You’re going to have so much fun with these Halloween camper ideas! Get your RV campground into the Halloween spirit with these decorations and activities that are perfect for the spooky season.
RV parks are the perfect place for the Halloween season because they bring you closer to the natural beauty of the Fall. Plus, Halloween celebrations on a camping trip can be extra creative and a fun way to get the whole campground community involved!
- Scroll down to see Halloween camper ideas or use these links to navigate:
I hope you enjoy these Halloween camper ideas and have a Happy Halloween! It’s my favorite holiday 😀
Pause and pin now so you can find this later!
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I may receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you, when you make a purchase using one of my links.
Note: Prices listed are approximate and only reflect price at time of publication. Prices are subject to change.
Camper Halloween Decoration Ideas
Get inspired with these Halloween camper decoration ideas! The different theme ideas range from cute to creepy, so you’re bound to find an idea you’ll enjoy.
1. Camper Graveyard
This Halloween camper idea is perfect if you’re going to keep your RV in one spot for a while. You can create a little graveyard in the area attached to your RV!
All you need are some plastic tombstones and easy decorations that you can stake into the ground like the ones below. Use a low garden fence to easily create a border for your graveyard. You could also add a grim reaper to your graveyard to make it extra ominous.
Lawn tombstone decorations
Graveyard zombie hands
Lawn decorations
2. Murder camper
Make your camper look like it’s overflowing with blood! People will see it and wonder “What the heck happened in there?” Have fun placing bloody handprints and dripping blood everywhere. You could even create a fake body to cover with a bloody sheet!
Bloody decorations set
Halloween tin signs
Bloody knives garlands
3. Spider’s nest
If you need a Halloween decoration idea that will transform your camper without breaking the bank, you can turn your camper into a creepy spider nest!
Wrap it in fake spider webs (you can get a large amount for a cheap price like the ones below) and top it off with a huge spider on your camper’s roof. These spider decoration ideas give you the most bang for your buck!
Spider webs (includes 150 fake spiders)
Giant hairy spider
4. The birds
If you’re a fan of Alfred Hitchcock then you’re going to love this idea inspired by his classic movie, The Birds. Amp up the creepiness by simply decorating with birds!
Can you imagine your camper covered in black birds? It’ll look so ominous! Make sure you use plenty of fake birds to really sell the unnatural, spooky vibe. You could even lay some “dead” birds on the ground around your camper.
Realistic life-size crows
Small crows
5. Haunted camper
Turn your camper into a haunted house filled with ghosts. This Halloween camper idea can be adjusted to whatever level of scariness you want. There are plenty of adorable friendly ghost decorations that you can use (see below) as well as scarier decorations if you want a more frightening vibe.
You can even keep things simple by draping white cloth around your camper. Because of our imagination, there’s sometimes nothing spookier than a white cloth blowing in the wind.
Creepy white cloth
Hanging skeleton ghosts
Cute ghost lawn decorations
Inflatable window ghost
6. Hocus pocus (witches)
Work some magic on your camper by decorating it for witches! You can hang witch hats, put up some black cat decorations, add a cauldron, and whatever else makes you think of witches.
Hanging lighted witches hats
Witchy banners
Inflatable witch, cauldron, and cat
Hanging witches
Black cat lawn decorations
7. Pumpkin patch (hay bales
Turn your RV area into a beautiful Fall pumpkin patch! These Halloween decorations are great for all ages because they’re more cute than creepy. They’re also simple to do!
Get plenty of fake pumpkins and hay bales to create a nice pumpkin patch space by your camper. Add some adorable scarecrows to make it extra cute. You could even get the kids involved and have everyone make their own scarecrow to live in the pumpkin patch!
Artificial pumpkins
Straw bale
Cute scarecrow decoration
8. Not-so-scary skeletons
Have some fun turning a spooky plastic skeleton into a silly Halloween friend for all to enjoy! You can create an entire skeleton family scene using posable skeletons. You can even incorporate animal skeletons into the fun.
Keep it whimsical by using funny poses. You can even dress up the skeletons to make them extra amusing. Decorating with skeletons can be super fun because you can make it interactive and get everyone involved. You could even challenge your family to come up with new poses every day (kids especially enjoy getting creative with the skeleton poses)!
Posable human skeletons (adult and child)
Skeleton dog
Skeleton cat
9. Halloween string lights
If you’re looking for easy Halloween camper ideas, decorating with lights is one of the best ways to transform a space. For Halloween, choose some orange string lights, eerie LED lights shaped like ghosts, or cute little pumpkin string lights to make your camper look inviting.
If there’s trick-or-treating at the campground, your RV will be a popular stop! Plus, light strings are also great for decorating your RV interior too. Battery-operated lights can be a great option when camping.
Pumpkin string lights
Ghost string lights
Orange mini lights
10. Monsters, giant eyeballs, inflatable monsters
Go for fun and whimsy with a monster-filled Halloween! This Halloween camper idea is perfect if you have kids or are just big fans of Monsters, Inc. You can set up some inflatable monsters and giant eyeballs around your RV, or use some cute monster window clings like the ones below.
Monster decals set
Eyeball string lights
Inflatable monster
Inflatable eyeball
11. Stranger Things
If you’re a fan of the hit tv show Stranger Things, make your camper look like it came out of Hawkins! Hang up some scary Demogorgon decorations and complete the look with neon lights or glow-in-the-dark decorations.
These would also be good for an 80s theme if you love the 80s in general. Glow sticks are cheap and super fun to play with for Halloween!
Stranger Things alphabet lights banner
Demogorgon wall decal (45.51″x34.62″)
“Welcome to the Upside Down” tin sign
Glow-in-the-dark decorations
Stranger Things backdrop banner
12. Aliens
Have you ever seen a ufo or something you couldn’t really explain in the sky? If you want to believe, then decorate your camper with aliens this year! You can set up alien warning signs, a couple of inflatable aliens, and a ufo banner to complete the theme.
Alien warning sign
UFO backdrop
Inflatable alien
Funny alien costume
13. Creepy dolls
Dolls can be one of the creepiest Halloween camper ideas. They’ve been used so much in horror movies that people have a natural fear associated with them.
You can buy scary Halloween dolls, or just distress new dolls. You can find a lot of old dolls for a low price at second-hand stores. Make sure to distress the dolls to make them look old, dirty, and broken so that they’ll be extra creepy.
The more dolls you set up on or around your camper, the better! If there are trees near your camper, make sure to hang some dolls there too to up the fear factor.
Haunted doll with sound
Twin dolls
14. Bigfoot
Have you ever heard or seen anything suspicious while camping? If you’re camping in the woods, decorating with a Sasquatch theme is a perfect idea!
You can set up a few bigfoot warning signs and maybe some bigfoot silhouettes or shadows to bring bigfoot to life at your campsite. What better Halloween decoration for the great outdoors?!
Bigfoot warning sign
7′ Bigfoot silhouette
Bigfoot lawn silhouettes for shadow
IF YOU’RE ENJOYING THIS POST, YOU’LL LOVE THESE:
50 Best Beetlejuice Halloween Decorations
43 Best Halloween Books for Kids (Not So Spooky Stories)
Halloween Phone Wallpapers: Free for You (Ravens, Ghosts, Cats…)
Halloween Camping Activities
These Halloween camper ideas are about fun ways to enjoy Halloween with the entire family and your campground community! Here you’ll find a great way to celebrate Halloween while encouraging folks to be creative.
15. RV campground decorating contest
Challenge the campground to see who can come up with the best RV Halloween decorations! This is a great activity to get everyone at the camp involved and people will love seeing how creative they can be.
You could choose a theme (e.g., pumpkins, ghosts, etc.) or leave it open to any decoration ideas. On Halloween night, the campers can vote on which RV Halloween decorations they like the most!
16. Trick or treating
Trick-or-treating is a must for Halloween, and it can still happen even if you’re camping! If you’re camping with a group of other campers, then you can all hand out candy to the kids. The kids will love walking around to each RV to ask for candy.
If you’re camping alone with your family, you could turn the trick-or-treating into a fun treasure hunt where you give the kids clues to find their candy!
17. Costume contests
This Halloween camping event is perfect for kids and adults because it encourages creativity and self-expression. Make it extra fun with costume parades! Kids will especially enjoy parading their Halloween costumes.
You could create categories for awards like “funniest costume,” “most creative costume,” etc. Maybe the winners can receive award certificates, prizes, or just extra candy! Folks who don’t want to dress up can serve as the audience/judges.
18. Halloween party
If you’re looking for a fun activity the entire campground can enjoy, throw a Halloween party! Everyone can contribute snacks and drinks. Play some classic Halloween hits and everyone can dance to the music around the campfire.
You could even play games and wear glow-in-the-dark items for extra fun!
19. Halloween picnic
Having campers come together for a meal is a beautiful experience. You can have a Halloween picnic with the other campers! Decorate a picnic table or sit and eat around the campfire, enjoying some Halloween treats and s’mores.
A potluck works well, where each camping group brings a food item to share. This is a great opportunity for people to share their favorite scary stories too!
20. Pumpkin carving contests
Calling all Halloween artists! Grab your pumpkin carving kit and get creative! Carving pumpkins is messy and fun, and an interesting way to see whose got hidden talent. On Halloween night, everyone can vote on the best jack o’ lanterns!
21. Pet costume contest
People LOVE dressing up their pets and Halloween is a great opportunity to have fun with this by having a pet costume contest. You could even have a pet costume parade where everyone shoes off their adorable pets.
22. Haunted trail
Camping is an opportunity for outdoor adventures! Embrace the great outdoors by creating a haunted trail for Halloween. You can set up decorations and scares along a safe path wherever you’re camping. Enlist the help of other campers to dress up and spook participants!
23. Halloween movie night
If you have a projector, you can have a wonderful movie night for the whole campground! You could hang up a large white sheet from some trees as a spooky screen. Make some popcorn in the campfire and watch some classic Halloween movies.
This is a perfect idea for after kids trick-or-treat because they can eat their candy while watching the movie!
24. Golf cart parades
If several campers have golf carts with them, you can decorate the golf carts and have a parade! This is a great idea for Halloween night because people will often decorate the carts with lights so you’ll have a beautiful, illuminated parade. You can also turn it into a contest with prizes for the best golf cart Halloween decorations.
25. Spooky scavenger hunt
Keep the kids entertained with a Halloween scavenger hunt around the campsite! You could have the kids find different things around the campground or perform different Halloween themed challenges.
You could also coordinate with other campers to come up with clues for a Halloween treasure hunt. The treasure can be a pumpkin full of candy for all the participants to share.
I hope you enjoyed these Halloween camper ideas!
