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Spooker sign-ups carry over. Dock hosts: watch your email to confirm you can still join us. Read the announcement
Boaters (Spookers): can't make the new date? Unregister your boat crew
Dock hosts: this link is for boaters only. Please reply to the dock email we sent you instead.
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📸 Latest Event Photos
Costume Contest
Enter your best group, individual or pet costume for a chance to win — entries close , voting closes .
🖼️Share Event Photos
Got photos from Spook the Lake? Upload them to the Event Photos — costumes, boats, docks, pets and the AfterSpook party. Approved photos appear on the Photo Gallery.
💬Share Your Experience
Tell us what you loved about Spook the Lake — your words may show up right here on the home page.
🗺️Live Dock Map
See every approved dock in real time, get directions, and vote for your favorites.
🎃Join Us Next Year
Want to host a dock, boat as a Spooker, partner or volunteer next year? Get on the list and we'll email you when sign-ups open.
🤝Partner With Us
Own a business? Become an event partner for a dock, donate to event expenses, or support the charity's mission — get credited on the live map or our event partners page. Planning ahead? Tell us you're interested in partnering next year.
📸Upload a Dock Photo
Do you need to upload a picture of your dock? Share it here and we'll add it right to that dock's spot on the live map.
💚Donate
Support Alabama Lakewide Charities directly — every gift helps fund search & recovery equipment for Smith Lake.
📱 Follow Along on Social Media
Join the conversation, see updates, and connect with the community.
📸 Do You Need to Upload a Photo of Your Dock?
A great photo makes a dock stand out on the live map — if you've got a shot of a decorated dock, share it here and we'll add it right to that dock's spot for everyone browsing the map to see.
📸 Upload a Dock Photo →Every Fundraiser Supports the Same Mission
Alabama Lakewide Charities exists to keep Smith Lake safer — funding and maintaining search and recovery equipment, and training the first responders who use it during emergencies on the water. The charity also supports other local nonprofits in the Lewis Smith Lake area. Spook the Lake, alongside the Poor Man Poker Run, is one of the two major fundraisers that makes that work possible each year.
📱 Works on Any Smartphone
Spook the Lake runs right in your phone's browser — no App Store required. It works on iPhone (Safari) and Android (Chrome, Samsung Internet, Firefox), plus any regular computer or tablet.
If your browser offers to add Spook the Lake to your Home Screen, go for it! You might see a small popup asking to "Install" or "Add to Home Screen" — that's not a separate app from some app store, it's just a shortcut to this same site that lands right next to your other apps. Once it's added, it opens full-screen with no browser bar, loads faster, and is a lot quicker to get back to on event day than digging up a bookmark.
A couple of quick notes: please browse normally rather than in Private/Incognito mode, since that's what lets your votes, dock checklist, and costume contest picks save correctly on your device. And when the map or location features ask for permission, allowing location access gives you the best experience finding docks and tracking your own position on the water.
