Camp Activities

Chaparral Family Campground is a family-owned and operated campground committed to offering a family atmosphere for your camping enjoyment. Chaparral offers 80 acres with nature trails to walk, where you might see some of our residents like wild turkey, deer, raccoons, eagles, and hawks just to mention a few.  There is also a five-acre lake to wet a line in, take out a canoe or paddle boat, take a cool dip in, or just sit and watch our wildlife.

Chaparral offers camping facilities from primitive to full-hookup back-ins and pull-throughs. Activities to please all ages from hayrides to bingo, swimming, dances, entertainment, campfires, potluck suppers, and much more. 

So, whether you've never camped with us before, or you've been visiting us for years, if fun family camping is what you're looking for, we look forward to being your hosts!

The Armbruster Family

April 2012

May 2012

  • 4 - 6
    Open House Weekend
    Hot dogs, popcorn, hayrides, RV display, golf cart display, truck corral, bounce house, petting zoo, face painting, clowns, camp drawings. Specialty Weekend! Print out the following coupon for half price during Open House Weekend!  Click coupon for printable PDF.  
  • 11 - 13
    Mother's Day/Safety Weekend
    Best Mom contest, pancake breakfast, kids make crafts for mom, Safety presentation by Green Twp. fire department.
  • 18 - 20
    Nature Weekend
    Nature hike, lunch by the lake, constellation hunt, Jungle Terry stops by, campfire.
  • 25 - 27
    Memorial Day Weekend
    Egg toss, glop eating, kite flying, volleyball, scavenger hunt, parade, kids bingo, bike race, tug-of-war, Tie Dye (bring a shirt), and more! Helen stops by with her friends.

June 2012

  • 1 - 3
    Speed Weekend
    Races with golf carts, bikes in oval track, drag & road course, blindfold obstacle course. POT LUCK SUPPER.
  • 8 - 10
    Ice Cream Weekend
    Popsicle lickoff, ice cream social (we provide the ice cream) you provide a topping for the topping table. PO LUCK SUPPER
  • 15 - 17
    Father's Day Weekend
    Pancake breakfast, Best Dad Contest, baby bottle chug-a-lug, putting & chipping contest, ELVIS stops by!
  • 22 - 24
    Campers VS Staff
    Competition in Volleyball, bike races, canoe races, cornhole, campfire.
  • 29 - 1
    Kookie Weekend
    Puddin' feedin', earthworm races, lemon eatin', paper airplane flying, one-legged standoff. POT LUCK SUPPER

July 2012

  • 6 - 8
    July 4th
    Egg toss, kids bingo, scavenger hunt, giant slip & slide, foot races, fishing derby, tug-a-war & more. Canoe demo race, parade & more. Boomerang man stops by.
  • 14
    8th Annual Gospel Music Festival
    Performances by The Keelings, The Pine Ridge Boys, and more!
  • 20 - 22
    Christmas in July
    Santa visits, best decorated site contest, Camp Christmas Tree decorating, caroling, craft making Christmas. POT LUCK SUPPER
  • 27 - 29
    New Year's Weekend
    Baby New Year & Father Time best-dressed contest, New Year's hat craft, Saurkraut dinner.

August 2012

  • 3 - 5
    Pirate Weekend
    Pirate ship contest (ship made from cardboard & duct tape), treasure hunt, best-dresed pirate contest, Campfire
  • 10 - 12
    Wet & Wild Weekend
    Soak-em wagon-ride, water bucket relay, super soaker battle, giant slip & slide.
  • 17 - 19
    Hillbilly Weekend
    Best-dressed hillbilly contest, outhouse race, haybale roll, skillet toss, speed spittin', Corn supper
  • 24 - 26
    What A Mess Weekend
    Shaving cream battle, balloon bust, puddin' eatin'
  • 31 - 3
    Labor Day Weekend
    Scavenger hunt, kids bingo, egg toss, T-Shirt decorating (bring a T-Shirt), talent show, Giant slip & slide, and more! Howard Mencone stops by to entertain.

September 2012

  • 7 - 9
    Decades Weekend
    Trivia contest 50's, 60's & 70's, Not-so-newly-wed Game, best-dressed from the 50's, 60's, 70's Specialty Weekend! Print out the following coupon for half price during Open House Weekend!  Click coupon for printable PDF.  
  • 14 - 16
    Camp Skills Weekend
    Demonstrations in cooking & fire building.
  • 21 - 23
    Pine Car Races Weekend
    Build a pine car & race it for the trophy, best of show trophy, POT LUCK SUPPER
  • 28 - 30
    Everything Apple Weekend
    Apple bobbing, carmel apple making, apple dessert bake-off, apple mountain pie-making at the campfire.

October 2012

  • 5 - 7
    Chili Roundup Weekend
    Chili supper - bring an ingredient for the chili, wanted poster craft, quick draw contest, stick-horse race
  • 12 - 14
    Halloween Weekend
    Mummy wrapping, best decorated campsite contest, pumpkin hunting, decorate your golf carts & bikes for the parade, pumpkin carving.
  • 19 - 21
    Soup Weekend
    Bring a pot of soup & recipe to share, fall craft making.
  • 26 - 28
    Thanksgiving Weekend
    Join us for our annual dinner. We provide the birds, you provide the sides. Thanksgiving crafts.

November 2012

  • 2 - 4
    R&R Weekend
    Sit back and relax one last weekend.
  • 9 - 11
    Closing Weekend
    We hope you enjoyed the season, see ya in the spring!

*All activities are subject to change without notice.

Facilities Include: Hot Showers, Snack Bar, RV Supplies, Ice, Firewood, Dump Station

Activities Include: Swimming, Fishing, Bingo, Hayrides, Playground, Canoe Rentals (S), Paddle Boats (S)

© Copyright 2011 Chaparral Family Campground | 10136 Middletown Rd.
Salem, OH 44460 | Design: Doug Keeling