SPOOKTACULAR Halloween Haunted House returning to Camp Jefferson

JEFFERSON — Following the Jefferson Township Recreation Department’s annual Fall Festival event on Oct. 21, Jefferson Recreation will open its Halloween Haunted House at Camp Jefferson, 81 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong—rain or shine—from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There will be a repeat performance Oct. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m.
“Spooktacular” spirits will inhabit the completely transformed Community Lodge where eerie scenarios will unfold in dark and scary rooms causing patrons to laugh and scream their way through ghosts, ghouls, serial killers, random creatures, and things that go bump in the night. Spirits will roam the outside grounds as well, and DJ Earl of Sound Solutions Entertainment will play some bloodcurdling music for the monster mash to get the ghouls dancing. If you dare, take a haunted hay ride (a nominal fee) through the dark and mysterious woods.
There will be a matinee performance (a less frightening children’s hour suggested for 5th graders and younger) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission to the Haunted House is $5 for adults and children alike for the “scary” shows and $3 per person for the matinee performances, and attendees are asked to contribute nonperishable food items, paper products, toiletries, and/or cleaning products to donate to the township food pantries.
Mama’s Road Kill Café will be offering eats and refreshments at a nominal price.
When approaching Camp Jefferson, follow the directions of the volunteer parking attendants for on-site parking. To accommodate overflow parking, continuous shuttle service will be provided by the Recreation Department’s Camp Jefferson blue bus and the Township’s Dial-A-Ride vans to and from the Board of Education’s Central Office Building’s parking lot at 31 Route 181 and the Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School’s parking lot at 1 Jefferson Drive (off Espanong Road adjacent to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church) both in Lake Hopatcong.
For information or to volunteer, email Colleen at jtownhauntedhouse@gmail.com For event updates, visit www.facebook.com/jthauntedhouse, Instagram at JeffersonHauntedHouse or call Grace Rhinesmith, director of recreation at 973-663-8404, ext. 2.