Pumpkin Patch at Camp Helen State Park

Join The Friends of Camp Helen State Park for Saturdays in the Patch. Saturdays in the Patch will feature hay rides, games, contests, music, arts & crafts and more. Families can enjoy the straw maze, trail bingo, kayak/SUP rentals, and scarecrow row. Pumpkins will be sold 7 days a week, from 9AM - 4PM through October 31 or until sold out.

​The Friends of Camp Helen encourage everyone visiting the pumpkin patch to social distance when possible. More information is available at facebook.com/FriendsOfCampHelenStatePark, by calling (850) 233-5059.

Additional patch activities include:

Pumpkin Patch Grand Opening | Saturday, Oct 2
9am-4pm

Movie Night at Camp Helen State Park | Saturday, October 23
Hocus Pocus | 6:30PM
The park will remain open after sunset for those attending the showing of “Hocus Pocus”. The movie begins after sunset (around 6:45). Bring your own blankets and chairs. FREE to the public. 

Camp Helen State Park is bordered on three sides by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, one of the largest coastal dune lakes in Florida. Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare worldwide; in the United States they occur only along the Gulf Coast. Prehistoric middens and mounds indicate that humans lived in the area more than 4,000 years ago. From 1945 until 1987, Camp Helen was a company resort for employees of an Alabama textile mill and some of the buildings are now being restored. Natural areas range from coastal dunes and salt marshes along the Gulf to freshwater wetlands and sand pine scrub along the lake. Activities include swimming, beachcombing, nature study, hiking, and both freshwater and saltwater fishing. 

Camp Helen State Park is located at 23937 Panama City Beach Parkway, just west of the Phillips Inlet Bridge on the Bay County and Walton County line. 

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Read more about Camp Helen State Park and see photo gallery at SoWal Parks | Camp Helen State Park.

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