Rangers at Ray Roberts Lake State Park's Johnson Branch unit have two Halloween-weekend programs on the calendar, both included with the regular park entry fee, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department listings.
Friday: Sounds of the Night
From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, rangers will take visitors out to listen for the park after dark, from owl calls and coyote howls to frogs and insects, the listing says.
The program runs after park headquarters closes, so visitors need to book a day pass reservation ahead of time or pay at the self-pay station before it starts.
Saturday: Spook-Tacular
The park's fourth annual State Park Spook-Tacular runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
A costume contest for ages 16 and younger will be held in the Nature Center parking lot, in three rounds:
- Funniest, 12:30 p.m.
- Scariest/Spookiest, 1:30 p.m.
- Most Original, 2:30 p.m.
Entrants need to check in within 10 minutes of their category's start time and will get an entry number. Judges will score creativity, originality, effort, authenticity and presentation, and every participant gets Halloween candy, according to TPWD.
