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Camping Activities

Well, you're finally all set up at your site and it's time to relax, read a book, get the fishing gear ready, or slip away to the woods for a hand-holding walk with the one you love. Then you remember that you've got three excited calves-- er, kids, shouting for you to take them swimming and play games with them!

Moore's Pond and the Chocorua River are an angler's delight. The water here covers 55 acres and reaches a depth of 38 feet, meaning it is a perfect place to fish for bass, trout, pickerel, perch, sunfish, shiners and hornpout! Just cast a line baited with worm, 'crawler, lure or fly and you'll be sure to hook a live one. Good fishing can be had from the banks or from a boat. Remember to throw back the "small fry" fish - keep the waters stocked for future fun!

Folks, I'm a confirmed bachelor, but even I appreciate the peace and quiet that the recreational directors provide us older campers.

Be as active or relaxed as you choose while the kids enjoy the full schedule of organized camping activities. Daily directed programs are available starting the week of June 21, 2010. Children ages 6 and above are welcome to attend without their parents and younger ones may join with parental supervision. The activities are geared toward recognition and respect for the environment, learning and creativity, social interaction and, most of all, fun!

Chocorua Camping Village KOA often hosts fishing tournaments in three age categories. Prizes awarded have, in the past, included a free weekend of camping, free ice cream and even a diploma of recognition!

There are plenty of activities for you to enjoy, with or without your young ones!

2010 SUMMER EVENTS Camping Season Begins May 1st at Chocorua Camping Village and goes all the way through Oct. 15th.
JUNE
4 - 6	Special Tent Weekend Ready, set, go tent camping! Tent camping can be fun and relaxing with a little bit of planning and preparation, whether you are a first time tent camper or you have been doing it for years. Chocorua KOA makes tent camping even better. Enjoy hot showers, a cool pool, a campground store full of supplies and fun neighbors to share them with. Camp with us in a tent this wekeend and receive 20% off your stay in a no hookup site, 15% off your stay in one of our Quality sites, or 10% off your stay in a prime site. Fall asleep to the sounds of crickets, wake up to the chirping of the birds. When you're KAMPING at KOA it's always a great day!
11 - 13	An Egg-citing Weekend If you hide it they will come. BYOB - Bring Your Own Basket. We're having an Easter egg hunt, a scavenger hunt, and we'll go on a geocache with a holiday theme on our nature trails. What is geocaching? It's an entertaining outdoor treasure hunt to search for containers known as geocaches. They are hidden in the campground for other "geocachers" to find using a handheld GPS unit. If you have a handheld GPS, bring it along. If you don't have a handheld GPS just bring along your youthful curiousity and join in the fun. You are the search engine. Crafts and hayrides will also be part of this weekend.
18 - 20	A Barking Good Time Dogs are "man's best friend" for good reason. They are loyal companions. Dogs are well known for their friendliness and affection toward their owners. This weekend has gone to the dogs. We will have competitions at our dog park with our pet agility course, a pet / owner look-alike contest and a pet parade! Join us for some fun crafts for your pets and much more! We can only hope to be the people our dogs think we are. Let's show them a tail waggin' great time. Imagine the PAW-sibilities! Join us Saturday night for Ice Cream Smorgasboard and Karaoke!
25 - 27	Oldies Weekend Dig out your poodle skirts and bobby-socks, slick back your hair, dance to the oldies, and enjoy root beer floats, and a hula hoop contest! If you want, bring your old yearbooks, so we can see what you looked like then and now.
JULY
2 - 5	Fourth of July Celebration Three cheers for the red, white & blue! Have you ever wondered why the flag is red, white & blue? The white signifies purity and innocence; the red signifies valor and bravery; and the blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice. Join our annual Fourth of July parade. Decorate your bike, yourself or your wagon on this most American of holiday celebrations by marching in our parade. Join us for karaoke, ice cream and hayrides. We will have crafts, nature trail hikes, and scavenger hunts all to celebrate the 4th. Come help us wave the flag in support of our troops!
5 - 11	Western Week Grab your partners for some knee slapping, foot stompin' fun. Join us for activities such as a country hoedown, horseshoes, wtermelon seed spittin' contest, and even learn to line dance. We'll give a prize to the best-dressed western outfit.
12 - 18	Hawaiian Luau Break out your hula skirts and Hawaiian shirts. Saturday evening, we will have a baked hame and Hawaiian potluck dinner, followed by a pool party. Show off your talents with our limbo and hula dancing contests. Prizes will be awarded. Join us Saturday night for Ice Cream Smorgasbord and Karaoke!
19 - 25	Christmas in July You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, do you want to know why? Santa Claus is coming to Chocorua Camping Village kOA in July! We'll start with some Christmas craft fun and "HollyJolly" gift bag decorating. Site decorating is a fun and festive family activity. Decorate your site to join the contest for best decorated site. We will have a tree lighting ceremony and lots of jolly good fun. A visit from Santa and our holiday hayride are highlights for the children. Will we be able to make a REAL snowman in July again this year? Let the peace and good will of this special holiday create lasting memories for our family, friends and neighbors.
26 - Aug 1	Wet and Wild Week On a sweltering summer day, few kids can resist running through the cool spray of a lawn sprinkler and shrieking at the top of their lungs. All we need is a garden hose, some water balloons, a couple of buckets, sponges and a little youthful creativity to plan a refreshing day of water fun. This week bring your squirt gun or bottle and join us for some water time fun. We will have water relays on the beach, water balloon tosses and soggy jog relays. Playing with water might be just what your kids need on a hot summer day. Check out our Kids Wash. Beat the heat, cool down and have fun Saturday night sing Karaoke with us!
AUGUST
2 - 8	Pirate Week The language of pirate is spoken in the back of your throat using strong, exaggerated vowels caused by hard living and salty air. A, E, I, O, U, Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Dress up ike a pirate and get on board. We're settin' sail for a fun-filled weekend of plunderin'. There will be craft activities, scavenger hunts, treasure hunt hayrides, a compass course for the teens and tweens, songs and games. Ahoy! How be ye? Avast, ye scurvy dogs. This day be ripe for piratin'! Be thee feared? The red dusk goes well for the days sail. We gonna be plunderin' for booty this fine weekend. Ha, Harr! What say ye to that, me hearties??
9 - 15	A Week In The Woods This week is all about the 5 miles of Nature Trails we have at the campground and all the great ways to explore them. Come learn about Geocaching, participate in scavenger hunts, and find creepy, crawly critters and other nature trail adventures. Saturday night join us for karaoke and our famous Ice Cream Smorgasbord.
15	Happy Anniversary CCV! Come help us celebrate our 35th anniversary!
16 - 22	Beach Week Bring your bathing suit and cool off with us in another wet and wild weekend, with beach games and contests.
23 - 29	Murder, Mystery Weekend Are you feeling "sleuthy"? Was it the Recreation Director in the craft foom with a pair of scissors, or was it the Store Attendant in the storage room with an exacto knife? Help us search for clues, question suspects, examine the evidence and interview possible witnesses to solve our mystery. We will have crafts, a hayride and much more during this sleuthing week. If you love mysteries as much as we do, we're sure you'll enjoy this weekend. So, Whodunit? Plus, join us Saturday night for Ice Cream Smorgasbord and Karaoke!
SEPTEMBER
Aug 30 - 5	Back To School &: Cardboard Boat Race Who will outwit, outlast and out-float your challengers? Last year if you watched or participated in the cardboard boat race then you will know this is a not to be missed event. Your team will take the materials back to the site to design and build your boat. There is an entry fee that gives you the cardboard and duct tape. All boats must be created here at the park using the cardboard we supply. How long can you stay afloat? Come find out what other interesting challenges we might have in mind. We will also have Karaoke, hayrides, crafts activities, and more. After this weekend all children will be exiled back to school to survive another year. There is only one question left to ask, "Who will teams pick to go down with their ship?"
4 - 5	Rummage Sale and Horseshoe Tournament Come join the rummage sale, you can bring things to sell or just see what everyone else has. Join us Saturday night for Ice Cream Smorgasbord and Karaoke!
10 - 12	An Egg-citing Weekend If you hide it they will come. BYOB ... Bring Your Own Basket. We're having an Easter egg hunt, a scavenger hunt, and we'll go on a Geocache with a holiday theme on our nature trails. What is geocaching? It's an entertaining outdoor treasure hunt to search for containers known as geocaches. They are hidden in the campground for other "geocachers" to find using a handheld GPS unit. If you have a handheld GPS, bring it along. If you don't have a handheld GPS just bring along your youthful curiousity and join in the fun. You are the search engine. Crafts and hayride will also be part of this weekend.
17 - 19	Everything Chocolate Weekend If you're a chocolate lover, you will love this weekend's activities! We'll have an after dark chocolate candy hunt, play chocolate bar bingo, eat chocolate sundaes and chocolate chip pancakes.
24 - 26	Chili / Chowder Weekend Calling all chefs. Come for special lodging prices and great camping discounts and participate in our Chili / Chowder contest. Enter your favorite chili or chowder, bring a side dish to have with the chili and chowder or pay $1 per person and taste what others have created. Our sole purpose is to promote, develop and improve the preparation and appreciation of chili and chowder in our campground. One essential part of competition is the passion and motivation to further the camaraderie of chiliheads / chowderheads throughout the campground.
OCTOBER
1 - 3	Pumpkin Patch Weekend Can you create a better scarecrow than the staff at Chocorua Camping Village KOA? We will do our best to create the perfect scarecrow. The challenge is the head has to be a pumpkin. You can bring one or we will have pumpkins for sale at the camp store. We will also have stuffing material available for you to create your scarecrow. However, you need to supply your own clothes. There will be pumpkin carving and Halloween crafts. Help us create a pumpkin patch that's sincere. Feeling brave? You might want to try a wander through the Dungeon Walk in our game room. It's an arsenal of fiendish fun guaranteed to put a chill up your spine. There's only one way in, and one way out. We will provide the scares and you bring the screams. We will have a site to site Trick or Treating so don't forget your candy. Ghouls Rule!
8 - 10	Halloween Weekend It's spooky, kooky, creepy and fun! Halloween is the time of ghosts, goblins, gravestones, graveyards, spooks and spirits, silly-fun tricks, witches, warlocks, scary black cats, candy corn, candy apples, pumpkins and bats! Halloween is a time for kids and adults, who are young at heart, to don costumes and roam the campground to gather those precious treats and have some really spooky fun. Trick or treating, Halloween crafts, site decorating contest and a pet costume parade are all a part of this exciting weekend. Feeling brave? You might want to try a wander through the Dungeon Walk in our game room. It's an arsenal of fiendish fun guaranteed to put a chill up your spine. There's only one way in and one way out! We will provide the scares and you bring the screams. You'll have a "spooktacular" time.
11 - 17	Closing For The Winter