By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Creek Side Resort in Hays will begin showing outdoor movies beginning this weekend.
The outdoor films will be shown on weekends through October. They are a campground amenity. Anyone who has rented a tent or RV spot or cabin will have walk-in access to the outdoor theater.
"That's just one more addition of an amenity that we can offer to not only the community but also to our travelers off of I-70," Kac'Rae Patterson, resort general manager, said.
The resort is at 3301 U.S. 183 bypass, near the 157 exit of Interstate 70.
Concessions also will be offered. Movies will start approximately at dusk.
The movies will be family-oriented and will include theme nights, Patterson said. For example, the resort is planning a princess night and will encourage girls to dress as their favorite princesses and a superhero night.
The resort will typically be showing the movies two weekends in a row.
The movie area has a couple of picnic tables, but moviegoers will be encouraged to bring their own seating.
The resort will have cardboard cars for the kids to sit in and pose for pictures with.
Watch Creek Side's Facebook page for more information on scheduled movies.
A tent site costs $15 per night. You aren't required to set up a tent if you just want to use the facilities for the evening and don't plan to spend the night, Patterson said.
RV sites cost $39 per night. Cabins cost $100 per night, depending on the weekend.
The resort has three finished cabins but is in the process of building eight more. It has 69 RV sites and 33 tent sites. Most of the RV sites have water, sewer and electrical hookups.
The resort also just opened a new clubhouse, which includes showers, laundry facilities and a fitness center.
Creek Side first opened in 2019 and has seen its business steadily grow, Patterson said.
"We've just been busier and busier," she said. "We just added additional sites."
Other amenities at the resort include a playground, dog park, gazebo, duck pond, community fire pits, propane station and horse stalls.
Sites can be booked through the Creek Side Resort website or by calling 785-259-0927.