Boo Castle Park

Boo Castle Park Boo Castle Park is a privately owned memorial park open to the public for free from 9 am to sunset daily unless weather prohibits.
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We have a large castle maze structure and many sculptures, including dragons, wizards, and trolls throughout the park. Boo Castle Park Rules:
• No Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking or Firearms allowed on park grounds
• NO Climbing of Castle Walls or the Bell Tower
• No Grills allowed on park grounds
• Please pack out and clean up any supplies or remnants thereof that you brought into the park, i.e. pinata p

ieces, birthday cake, balloons, wrapping paper, food and food wrappers, etc.
• All pets must be on a leash and well maintained at all times and
you must clean up any poo piles
• Please provide adult supervision for minors at all times
• Use the porta-potties for evacuation of all bodily fluids
• If you or a member of your group breaks something please contact us and make arrangements to cover the expense for repairs
• All Vandalism to any Park Structure, Sculpture or Device
will be Prosecuted

04/16/2026

Experience Edgar Allan Poe’s work reimagined, as told by the Poe Historians, while savoring a chilling cocktail in Carbondale, IL. Get your tickets now!

With the winter storm warning in place and colder temps setting in, we will be closing the park for the rest of January....
01/22/2026

With the winter storm warning in place and colder temps setting in, we will be closing the park for the rest of January. If you are visiting from out of town Monday through Friday you can contact our office at 618-457-4334 for more information or the potential to open the park for you.

The park will be closed Sunday, 12/14 and Monday, 12/15 due to below freezing temps. Stay warm everyone and enjoy some ...
12/12/2025

The park will be closed Sunday, 12/14 and Monday, 12/15 due to below freezing temps. Stay warm everyone and enjoy some hot chocolate!

This gray striped tiger looks well loved! He was found at our park on 11/14/25. If you know who is missing this "stuff...
11/19/2025

This gray striped tiger looks well loved! He was found at our park on 11/14/25. If you know who is missing this "stuffie" please reach out to us at 618-457-4334 M-F 9 am - 6 pm. Let's get this guy back to where he belongs!

Our park is reopened again to the public! The whole Murray Constructive Design crew celebrated the completion of staini...
11/17/2025

Our park is reopened again to the public! The whole Murray Constructive Design crew celebrated the completion of staining all the boards of the castle structure, (many, many, many boards). We thank them for the great job they did and are so glad they got to enjoy an afternoon of fun at the park!

11/08/2025

Staining the castle is wrapping up today. Curing will take a few days before we can allow foot traffic and Tom Allen is still finishing his artistic touches on the various statues throughout the park. We anticipate the park will reopen to the public Thursday November 13th. You can reach our office at 618-457-4334 if you have any other questions.

11/03/2025

Maintenance closure will last another week due to rain delays. The crew staining the castle have worked long days while the weather permitted and we have received many compliments on the work completed.

IN PROGRESS - The King announces a fresh new look for Castle Park: Murray Constructive Design has taken on the huge job...
10/21/2025

IN PROGRESS - The King announces a fresh new look for Castle Park: Murray Constructive Design has taken on the huge job of re-staining the castle structure & pavilion. Tom Allen is taking advantage of the closure to repaint some of his fantasy figures.

The park will be temporarily closed 10/20/25 to 10/30/25 The castle wooden structure is in need of staining so we are ...
09/09/2025

The park will be temporarily closed 10/20/25 to 10/30/25 The castle wooden structure is in need of staining so we are scheduling maintenance work and blocking out the following dates to complete this task. If you should have any questions you can reach us by calling 618-457-4334 Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Weather may adjust the dates listed.

08/24/2025

August 25th - The park will be closed while we have several dead trees removed. You can reach us at 618-457-4334 for questions between 9-5. We believe this work should only take one day.

Address

30 Homewood Drive
Carbondale, IL
62902

Opening Hours

Monday 9:15am - 7pm
Tuesday 9:15am - 7pm
Wednesday 9:15am - 7pm
Thursday 9:15am - 7pm
Friday 9:15am - 7pm
Saturday 9:15am - 7pm
Sunday 9:15am - 7pm

Telephone

+16184574334

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