Spookin' up the Park
10/17/2026 | Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park | Miami, Mo.
The crew at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park invites you to attend the park’s sixth annual Spookin' up the Park Halloween event! Activities will include trick-or-treating, costume and decorating contests, a chili supper, and more!
Regular camping fees apply, but the event itself is free. Aside from the campsite decorating contest, all activities are open to registered campers and day-use visitors alike. Attendees will have the option to make a donation at the chili supper.
Event schedule:
- 2-4 p.m. – Crafts at Shelter 1
- 2-3:30 p.m. – Costume contest registration at Shelter 1
- 3 p.m. – Decorations due for campsite decorating contest
- Prospective participants should register with the campground host in advance. Judging will take place in the evening. Decorations must be family friendly, and they shall not deface park resources (e.g., no painting grass or covering trees with toilet paper).
- 4 p.m. – Costume contest judging begins in the campground.
- Winners will be announced in the campground approximately one hour after judging concludes.
- 5 p.m. – Chili supper begins at Shelter 1
- 5 p.m. – Trick-or-treating begins throughout the park
- 5 p.m. – Haunted tram ride for families with small children begins; starting point to be determined
- 6:30 p.m. – Haunted tram ride for other attendees begins; starting point to be determined
- Will continue throughout the evening in 20-to-30-minute rotations
- 7 p.m. – Campfire in the campground
- 10 p.m. – Event ends
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park Contact Information:
- Address: 32146 N. Highway 122, Miami, Mo.
- Phone number: 660-886-7537