Many campgrounds plan to celebrate Easter this year with everything from Easter-themed craft activities to traditional and glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunts to sack races and different types of egg relays.
Some campgrounds are even expecting to have visits by the Easter Bunny. A handful of campgrounds also offer special egg hunts for adults and pets, chocolate and wine tasting socials, Easter bonnet parades, and golf cart parades in which guests are invited to decorate their golf carts to make them look like Easter Bunnies.
Some Northern campgrounds that open after Easter are still planning to have Easter activities, but they do so later in spring.
Here’s a sampling of Easter-themed events taking place at campgrounds across the country:
California
- Campland on the Bay in San Diego: Campland hosts a number of fun activities for Easter weekend, including bean bag toss tournaments, dodgeball, and tie dye. The campground also hosts a huge Easter egg hunt with over 10,000 eggs hidden throughout the resort. “We do have different areas for age groups,” said Jan Yerzik, Campland’s director of marketing. “If kids find a golden egg, they can redeem it at the recreation office for special prizes such as Campland swag or candy.” Campland will also have a special Golden Egg hunt that runs from April 14-20. “It’s a few special golden eggs hidden throughout the resort that can be redeemed for big prizes,” Yerzik said.
- Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina in Newport Beach: This resort hosts a huge Easter Egg hunt on the beach at the resort. “We break up the areas for different age groups,” said Jan Yerzik, Newport Dunes’ director of marketing. “Over 5,000 eggs are hidden throughout the beach and playground. It’s a mad dash for kids to collect lots of easter eggs filled with little toys, stickers, or candy. We also host Easter crafts and bingo.”
- Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay KOA Holiday in Watsonville: Easter weekend activities at this campground include egg coloring; a spring sun catcher craft; story time for the little ones featuring “How to Catch the Easter Bunny” and a craft; an Easter scavenger hunt; jelly bean bingo; and Easter egg hunts, organized by age.
Louisiana
- Fireside RV Resort in Ponchatoula: Easter festivities at this resort include an Easter egg hunt, an egg race, and pictures with the Easter Bunny. There will also be a balloon toss, a Hula Hoop competition, a lazy river duck race, a crawfish cookoff, and live music.
- Land-O-Pines in Covington: Easter weekend activities at this campground include a best decorated egg contest, egg hunts, Easter games, an Easter parade and a hay ride with the Easter Bunny. There will also be a golf cart poker run, a cornhole tournament and live music and dancing.
Missouri
- Basswood Resort in Platte City: Easter weekend activities include Easter-themed arts and crafts; Easter egg hunts organized by age group, including an egg hunt for adults; and a wagon ride with the Easter Bunny. There will also be egg races and an Easter bonnet parade and a bunny hop dance party.
- Great Escapes RV Resort in Forsyth: Easter activities at this park include crafts, egg relays, an Easter egg hunt and a visit by the Easter Bunny.
Pennsylvania
- Mountain Creek Campground in Gardners: Easter weekend activities include Easter games, crafts and egg hunts for all ages, including campers’ four-legged friends.
- Williamsport South / Nittany Mountain KOA Holiday in New Columbia: Activities at this campground include egg decorating, Easter crafts and an Easter egg hunt for kids with special treats for adults. The Easter bunny will make an appearance and there will be hay rides and a special Easter breakfast on Sunday.
South Carolina
- Newberry / I-26 / Sumter NF KOA Journey in Kinnards: This campground will have its annual Easter breakfast, followed by several egg hunts by age group.
- Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA Holiday in Mt. Pleasant: Activities at this campground include Easter and spring crafts; tie dye with Easter pastels; an Easter tea party; Easter games; an Easter egg hunt; a pancake breakfast and family photos with the Easter Bunny; as well as an Easter-related movie on the lawn.
Texas
- Great Escapes RV Resort in Bryan: Easter weekend activities at this park include decorating your own Easter baskets and making bunny ear headbands, along with face painting, “Bunny Hop Relay Races” and “Egg and Spoon Races” for all ages. The park’s Easter egg hunt allows kids of all ages to search for colorful eggs filled with surprises. Easter weekend also includes a visit from the Easter Bunny, who will be hopping around for photos and handing out special treats.
- Great Escapes RV Resort in Perrin: Easter weekend activities at this park include a thrilling egg hunt, fun egg race games, and a chance to meet the Easter Bunny.
Wisconsin
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Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Caledonia: This campground celebrates both Easter and Halloween during the first weekend in May. This park is not only having an Easter egg hunt, but candy bar bunny races. Guests can also dress up in their Halloween costumes and join a trick-or-treat adventure across the campground.
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Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in the Wisconsin Dells: This park will have a week of Easter-themed activities from May 30 to June 6. Activities include a campsite decorating contest. Yogi Bear, in fact, will be looking for jellybean-filled eggs at your campsite. There will also be fun activities, such as building a jellybean tower, a jellybean taste test and a guessing contest to see who can win a jar of jellybeans along with a plush bear. There will also be egg hunts, a wine and chocolate tasting social, and a “Jammin’ Jellybean Dance.”
