Mozingo to host 10th Haunted Campground
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The Joker and Harley Quinn walk the path at the Mozingo Lake RV Park during last year’s Haunted Campground. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Haunted Campground, and organizer Twyla Martin expects a large turnout.
The Mozingo Lake RV Park will be haunted once again this year.
The 2017 Haunted Campground takes place beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at the RV Park. Organizer Twyla Martin said the event will offer several rewards.
“We’ll start with the pumpkin carving at 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and we’ll give awards to the top three pumpkins,” Martin said. “We’ll also have an RV decorating contest, and we’ll reward the top three RVs.”
Trick-or-treating will begin at 5 p.m., and Martin said people who bring RVs will have candy to give the trick-or-treaters. The Grill Sergeant Barbeque also is confirmed to be in attendance, selling food from the truck.
There will be popcorn available and a set of inflatables for children as well.
Martin and her husband, Tom, organize the event each year. She said the inspiration for the Haunted Campground came from a similar event they attended.
“We went to Brownsville and noticed they were doing a Haunted Campground-type event at Indian Cave over two weekends in October,” Martin said. “We asked ourselves, why couldn’t we do something like this at Mozingo?
“So, we came back and proposed it, the City Council was on board, and we kicked it off. Our first year was a huge success, and it’s grown in popularity every year since then.”
Martin said the event has turned into a family affair, with parents dressing up and bringing their children for a night of fun at the Mozingo RV park. Martin said she expects nearly 5,000 people to come out to the event this year.
The event is free and open to the public, but vended food will cost money. The RV campsite rental fee has been reduced to $20 for that night.
Martin said she’s excited for this year’s event.
“I’m always excited for Halloween,” Martin said. “It has been my favorite holiday since I was younger, and my husband just has to go along with me!
“The event itself is going to be fun, as it is every year. I can’t wait to see who comes out this year.”