Colorado Springs KOA Holiday Blog
Your year-round getaway with amazing mountain views and minutes from Pikes Peak!
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
From South on I-25: Exit 132, south on frontage road (Bandley Dr).
From North on I-25: Exit 132A
Most places get one shot at Halloween. Colorado Springs KOA gets five.
From October 2 through November 1, spooky season takes over the whole park in Fountain, and every single weekend has its own theme, its own chaos, and its own reason to bust out the costumes early. This is Halloween for families who take their fun seriously and their frights lightly.
Here's the full spooky-season lineup, plus everything that makes camping the way to do Halloween this year.
Quick answer: When is Halloween weekend at Colorado Springs KOA? Colorado Springs KOA Holiday in Fountain hosts five themed Halloween weekends from October 2 to November 1, 2026: Boogie Monster Mash-Up (Oct 2 to 4), Spooktacular Hide & Shriek (Oct 9 to 11), Boo-tastic Science Spree (Oct 16 to 18), Camp Creepy Crawlies (Oct 23 to 25), and Leafy Laughs & Apple Snacks (Oct 30 to Nov 1). Each weekend features trick-or-treating, campsite decorating, and family-friendly activities, just minutes from Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods.
Trick-or-treating in a neighborhood lasts about an hour. Halloween at a campground lasts all weekend.
Picture campsites glowing with string lights and fake cobwebs, kids racing wagon to wagon collecting candy, and the whole park leaning into the theme like it's a friendly decorating competition (because it kind of is). Add crisp fall air, gold aspens on the hills, and a fire pit for roasting marshmallows once the sugar high fades, and it starts to feel like the Halloween that actually lives up to the hype.
At around 5,500 feet in Fountain, the weather plays along too. Warm enough for daytime fun, cool enough for costumes that involve a jacket. No sweating through the superhero suit this year.
Spooky season opens with monster-mash energy and a dance-party vibe. It's the warm-up weekend that sets the tone for the whole month, heavy on fun, light on scary, perfect for easing the littlest campers into the Halloween spirit.
Hide-and-seek meets Halloween. Expect giggles, good-natured jump-scares, and the kind of running-around-the-campground fun that wears kids out by bedtime. A win for everyone, honestly.
Things get gooey. This weekend leans into ooey, slimy, slightly spooky science experiments that turn curious kids into mad scientists. Equal parts educational and delightfully gross, which is the sweet spot.
Bugs, critters, and all things crawly take center stage. It's a weekend for the fearless and the almost-fearless, with creepy-crawly-themed activities that are more fascinating than frightening.
The grand finale, landing right on Halloween itself. Fall treats, apple-season snacks, and one last big costume hurrah to close out the spookiest month of the year in style.
The theme changes, but the good stuff stays.
Every Halloween weekend at Colorado Springs KOA brings trick-or-treating around the park, campsite decorating that turns the whole place into a Halloween village, and family activities designed to keep frights firmly in the family-friendly zone. The heated pool and hot tub stay open too, so a warm soak under the fall sky is always on the table.
It's a full weekend of memories, not a rushed hour after dark.
The park sits minutes from some of Colorado's best daytime fun, so the weekends fill themselves.
Families can chase gold aspens up the Pikes Peak Highway, wander the red rocks at Garden of the Gods, or check the Visit Colorado Springs calendar for fall festivals and pumpkin patches nearby. Spooky nights at camp, scenic days out. That's the formula.
Halloween is one of the busiest and most popular stretches of the entire fall camping season.
The best RV sites and cabins book up fast, especially for the Halloween-weekend finale. Families who want their pick of the park (and a prime trick-or-treating spot) are smart to lock it in early. For anyone who falls hard for the fall vibe, the park also opens up monthly and extended stays as the season settles in.
When are the Halloween weekends at Colorado Springs KOA? Five themed weekends run from October 2 to November 1, 2026, starting with Boogie Monster Mash-Up (Oct 2 to 4) and ending with Leafy Laughs & Apple Snacks (Oct 30 to Nov 1).
Is there trick-or-treating at the campground? Yes. Every Halloween weekend includes trick-or-treating around the park, along with site decorating and family activities.
Are the Halloween events good for young kids? Absolutely. The weekends are designed to be family-friendly, with fun that leans playful rather than genuinely scary, ideal for younger campers.
Can families decorate their campsites? Yes, and many do. Campsite decorating is part of the fun, and the park turns into a glowing Halloween village all month long.
How early should families book a Halloween weekend? As early as possible. Halloween is one of the most popular fall camping stretches, and the best sites and cabins go first, especially the weekend of Halloween itself.
Costumes on. Wagons loaded. Campsites glowing. Five weekends of Halloween are waiting, and the good sites won't last.
Book a Halloween weekend at Colorado Springs KOA and make this the spookiest, most fun fall yet.
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