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 chocolate factory!

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.

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Seattle haunted houses

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: Open select days Sept. 20–Nov. 2
Tickets: $35 per person (Dark Maze is an additional $8). Book tickets 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. This year, there is a minimum donation required for admission, with funds raised going to Washington’s National Park Fund and operational costs. Organizers also accept non-perishable 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.

Location: 4544 51st Pl. S.W., Seattle
Dates: Oct. 18–19, 25–26 and 31; and Nov. 1–2; 5:30–9:30 p.m.
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.

Fracture!, Seattle

Federal government agents need your help to save math in this spooky interactive experience, a combination of haunted house, live theater and escape room. Nighttime tours include extreme darkness, flashing lights and sudden scares. Go during the daytime for a family-friendly version that is less frightening.

Location: Georgetown Steam Plant, 6605 13th Ave. S., Seattle
Dates: Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 10–13
Tickets: General admission is free, or you can make a timed reservation for a $5 fee. Donations are also accepted.
Ages: Recommended for ages 11 and older.

Seattle Chocolate Haunted Factory Tour, Tukwila

Brave the dark, eerie halls of the Seattle Chocolate Factory on a quest to save it from the Dark Disciples. Use clues to solve the puzzle and earn a yummy reward! Plus, learn a thing or two about making chocolate along the way. The haunted factory tour is less than 30 minutes long, making it appealing to even the younger crowd.

Location: 1180 Andover Park W., Tukwila
Dates: Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 17–20 and 24–27
Tickets: $20 per adult and $15 for ages 12 and younger. Book online.
Ages: Recommended for ages 8 and older with families. 

Nile Nightmares, Mountlake Terrace

This fright-fest recommended for ages 13 and older offers ten different haunted scenes, such as Deadman’s Cove, Cabin in the Woods 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. 26, 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: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 4–Nov. 2; plus Thursday, Oct. 31. Family Fun Day is Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tickets: $35–$40; Family Fun Day is $10 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. 26, though displays may still be too scary for some.

Fright Fest at Wild Waves, Federal Way

The water rides are closed, but 25-plus 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. New this year is the Haunted Harvest, where 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 at 2:30 p.m. You can also catch performances by Xakary the Magician, Saturdays and Sundays only.

Are you a Wild Waves 2024 or 2025 season ticket holder? Well here’s some good news: Fright Fest admission is included!

Location: 36201 Enchanted Parkway S., Federal Way
Dates: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 4–Nov. 3
Tickets: Single-night admission is $49.99–$59.99 online ($62.99 at the gate); admission for kids under 48 inches tall is $37.99; 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: Open select days, Oct. 11–Nov. 2
Tickets: $10–$20; discounts available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Reservations are recommended.
Ages: While the full-scare experience is better for the 13-and-older crowd, anyone who enjoys spooky decor may like the scare-free walk-through.

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: Thursday–Saturday, Sept. 27–Nov. 2; plus a family-friendly trick-or-treat night on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Tickets: Admission is $20. You can add a Wand of Courage that can scare away monsters for $5. 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. 27, 5–6:30 p.m.

Location: 4548 Marvin Rd. S.E., Lacey
Dates: Select dates, Oct. 4–31
Tickets: $25 per person Friday and Saturday, $23 on “school nights” when you purchase online; $5 for no-scare walk-through for kids only on Oct. 27, 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: Friday–Sunday, Sept. 28–Nov. 1 (also open Oct. 24 and Oct. 29–31). Times vary, see the website for details.
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 blood-thirsty 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: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 4–Nov. 2, plus Thursday, Oct. 24.
Tickets: Admission is $24.95 per person when you purchase tickets online ($29.95 at the gate), VIP entry with additional attractions costs $47.95 ($54.95 at the gate). “No-Scare Night” tickets are $24.95 per person ($29.95 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: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 4–27.
Tickets: Nightmare on 9 Haunted Trail $31; Zombie Paintball $31; Nightmare on 9 Haunted House $31; flashlight corn maze $15; combo tickets available. 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. 21–Nov. 2
Tickets: $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. (You can also opt for the un-haunted night corn maze, wagon ride and fall play activities with the Haunt & Play add-on option.)

Location: 25001 Sumner Buckley Hwy., Buckley
Dates: Friday–Saturday and select Sunday nights, Sept. 28–Oct. 27
Tickets: Haunted Woods general admission is $40; Haunt & Play add-on is an additional $20. Tickets are timed and 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 light, less fright” for all ages on Sundays.

Location: Royal Arch Park, 20821 Renton-Maple Valley Rd, Maple Valley
Dates: Friday–Saturday, 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 $5; 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, a little 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 live streaming 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, kids 5 and younger are free.

Location: 17616 S. Vaughn Road N.W., Vaughn
Dates: Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 4–Nov. 1 (plus a few additional nights in Oct., see website for details).
Tickets: General admission is $30. Purchase tickets online, and 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: Kari Hanson contributed to this article, which was originally published several years ago. It was most recently updated with new haunted houses and details in October 2024 by ParentMap’s family fun editor, Meredith Charaba.