Campfire NightsDon’t miss this fun summer tradition with your family! Visit with special critters of the night and enjoy an evening of roasting marshmallows.
Check back next summer for more summer campfire information.
NASCAR Roaches
On our mark, get set, GO! Have you ever raced a cockroach? Enjoy an exciting evening at the races when you select, examine, and race a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Come to this fun family evening of races and marshmallow roasting.
16867
4-12yr
Sa
6:30pm-8:30pm
6/23
1
Powell
SCNC
$10/child
Suck-a-Bug Campfire
Make a bug sucker to catch small insects such as gnats, with a homemade pooter. Find out how small a bug you can really catch.
17737
4-12yr
Sa
6:30pm-8:30pm
7/7
1
Powell
SCNC
$12/child
Nocturnal Animals
Visit with some special nocturnal animals, make a special craft, and explore the trail.
17733
2-12yr
Sa
6:30pm-8:30pm
7/14
1
McGinnis
SCNC
$12/child
17734
2-12yr
Sa
6:30pm-8:30pm
7/28
1
McGinnis
SCNC
$12/child
Unhuggable Creatures
Join us for an evening of fun and learn about snakes and tarantulas. Make a craft to take home with you.
17735
2-12yr
Sa
6:30pm-8:30pm
8/11
1
McGinnis
SCNC
$12/child
Cricket Predictions
Become a Myth Buster and determine if crickets can really predict the temperature outside. You will use scientific methods to predict, experiment, an analyze the final temperature of summer. Come to this family evening of myths-‑facts or fiction, and create a harmonica to play around the campfire while roasting marshmallows.
17738
4-12yr
Sa
6:30pm-8:30pm
8/18
1
Powell
SCNC
$12/child
Sulphur Creek Family Overnight Campout
Creatures of the Night
Learn about nocturnal animals, create a craft to take home, play games, roast marshmallows, and enjoy the sounds of the night as you sleep under the stars. Bring a tent, sleeping bag, flashlight, and walking shoes. Continental breakfast provided. Children under 3 Free – must be accompanied by paying adult.
17749
3-80yr
Sa
7:30pm-9:00am
7/21
1
Powell
SCNC
$20/per person
Jewels of the Night
Enjoy a fun family evening of roasting marshmallows and finding out what flying insects enjoy the light of a campfire. We will set traps around the park to attract these “jewels of the night” and learn about Lepidopteran cravings. Continental breakfast provided. Children under 3 Free – must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Unhuggable Creatures