Halloween Weekends at Horne Lake Caves

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Sunday, October 21st, 2012
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Scary caves get scarier!

For thousands of years, in many cultures across the globe, caves have been believed to be the gateway to the spirit world. It is hard to imagine a better way to mark a holiday dedicated to ghouls and ghosts than by visiting the entrance to the Vancouver Island Underworld. For most of the year, the guides at Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park work passionately to dispel creepy Hollywood myths about caves, but when Halloween rolls around, it is too irresistible to embrace the full horror of these dark, mysterious caverns. Starting on the Thanksgiving weekend, those looking for something different this Halloween can add a new twist with a variety of fun freaky events every weekend during October.

Horne Lake Main Cave will transform into a display of eerily‐lit Jack O'Lanterns peering from every corner and the effect is downright spooky. Imagine a crazy Haunted House inside a cave! The public is invited to be a part of the decorating by bringing a carved pumpkin and earn a free trip inside the Haunted Cave.

In addition, the park staff have created a fabulous 90 min. Ghost Story Cave Tour that weaves scary local legends with a �lights-out� session inside the cave. This tour is scheduled three times a day on the weekends and is great for brave children age five and up. For older kids seeking maximum terror, the 3 hr. �Ultimate Horror Tour� runs every Saturday night from 6pm � 9pm and finishes with a night walk by headlamp on the forest trails. SCARY!

Horne Lake Caves is also proud to announce the second-annual "Five Minutes of Fear" video contest. Halloween is a chance to unleash your wildest horror fantasy. Aspiring film‐makers or anyone with a video camera and a good sense of fun are invited to create a five‐minute horror film that will be screened in Canada's only Cave Theatre!

The Cave Theatre is sponsored by the Canadian Cave Conservancy, a non‐profit charity that works to protect caves and underground rivers across Canada. Society members have been working diligently over the past few years on several park conservation projects including opening up a new cave to the public, an improved trail system and park information brochure. The Cave Education Centre contains geology displays including fossils on loan from Graham Beard of Qualicum Beach and a small Cave Museum display containing artefacts from the early explorers and discoverers of the caves that eventually became a Class A Provincial Park in 1971.

Information is available on the park's website at www.hornelake.com/halloween, on Facebook, or by phone (250) 248‐7829.
$24.00 Ghost Story Tour Adult
$20.00 Ghost Story Tour Child (5-11 years old)
$6.00 Haunted Cave Adult
$4.00 Haunted Cave Child (Under 12)
$10.00 Winter Camping
More Info:
http://www.hornelake.com