Camp Edward · Snohomish
Camp Halloween
Halloween adventure by day. Spooky sleepover by night.
Pack 496 goes to Camp Halloween together every October — a full day of BB guns, archery and Cub World games run by Chief Seattle Council, then an optional overnight at camp with the pack.
About an hour from Bellevue · Day only, or day and night · Sign up through the pack
One Saturday, two halves
Camp Halloween is a daytime event the council runs and sells tickets to. The overnight is the pack’s own campout on the end of it.
Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM
The council’s event: costumes, the BB gun and archery ranges, Cub World games, and lunch included. Open to Cub Scouts and to friends who are not in Scouting. Arrive by 9:30 — later than that and you start missing activities.
Saturday night, the pack campout
When the day crowd leaves, we stay. Tents go up, dinner happens outdoors, and camp is a different place after dark. The night is optional — tell us which you want when you sign up.
Pack 496 is going October 24–25, 2026
Camp Halloween runs several weekends each October and the pack books one of them. This is ours. Say the word and we will add your family to the pack’s registration, on the pack’s weekend. It sells out early.
What your Cub will actually do
The BB gun and archery ranges
Both run all day with council staff, and for most Cubs this is the whole point of the trip. Ages five and up.
Cub World games
The camp’s activity area is set up for the day with games and stations to run between the two ranges.
Costumes and atmosphere
Costumes are encouraged and camp asks for no masks — nothing that stops a Cub running, climbing or drawing a bow. Lunch is included in the ticket.
Plan for rain
Late October in Snohomish can be wet, so bring a real rain layer rather than an umbrella and leave a spare pair of shoes in the car.
After the day crowd goes home
The camp goes quiet
Tents in a dark treeline, a fire going, and a sky with actual stars in it. The overnight is the half your Cub will still be talking about in February.
Optional — plenty of families do the day and drive home at four.
Questions parents ask
What does it cost?
The council sets prices each year — separate rates for Scouts, non-Scout guests and adults, with under-fives free. Ask us for this year’s figures. If cost is the obstacle, camperships exist and the pack has its own help. How financial assistance works.
What should we bring?
For the day: closed shoes you do not mind ruining, a rain layer, warm layers under the costume, a full water bottle. The night adds a tent, cold-rated sleeping bags, a headlamp each and a camp stove. We send the full list once you sign up.
What medical form do we need?
A current Annual Health and Medical Record, Scouting America’s standard form, handed in at check-in. One already filed this year for another Scouting event is the one — we will tell you which parts camp wants.
Can non-Scouts come?
To the daytime event, yes — the council plans it for Cub Scouts and non-Scout families alike, at a slightly higher ticket price. The overnight is a unit reservation, so ask us before counting on a guest staying.
Can we attend just the daytime event?
Yes. Take one without the other — just tell us which when you sign up.
Does my Cub need their own parent overnight?
Not always. Whether your Cub needs their own parent depends on their rank and on the pack’s registered adult coverage for the overnight. Tell us who is coming and a Pack 496 leader will confirm exactly what applies to your family.
Is it actually scary?
It is a Cub Scout and family Halloween program, not a horror attraction — costumes, games and some atmosphere after dark. If your Cub is cautious, the daytime program is the gentler half.
Register through Pack 496
Chief Seattle Council sells camps session by session, and its registration page will book you into any of them. Pack 496 books one session as a group.
Goes to a Pack 496 leader, who replies with the dates, the price for your family, and what happens next.
Good for this year’s session dates, prices and the refund policy — just not the place to book.