Family fun is full-time commitment for us at Keen Lake Resort, and our jam-packed Events Calendar is a reflection of our efforts to bring you and the family an amazing experience every week of the season. Find a weekend that strikes your fancy, then head over to our Reservations page to get on the calendar!
Listed below are a sampling of some of the week’s events. Comprehensive weekly handouts of all events are available at the main office upon check in or on Camper’s App one week prior to arrival. (to access Camper’s App, download the app free of charge from your app store. Create your account and then search for Keen Lake.)
Events and activities are subject to change without notice and outdoor activities are weather-dependent. You can also call 570-488-6161 for more information on Activities or Reservations.
Mid-day lunch break and Welcome!
Restorative Yoga. Back/Shoulder Massage Instruction, Paint and Sip ($ included Mimosa’s/coffee/Fruited Water, Bagels/Danish and all painting supplies) Organized Kid’s Games, Massage appointments ($) Nearby Happy Trails Stables horse-drawn carriage or horseback rides.
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A technology-free weekend. Explore, Fish, Hike. Kid’s Field Games, End of day communal campfire—storytelling, marshmallow roast and a sing-a-long. Bring your guitars!
Super Soaker Sunday, Horseshoe and Cornhole Tournaments, Fishing Derby, Foul Shooting, Yoga for Kids, Ceramics ($) First Cannonball Contest of the Season (Fish for Free 5/25) Karaoke Throw Down—Music by Encore DJ.
A Garden party for Gnomes, Fairies, & Friends– We’re planting the children’s garden, painting rocks, and making some ooey, gooey gnome slime. Bingo Fund Raiser for Dessin Animal Shelter.
Learn about the type of fish found in Pennsylvania waters, basic fishing skills, and how to tie a fishing knot. Get in some real angling practice under the instruction of Pa Certified Fish and Boat Instructor Nichole Seul. Poles and tackle provided.
Prizes for Best Authentic and Best Faux mustache. Music with Encore DJs’ Smash Burgers with Pop Pop’s Food Truck, Fishing Contest 20% savings on all rowboats. Chainsaw artist, Larry Wildenstein, Nearby Waymart Lions Club 5K, Waymart Fire Department 100th Year Celebration Block Party and Parade.
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A camp-wide-dino scavenger hunt, dinosaur dig, fossil excavation, and Dino Dirt Treats. Evening Paint and Sip ($) includes snacks, cold beverages and all painting supplies, Cornhole Tournament. Nearby Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music and Art Festival.
Puppetry Workshop—creating your own puppet from character to costume. Evening Puppet Show.
Patriotic Boat Float, Group du Jour (Live Music, Friday) Golf Cart & Bike Parade. Beach Party (Saturday) with Event Innovation DJs, Family Lawn Games, Horseshoe and Cornhole Tournaments, Making jar butter at the children’s garden, lake swim races and campground-wide scavenger hunt.
(3-Day Minimum Stay)
An Old-Fashioned Celebration, Family Lawn Games, Making jar butter at the children’s garden, A Bike Parade and Patriotic Program at the Gathering, Cornhole Tournament, Music with The Dishonest Fiddlers!
Site Decorating, Trivia Contests, Come as the Stink, Stank Stunk Grinch or Cindy Lou Who at the Snow Ball–Music with Sound Wizards DJ, Ken Vandermark.
Super Soaker Water War, Cardboard Boat Races, Water Balloon Pinata, Water Gun Tag and water games galore. Beach Party with music by Event Innovations DJs.
Enchanted Creature Tea Party, Old King Cole’s Tourney, and the Fairy Tale Beach Party Ball with Music by Sound Wizard DJ, Horse-drawn Carriage Rides/Happy Trails Stables($), Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage Rides ($.) Wayne County Fair August 2 to 10.
Swim, Field Events, Foul Shooting, Arm Wrestling, Volleyball, Shuffleboard, Cannon Ball and Toddler Olympics—Competitions and Contests for all Ages Live Music with Picture Perfect.
Harry met Sally, the Jedi returned and Ferris had a Day off. Join us for a look back to what made the 80’s great! Back to the 80’s Beach Party with Encore DJ’s, 80’s Karaoke TEAM Throw Down (Bring your Own Music), Trivia Contest, Tootsie roll hunt, Footloose vs. Risky Business Dance Off.
Honoring First Responders, Firemen, Medical Professionals, and Teachers, (receive 5% savings off two-night camping stay) Super Hero Field Games, Super Hero Scavenger Hunt, Catch the Villain. and Back to School Bingo—Play for School Supplies.
Adult Horseshoe and Cornhole Tournament, 5 on 5 Basketball, Balloon Splatter Art, Silly Team Race, Zombie Apocalypse Games, Live Music with Group Du Jour (Oldies to Pop Music and Everything In Between.) Fall Food Pantry Collection begins.
A day of restfulness and exploration. Morning Yoga, Wiffle Balling, Popsicle Licking, Cloud watching, Rock Painting, Massage ($), Forest Bathing (Sun), a communal campfire and S’more-gasboard (We supply marshmallows and multiple toppings.)
Johnny Appleseed Games, Apple Tasting, Apple Crafts and an Old-Fashioned Pot Luck followed by a Bingo fundraiser for the Dessin Animal Shelter. Make Time to Visit area Apple Orchards!
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A roasted pig with fixing’s dinner ($ Preorders due by September 7), Cornhole Tournament, Kid’s Bicycle Rodeo and Music Under the Stars with Encore DJs, Ed Kloniecke.
A visit to the Children’s Garden Pumpkin patch to search for the Great Pumpkin. It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Kid’s Parade and Party, Pumpkin painting, Games and Kid’s Charlie Brown Halloween Party.
Kid’s Costume and Golf Cart Parade, Arts and Crafts, Pumpkin Painting & Halloween Games, Site Decorating Contest, Halloween Dance featuring Event Innovation DJs.
Costume Trick or Treat Parade and Party at the Beach, Razzle Dazzle Pumpkin Painting, Pop Pops Food Truck (Friday) Music by Encore DJs. Reserve a spot on the Steamtown Fall Foliage Excursions (1-888-693-9391). Steamtown Marathon. Honesdale Harvest and Heritage Days.
