” wagon ride, an appearance by the Easter Bunny, and an Easter egg hunt.
     
  • Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Mill Run: Activities at this park include egg coloring, cookie decorating, a jellybean guessing contest, an Easter egg hunt, candy bar bingo, an Easter basket raffle, and a magical Easter basket ride.
     
  • Mountain Creek Camping in Gardners: This campground celebrates Easter with Easter games, crafts, and egg hunts for all ages including your four-legged friends. There will also be a special egg hunt for the adults.
     
  • Scottyland Camping in Rockwood:  This campground will celebrate Easter with egg hunts for both adults and children.

Texas

(Photo courtesy of Jellystone in Tabor City)

Wisconsin

Florida

  • The Waves RV Resort in Naples: For Easter, this resort will have Easter crafts, tea, and cake on March 26 and an Easter egg hunt on March 31, followed by an Easter dinner formal.

Virginia

  • Shenandoah Valley Campground in Verona: The Easter Bunny will make several visits throughout the Saturday of Easter weekend and will also participate in a “Hey Ride.” There will be multiple egg hunts for children in different age groups. Music by DJ Tim the Soulman will be provided in the evening in the pavilion. There will be a sunrise service and worship with Healing Waters Ministry on Sunday. 
     
  • Walnut Hills Campground in Staunton: This campground celebrates Easter the weekend of April 5-7 with egg decorating stations in which guests can transform plain eggs into miniature works of art. The park also complements its egg hunt with competitive games, including egg-rolling contests and sack races
Jeff Crider

Author

Jeff Crider, President and CEO of Crider Public Relations, has been involved in covering the campground industry for over 25 years. Jeff has worked as a freelance writer for publications such as RV Business, Motor Home Magazine, Trailer Life, Highways and other Affinity Group Inc. publications since 1995. He has also successfully pitched many of the nation's top tier media outlets, including CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Financial Times, Reuters, The Associated Press and National Public Radio. In addition to writing, Jeff is also a talented photographer and humanitarian.