How Do You Find Haunted Houses Near You?

The fastest way is to search by location and filter to what you actually want. Switch the listings above to map view to see attractions plotted around you, or use the radius search to set a distance in miles. From there, filter by haunt type (haunted houses, trails, hayrides, corn mazes, scream parks, escape rooms, or ghost tours) and by fear level so a family outing does not land in an extreme, hands-on haunt by accident. If you would rather browse a whole region at once, jump into your state directory and work down to your city from there.

When Do Haunted Houses Open Near You?

Haunted house season in most of the country runs from late September through the first weekend of November, and it peaks hard in the last two weeks of October. Some large attractions open in mid-September, and a few theme-park events start even earlier and sell timed tickets that can sell out on weekend nights. Opening weekends, closing weekend, and the nights right before Halloween are the busiest, so buy ahead when you can. Exact dates change every year, so treat any calendar as a starting point and confirm the current schedule on the attraction's site.

How Much Do Haunted Houses Cost Near You?

Pricing swings widely by the size of the production. Independent local haunts often land in the twenties to forties per person for general admission, while big multi-attraction scream parks and theme-park Halloween events run higher and layer on extras like fast-pass or skip-the-line upgrades. Weekend and Halloween-night tickets usually cost more than early-season weeknights, and online prices are commonly cheaper than buying at the gate. Because pricing and add-ons vary so much, check the attraction's ticket page for the current rates before you plan your night.

What Types of Haunted Attractions Are Near You?

"Haunted house" is really an umbrella for a whole range of experiences, and the type shapes the whole night.

• Walk-through haunted houses are the classic indoor mazes with sets, actors, and jump scares.
• Haunted trails take the scares outdoors along a wooded path, often longer and weather-dependent.
• Haunted hayrides carry you through a scene on a wagon, usually a gentler, group-friendly option.
• Haunted corn mazes mix a navigation challenge with scares and lean family-friendly by day, scarier after dark.
• Scream parks bundle several attractions on one ticket for a full evening out.
• Escape rooms and ghost tours trade jump scares for puzzles or history, and run closer to year-round.

If you are still deciding how intense you want the night to be, our guide to extreme versus family-friendly haunts and our scare-level scale both help you match an attraction to your group before you buy.

How Do You Choose the Right Haunted House?

Start with your group's scare tolerance, then work outward to logistics. Decide whether you want a family-friendly walk-through or a full-contact extreme haunt, check the attraction's stated age guidance, and read how it describes its own intensity. From there, weigh drive time, ticket price, and how long the experience runs so the trip is worth it. First-timers can go in far more confident with a little prep: our guides on what to wear and how safe haunted houses are cover the practical questions people ask most, and the best haunted houses in America roundup is a good way to see what a top-tier production looks like.