Visiting Siskiyou in October is the best season to not only enjoy crisp mornings and warm afternoons, but also peep some vibrant autumn foliage and enjoy the fun of spooky season. There are a variety of events leading up to Halloween to give you a taste of what Siskiyou is all about. Celebrate our history on a haunted cemetery tour or experience our abundance of agriculture at a local pumpkin patch. There is fun to be had for witches and ghosts of all ages around the region!
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Siskiyou Historic Tours: Fort Jones Cemetery Tour
Join fellow history buffs on October 12th and explore the public section of the Fort Jones Cemetery, right down the road from the location of the original fort. Some graves date back to the early pioneers and beaver trappers that settled in Scott Valley in the 1830s. The Forty-Niners followed them to this area in search of gold in the 1850s (1). Today, Scott Valley is an epic scenic area and community of locals and ranchers, some that can date their family ties to the area for generations. Feel the autumn leaves crunch underfoot as you learn some local history and maybe a ghost story or two! Check the events calendar for other historic and haunted tours this month.
(1) Fort Jones, California – Wikipedia
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Hunter Orchards Pumpkin Patch
What fall day in Siskiyou is complete without a little pumpkin spice and a visit to northernmost California’s original U-Pick pumpkin patch at Hunter Orchards. Located at 14431 Old Westside Rd, in Grenada, this farm has acres and acres of pumpkins to choose from in all sizes and shapes. Lots of varieties of winter squash, a hay maze for the kids, apples, pears, fresh cider, jam, and fall holiday decorations for sale. Open daily in the month of October, 10 am to 6 pm. Food trucks and Live music will be on site Saturdays. Check back in the events calendar for updates.
McCloud Halloween Pub Crawl
Leaf peeping and bar hopping go hand and hand, right? Join a group of 21+ adults in costume on Oct 26th for a stroll through historic McCloud, stopping at all of the local watering holes for some Siskiyou craft brews and cocktails. Goblins and Ghouls should meet up on Main Street in downtown McCloud at 4pm.
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Trick or Treating
A handful of communities around Siskiyou are host to annual trick-or-treating events for kids. Weed’s historic district will transform into a Trunk-or-Treat on October 26th from 5-9pm and businesses on Yreka’s Miner Street will be handing out candy on October 31 from 2- 5pm. Montague, Mount Shasta, Fort Jones and Etna also host family-friendly Halloween activities. Check the event calendar for current schedule updates.
