Halloween at Marval

A friend at work shared with me her family's  favorite camping destination- Marval.  It is a private RV resort near Gore, Ok.   It is beautiful here on the Illinois River.  The river runs right through the campground.  During the summer, the river is stocked with trout.  There are some pictures of some pretty impressive catches!  We didn't fish this time, but did some wading and rock throwing.

 We found this cool log on the side of the river that was perched on a rock to make a perfect seesaw.  We took our bikes and rode around the loop many times then made our way over to the craft building to be creative for a while.  They had lots of projects to make.  M made a pillow case and G did some sand art. Following that, we headed back outside for some mini golf.  G won, of course.

 

What we liked most about Marval is that it has a family theme each weekend.  It is different each week and the whole month of October is Halloween.  I wish I was able to take pictures in the dark with my camera.  People go all out for Halloween here.  Some set up haunted houses, big blow up yard decor, tree lights, you name it.  Our few lights and hanging spider were nothing to compete with the others.  I had no idea. Just after dinner the kids began to trick or treat.  The whole park was full of kids and families all dressed up for Halloween.  Once the candy was all handed out and the sun went down, the local Boy Scout troop put on a haunted trail in the woods.  The kids LOVED it!  Definitley a fun Halloween activity to do again next year! 

G was a Ghostbuster and M was Bones, from her favorite TV show, Bones.  Another fun weekend out in the great outdoors of Oklahoma.  We will definitely come back here again!