Fri, September 26 – Sat, September 27, 2025
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Experience an unforgettable night of fun, wake up to the sound of the ocean and enjoy your favorite Boardwalk rides!
A memorable overnight event at the Boardwalk, perfect for family, friends, youth and school groups.
A special fundraising event sponsored by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Includes:
- Camping Under the Stars on the Boardwalk
- Movie on the Beach
- Exclusive Carousel time on Friday
- Dinner and Breakfast
- Free Play in the Casino Arcade
- Sand Sculpture Competition
- Rides Wristband for Saturday
- Discounted Parking
- $5 of each registration is donated to the American Cancer Society
Registration coming in May.
Fall Campout Questions & Answers
Camping is not permitted on the beach. Campers may set up along permitted exclusive areas along Boardwalk walkway beside the rides and certain areas do have ocean views.
You may bring an RV to camp overnight. Parking for an RV will be at a discounted price of $25. You will need to process payment on Friday at the check-in ticket booth. An employee will give you a parking pass that must be displayed on your dashboard overnight. Security will be notified of your RV. Failure to process payment on Friday will result in full $50 RV parking fee on Saturday. Guest must park in the Main Parking Lot Friday night and be required to move RV from the Main Lot to the River Lot on Saturday morning. Please show your parking pass to the lot attendant when entering River Lot to not get charged RV price Saturday.
The event is open to all ages. All participants must register. Children ages 2 and under can enter the event area for free with a paid chaperone, however, to participate in event rides, food, and arcades they must be registered.
Absolutely! You can make donations when checking into the event or with an American Cancer Society representative on-site. Each registration includes a $5 donation to the American Cancer Society.
Everyone registered for the event must submit an authorization form in order to enter the event. Adults (18 and over) must fill out a form for themselves and minors must have their form filled out and submitted by their legal guardian.
T-shirts are not included in registration. You may purchase event T-shirts online for $15 up to two weeks prior to event. Limited T-shirts may be available for purchase at the event while supplies last.
A dinner buffet will be provided Friday evening during specified dinner times and a breakfast buffet will be provided Saturday morning during specified breakfast times. Please refer to planning guide for meal times. The Boardwalk is unable to provide meals outside of meal service times.
All participants and chaperones must register.
The cost is the same for chaperones and minors. Everyone in attendance must register.
All participants under the age of 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. One adult chaperone over the age of 18 years is required for every group of 8 minors.
Everyone in attendance must register for the event. Your event wristband gets you into all the exclusive event meal areas, exclusive overnight areas and arcade areas that is also your rides wristband for Saturday. We would still be happy to have you participate in all the other fun!
In order to keep the event safe and secure, no one is allowed in exclusive event areas without registering.
Boardwalk Season Pass Members can show their current Season Pass at check-in to receive a free Rides Wristband voucher for a friend. There are no discounts on overnight registration.
No, all food locations are cashless. We encourage guests to purchase MyBoardwalk cards to use towards food. My Boardwalk Cards are accepted at all food locations.
Sorry, no refunds or roll overs. All sales are final.
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