We track 2 displays in Anderson. 1 of them are free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Anderson that means about 5:18 PM in early December and 5:18 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:49 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Anderson typically drop to around 23°F.
Fridays-Sundays, November 28 - December 28, 2025 · 6-9 PM
$10 per vehicledrive-thrudrive-through park routevolunteer-decorated campsites
Mounds State Park opens its roads on weekend evenings for a $10-per-vehicle drive past campsites decorated by volunteers. The route runs Friday through Sunday nights from late November through late December.