2009
Weekly Events
Wednesday - Hayride & Ice Cream!
Friday - Movie Night!
Saturday - Tye Dye
Every Other Saturday - Sewing or Book Club with Sue!
May 8-10
Come Kamp and Care With Us Weekend
My, how time flies. Another winter has come and gone and we are working hard on plans for another fantastic camping weekend. Start your camping season with one free night of camping on Saturday, May 9, with a paid night on Friday, May 8. This Mother's Day weekend event helps kick off the 2009 camping season and raise funds for KOA Care Camps for children with cancer. These camps are designed especially for children with cancer, and have on-site medical facilities, specially trained counselors, and professional medical staffs….. almost entirely volunteers. Visit www.koacarecamps.com for more information.
May 15-17
Repeat Guest, Bring a Guest Weekend
Friends of Chocorua … Live well, laugh often and camp much. If you and your family have camped with us before then this is the weekend to invite another family who has not camped with us. Is there anything better in life than sitting around a campfire with family and friends in the heart of the White Mountains? Camping memories last forever. You will both receive 15% off your stay.
May 22-25
Memorial Day Weekend
"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go." (Major Michael Davis O'Donnell). Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service to our country. Come and help us remember those who have so proudly served our country. Bring pictures of your family members who have served in a past or present war and we will create a Wall of Heroes. We will also have arts and crafts, ice cream smorgasbord, and a hayride. Saturday, listen to the music of Nashville Recording Artist Lyle Pierce. Sunday, show us your singing talent at karaoke.
May 29-31
Craft Fair Weekend
Do you have the talent for crafting? If so, then you may want to visit us this weekend. We will have different crafters displaying their goods. We will also have a scrap booking demonstration and other crafting demonstrations. So join us this weekend and we can bring the crafter out in you.
June 5-7
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 weekend and receive 20% off your stay in a no hook up site, 15% off your stay in one of our Quality sites or 10% off your stay in a prime site. Fall asleep to the sound of crickets, wake up to the chirping of birds. When you're KAMPING at KOA, it's always a great day. Join us Saturday night for karaoke.
June 12-14
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 curiosity and join in the fun. You are the search engine. Crafts and a hayride will also be part of this weekend.
June 19-21
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 and a pet / owner look alike contest. 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 an Ice Cream Smorgasbord and Karaoke!
June 26-28
NASCAR Weekend
The Chocorua KOA "Strictly Box" Cup Series is about to leave the starting line. You'll match-up against other campground opponents to show your team and track dominance. This is a family and team participation event. Remember the driver will have to wear the car if the team is going to race it. The racecars will be constructed at your sites. We will supply the cardboard. Race teams need to plan ahead and bring along the materials they will use to decorate their racecar. Materials may include duct tape, glue, glue guns, crayons, paints, markers or other supplies to decorate your racecar. We will have a cardboard car race and you will be the engine. Cars MUST be built at the campground. We'll have pit stop challenges so pack at least two pairs of lace-up sneakers or shoes for our simulated tire change. NO Velcro or slip on shoes allowed. The weekend will also include NASCAR crafts and other fun activities. Also don't forget your matchbox cars.
July 2-5
Fourth of July Celebration
Three cheers for the red, white and blue. Have you ever wondered why the flag is red, white and 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 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. Saturday night we will have Karaoke and Sunday night we will have Nashville Recording Artist Lyle Pierce.
July 5-11
A Messy, Messy, Good Time
What's messy, slimy, muddy, grimy, mucky, smeared and yucky? Come find out. Join us in investigating the pond; you will be bogging so bring some water shoes and maybe an old towel. We will have a mud-slinging contest and someone may get slimed. We will have a hayride, and messy concoctions will be created all week. Can you say WET-Wipes?
July 12-18
Games, Galore Week
We never outgrow the need to break from everyday life. Somewhere along the line, we are meant to sit back and enjoy life. Build fun into your camping. Build growth into your leisure. Build a better life into your everyday living while playing board games with your kids. We're going low tech. Come join all our family challenges; we will have GIANT board games where you are the pieces. Participate in game shows like Family Feud or Deal or No Deal Saturday evening. Come participate in our Compass Course and try our scavenger hunt. Saturday night join us for karaoke.
July 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 "Holly Jolly" 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.
July 26-August 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 Kid Wash. Beat the heat, cool down and have fun! Saturday night sing Karaoke with us!
August 2
Pirate Week
The language of pirate is spoken in the back or your throat using strong exaggerated vowels caused by hard living and salty air. A,E,I,O,U Rrrrrrrrrr! Dress up like a pirate and get on board. We're settin' sail for a fun filled weekend of plundrin'. There will be craft activities, a 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 gunna be plunderin for booty this fine weekend. Ha, Harr! What say ye to that, me hearties?
August 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.
August 16-22
Carnival and Talent Show
Can you sing? Dance? Juggle? Play an instrument? If so, we want you with us this week on Saturday night for our annual talent show. Get your skits ready. That's right, America has talent and its right here this weekend in Chocorua Camping Village KOA. We will practice some during the week so we are ready for the show. We will also have our Mini Carnival on Saturday afternoon, with games, hayrides and golf cart rides. What else is cookin'? Let's make fried dough this week ($) "Chocorua Has Talent" and this show transforms ordinary everyday campers into "KOA Stars". This is an evening of entertainment and enjoyment that will bring a smile to your face.
August 23-29
Murder, Mystery Week
Are you feeling "sleuthy"? Was it the recreation director in the craft room 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 Whodunnit?
August 30-September 7
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 know this is a not to be missed event. Your team will take the materials back to the site to design and build the boat. There is an entry fee that gives you your cardboard and your 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, craft 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?" Saturday night join us for karaoke!
September 11-13
Seasonal Steak or Lobster Dinner
The weekend has arrived and it's Friday night. You rush home to pack the camper, hook up the camper and get on the road. You arrive at the campground, check-in, find your site, back the trailer in, level the trailer, get the kids settled, grill a burger and have a cool drink. Where has the weekend gone? It's Sunday afternoon and you get to do it all over again in reverse. If you have considered a seasonal site as a possible option then this weekend is a good time to visit with us. We hold our annual seasonal meeting this weekend. It gives you a chance to meet some of our seasonals and hear about our end of the season 2010 seasonal deal. If you wish to partake in the annual seasonal Steak and Lobster Dinner please let the office know when taking your reservations. There is a fee for the dinner. Maybe it's time to think about relaxing a little more and traveling a little less.
September 18-20
Prehistoric Weekend
Make no bones about it. Join us on a trip back in time. You'll dig it! This weekend is all about the terrible, powerful and wondrous dinosaurs. The largest dinosaurs were over 100 feet long and up to 50 feet tall. The smallest dinosaurs were about the size of a chicken. We will have a dinosaur egg hunt, dig for bones and do dinosaur related crafts. What kind of materials do dinosaurs use on the floor of their campers? ? (Rep Tiles). Trust me, the activities will be better than the jokes.
September 25-27
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 2-4
Pumpkin Patch Weekend
Can you create a better scarecrow then 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. Helps 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 site to site Trick or Treating so don't forget your candy. Ghouls Rule!
October 9-12
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.
