Haunted Houses and Scary Attractions for Seattle-Area Families

It’s time for tweens and teens to scream with fright (and delight) at haunted houses and scary Halloween attractions taking place this month. Seattle haunted houses aren’t the only frights around town. Brave souls can enter a haunted corn maze, haunted woods or even a haunted morgue!

And if you’ve got younger kids, never fear. Many attractions include a less-scary or unscary option for the younger set. Be sure to check the website of each attraction before you head out to confirm all the current details.

Looking for more Halloween fun? Check out our Halloween page!

Seattle haunted houses

Forest of Shadows, Seattle 

There’s a brand-new haunted trail to experience this year, where a mysterious dark force has taken over. Surprising encounters are hidden throughout the foggy wood, and you might hear haunting echoes as you walk along. Keep an eye out for lurking shadows, illusions and more along the immersive mile-long trail. 

Location: Seattle Chinese Garden, 6000 16th Ave. S.W., Seattle 
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 2–31 
Tickets: Tickets start at $30.90 for ages 13 and older; $24.90 for ages 4–12; free for children younger than 4. Ticket bundles and add-on experiences are available. 
Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and older.

Maeve Chocolate Haunted Escape Room Experience, Tukwila

Maeve (formerly Seattle Chocolate) has a brand-new haunted escape room to try this year at their flagship store and chocolate factory. Jump on a spaceship and take part in a noble quest to find cosmic cacao. Brave the haunted garden, use clues to solve a series of puzzles and you could earn a yummy reward! The haunted escape room experience is 50 minutes long.

Location: 1180 Andover Park W., Tukwila
Dates: Thursdays–Saturdays, Oct. 2–25, 2025
Tickets: $35 per person. Book online.
Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and older. 

Georgetown Morgue Haunted House, Seattle

Held in a morgue that claims to be the site of “the most horrifying unsolved crime in Seattle history,” the scares start before you walk into this popular haunted house. This year, an infamous doctor takes over the Georgetown Morgue and unearths a catacomb with disastrous effects. Watch out for toxic chemicals and try to keep track of your friends and family while you investigate the morgue.

Add on more terror with the Dark Maze, if you’re feeling brave. You and your friends are alone in a pitch-dark maze, until you find your way out!

Location: 5000 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle
Dates: Select dates, Sept. 26–Nov. 2
Tickets: $37 per person for general admission. Available to purchase online. 
Ages: Recommended for ages 12 and older.

Nightfall Orphanage, Seattle

Nightfall Orphanage is held in a private home in a residential area of West Seattle. A small team of people put together the fun yet scary haunted house each year, spending six months designing the haunt for families to enjoy. There is a minimum donation required for admission, with funds raised going to Washington’s National Park Fund and operational costs. Organizers also accept nonperishable food donations for West Seattle Food Bank. Make sure you read all the information about parking on the website, and note that there are no bathrooms available.

If your crew scares easily, come early for “Little Frights,” an hour when it's still light outside, all the animatronics are turned off and there are no jump scares. 

Location: 4544 51st Pl. S.W., Seattle
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 17–Nov. 1
Tickets: $25 minimum donation per person at the door, or $20 per person with a non-perishable food donation for the West Seattle Food Bank. Note that sometimes the line to enter can be long.
Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and older.

Nile Nightmares, Mountlake Terrace

This fright fest offers ten different haunted scenes, such as Deadman’s Cove, Poison Orchard and the Curse of the Nile. Try out the four horror-themed escape rooms for even more thrills (for an additional cost). On Saturday, Oct. 25, younger kids and families can come for Family Fun Day, featuring a daytime tour of the haunted attractions.

Location: 6601 244th St. S.W., Mountlake Terrace
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 3–Nov. 1. Family Fun Day is Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tickets: $35–$40; Family Fun Day is $12.50 per child with accompanying adults free. Escape room experiences can be added on for an additional charge. Purchase tickets online.
Ages: Haunted attractions are recommended for ages 13 and older; all ages are welcome at Family Fun Day on Oct. 25, though displays may still be too scary for some.

Fright Fest at Wild Waves, Federal Way

The water rides are closed, but 23 amusement park rides are open and Wild Waves is packed with scary (and not-so-scary) fun. For thrill-seekers, there are haunted houses and trails. In the Haunted Harvest, you’ll have to make your way through a gory pumpkin patch. For everyone else — especially ages 12 and younger — check out Booville in Kiddie Land on weekends, 2–7 p.m., for crafts, activities, trick-or-treating and theme park rides. Wear your best Halloween costume and show it off at the costume contest, every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. You can also catch performances by Xakary the Magician, Saturdays and Sundays only.

Are you a Wild Waves 2025 or 2026 season ticket holder? Well here’s some good news: Fright Fest admission is included!

Location: 36201 Enchanted Parkway S., Federal Way
Dates: Weekends, Oct. 3–Nov. 2
Tickets: Single-night admission is $52.99–$62.99 online ($67.99 at the gate); admission for kids under 48 inches tall and seniors is $39.99; ages 3 and younger are free. Purchase tickets online.
Ages: Fright Fest is recommended for ages 13 and older; Booville and family activities are suitable for all ages.

Arlington Community Haunted House, Arlington

What started as a family-run scare for neighbors has become a beloved community event. This year’s horror simulation requires visitors to reset the mainframe and stop evil monsters before they break through reality. Curious about the decorations, but don’t want the jump scares? You can book a scare-free daytime tour of the haunted house instead.

Location: 5906 Cemetery Rd., Arlington
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 17–Nov. 1; daytime tours available by appointment.
Tickets: $23, available for purchase online. Walk-ins welcome, too.
Ages: While the full-scare experience is better for the 13-and-older crowd, anyone who enjoys spooky decor may like a daytime tour.

Fright House Station, Tacoma

Do you dare to journey underground where lights and hope fade? This story-driven haunted experience promises lots of scares and invites you to an underground lair that will fuel your nightmares. Yikes!

Location: 626 E. 25th St., Tacoma
Dates: Wednesdays–Saturdays, Oct. 2–Nov. 1
Tickets: Admission is $19–$22. For $5, you can add a Wand of Courage that can scare away monsters. Make reservations online, and note that tickets are for a specific day and time.
Ages: Recommended for ages 12 and older.

My Morbid Mind, Lacey

This haunted house has been a local favorite for many years and now has quite a following. Think creepy barn and intense haunted maze. Check it out with the lights on and no frights during the kids walk-through, Oct. 26.

Location: 4548 Marvin Rd. S.E., Lacey
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 10–Nov. 1
Tickets: $25 per person Friday and Saturday, $23 on “school nights” when you purchase online; $5 for a no-scare walk-through for kids only on Oct. 26, purchase tickets at the gate.
Ages: Recommended for ages 13 and older; the kids walk-through is okay for all ages, though some displays may still be too scary for sensitive ones.

Fright Factory, Buckley

Get ready, the Fright Factory has been rated as one of the scariest and most realistic haunted attractions in the Puget Sound area. It is not for the faint of heart! Check out the promotional video on the website for a taste of what you are in for.

Location: 2000 Collins Rd., Buckley
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 3–Nov. 1 
Price: Purchase your admission onsite for $20, cash only. Receive $1 off with a donation of canned food.
Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and older.

Seattle haunted corn mazes

Stalker Farms, Snohomish

Stocker Farms turns into creepy “Stalker Farms” at night! If you dare, enter the Slasher Family Homestead or Pogo’s Funny Farm in the haunted cornfields. Or do both if you’re feeling brave!

If that’s still not enough thrills, you can try Eski’s Dark Harvest. The Eski are the demonic ancestors of the Slasher family and this VIP experience is a tale of terror through a dark cornfield. There’s also a Toxic Blaster shooting gallery. A massive spill of radioactive waste has mutated Stalker Farm’s already bloodthirsty denizens and made them twice as dangerous! Can you keep the monster at bay, or will they escape and attack?

“No-Scare Night” tickets allow you to explore the corn maze and the Midway (with carnival-style games, food trucks and more) after dark but without the scary stuff.

Location: 8705 Marsh Rd., Snohomish
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 3–Nov. 1
Tickets: Admission varies from $27.95–$73.95 online, depending on the package selected. Prices are more expensive at the gate.
Ages: Recommended for ages 13 and older; nighttime “no-fright” corn maze and Midway are okay for all ages.

Thomas Family Farm at Night, Snohomish

This is a family-friendly farm by day, but it’s haunted by night! Feel the terror while you walk the quarter-mile-long Nightmare on 9 Haunted Trail, play Zombie Paintball or brave the Nightmare on 9 Haunted House. You can also buy tickets to navigate the corn maze by flashlight after dark. This year, the farm is also lighting up the pumpkin patch and keeping the field open for picking pumpkins until 9 p.m.

Location: 9010 Marsh Rd., Snohomish
Dates: Weekends, Oct. 4–Nov. 1
Tickets: Tickets vary from $20–$35 depending on attraction. Buy tickets in advance online.
Ages: Nightmare on 9 Haunted Trail and Haunted House recommended for ages 12 and older; Zombie Paintball recommended for ages 8 and older; flashlight corn maze is appropriate for all.

Rutledge Haunted Corn Maze, Olympia

You never know what might be waiting around the corner in Rutledge’s creepy haunted corn maze. Completely separate from the daytime maze, the haunted maze is sure to stir up some screams in the dark of the night. (Warning: The website shows creepy clowns with chainsaws! Gulp.) You can also explore Rutledge’s regular corn maze for some less scary fun. Fire pits are available for rent, too.

Location: 302 93rd Ave. S.E., Olympia
Dates: Select dates, Sept. 20–Nov. 1
Tickets: General admission costs $25 per person. Purchase tickets online.
Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and older.

Haunted woods near Seattle

Maris Farms Haunted Woods, Buckley

This 35-minute journey through the corn and into the creepy, haunted woods is full of heart-stopping thrills. Get ready for psychotic patients, bloodthirsty zombies, apocalyptic warriors and more. 

Arrive early to enjoy food and drinks, explore the farm and even pick a pumpkin.

Location: 25001 Sumner Buckley Hwy., Buckley
Dates: Select dates, Sept. 27–Oct. 26
Tickets: Tickets start at $42 and are available online only.
Ages: Haunted Woods is recommended for ages 12 and older.

The Haunted Forest of Maple Valley, Maple Valley

This favorite haunted woods attraction is dark and spooky in the evenings — recommended for ages 10 and older only — but it also offers a Family Walk that promises “more lights, less frights” for all ages on Sundays.

Location: Royal Arch Park, 20821 Renton-Maple Valley Rd, Maple Valley
Dates: Full Fright Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 28–Oct. 27; Family Walk takes place Sundays, noon–3 p.m.
Tickets: $20 per person. Express “RIP” tickets, military and group discounts available; Family Walk $7; ages 2 and younger free. Purchase online.
Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and older; Family Walk is for all ages.

My Haunted Forest, Vaughn

This one is a bit of a drive (about 40 minutes from Tacoma, over an hour from Seattle), but for fans of haunted thrills it will be worth the journey. This experience transports you into a medieval alternate reality with dragons and other mythical beasts lurking in the woods. The trail is about a mile long, and this unique experience has been described as “ren-faire meets scare-faire.”

Can’t make the drive, or want to check out how scary it is? You are in luck, because My Haunted Forest will be livestreaming every night they are open in October. Plus, every night between 6–7 p.m. is family-friendly. During this time animatronics are turned on, actors will be in costume and interact with you, but they will not attempt to scare you. This hour is open to all ages.

Location: 17616 S. Vaughn Road N.W., Vaughn
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 3–Nov. 1
Tickets: General admission is $30. When you purchase tickets online, note that they are for a specific day and time slot.
Ages: The Haunted Forest is recommended for ages 10 and older after 7 p.m. The family-friendly hour is for all ages.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published several years ago, and was most recently updated on Oct. 3, 2025, by ParentMap's family fun editor, Meredith Charaba, with new haunted houses and details for 2025. All information was thoroughly fact-checked. Kari Hanson contributed to this article.